In what has become a marquee event for Oro Valley and the region, the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Resort will play host to a poolside jazz concert featuring six world-renowned musicians.
Trumpeter/vocalist Byron Stripling will lead the sextet at the Oct. 24 Jazz Legends in Concert LIVE 2009, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at the resort, 10000 N. Oracle Road.
The performers include pianist Bobby Floyd, tenor saxophonist Houston Person, bassist Jay Leonhart, trombonist John Fedchock and drummer Dennis Mackrel.
The performance will feature jazz standards new and old in the resort's courtyard setting.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the programs of the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance.
The party's hosts, Al and Marilyn Cook, began the jazz tradition in their Oro Valley backyard a decade ago. That concert drew about 40 people; the 2008 performance at the Hilton fetched a sellout crowd of more than 500.
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Organizers expect this year's event to sell out as well. Tickets ($25 for lawn seating, $50 poolside, $75 poolside with three-course dinner) are available by calling the arts alliance at 797-3959, Ext. 2, or online at www.saaca.org. Dinner begins at 5 p.m.
Also that weekend, the performers will lead master classes at the University of Arizona.
