Published: March 5, 2015

jazzStudents and faculty from the CU-Boulder听Thompson Jazz Studies Program听will perform some of the greatest music of the swing era March 8 in Lone Tree, hosted by the CU-Boulder Denver Metro Alumni Chapter.

Shades of Jazz: From Latin to Swing听will feature music by Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Dizzy Gillespie and more, performed by the student Thompson Latin-Jazz All Stars and the Thompson Jazz Faculty Quintet.

CU's jazz-studies program was established in 1996, under former听听Dean Daniel Sher.听In 2013 it was named in honor of Jeannie and Jack Thompson, in recognition of their $1.6 million donation to the program.听

Shades of Jazz: From Latin to Swing

Featuring the CU-Boulder Thompson Latin-Jazz All Stars and the Thompson Jazz Faculty Quintet

When: 2 p.m. Sunday, March 8

奥丑别谤别:听, 10075 Commons Street, Lone Tree

Tickets: $13-$23. Go to听听for tickets and more information