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PULLMAN, Wash. — A jazz concert featuring saxophonist and Grammy Award winner Jeff Coffin will be presented at 8 p.m. April 11, in Bryan Hall Theatre on the Washington State University campus.

Coffin will perform with the WSU Jazz Big Band, directed by Greg Yasinitsky and the vocal jazz ensemble VOJAZZ, directed by Noel Barbuto. The WSU Jazz Big Band won first place at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival 2006. The concert will be free of charge.

Since 1997, Coffin has traveled the world with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, performing with different musicians. He has shared the stage and the recording studio with diverse artists such as The Dave Matthews Band, Branford Marsalis, Mike Clark's Prescription Trio, Garth Brooks, Van Morrison, J.D. Souther, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bob Moses, Stanton Moore, George Porter Jr., John Scofield, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Wailers.

Along the way, Coffin has absorbed an astounding range of influences. "Whether it be New Orleans Second Line, African music, Indian Ragas, folk songs, Alan Lomax field recordings, jazz or funk, the spirit and breath of the music is what I take away from listening and playing. It's what decides for me whether I like it or not," he said.

The program will include Coffin's "Wobble" and "Tall and Lanky," and the premiere of three arrangements by WSU students: "Brotherly Love" composed by Chris Siegmund, Billy Strayhorn's "Satin Doll" arranged by Derek Gore and an untitled composition by Bryan Werry.

Featured soloists will include trumpeters Matt Reid and John Gronberg, saxophonists Adam Donohue and Chris Siegmund, pianist Bryan Werry and bassist Matt Grimes.

This concert is made possible by the WSU School of Music and WSU Jazz Society with the generous support of the ASWSU Student Entertainment Board.

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