Campus Connection

A UW-La Crosse alumnus and accomplished New York pianist will return to campus to perform a jazz recital with university faculty. Pianist Dave Marck will be featured in the Greg Balfany/Karyn Quinn and Friends Jazz Recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, in Annett Recital Hall in the Center for the Arts. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted for jazz student scholarships. Marck has performed with many jazz greats over the years. In La Crosse he’ll join UW-L faculty Balfany and Quinn, along with Winona State University drum professor Rich MacDonald, an expert in Brazilian percussion and contemporary jazz styles. Joining the quartet for some special selections will be UW-L faculty members Tom Seddon, trumpet; Scott Bean, trombone; and Chris Frye, piano. The recital will feature contemporary jazz, including guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkle’s “Minor Blues” and Cedar Walton’s “Firm Roots.” New treatments of jazz and American Song Book standards include a Latin Partito Alto version of “I Love You” and jazz waltz version of “Body and Soul.” If you go— What: Greg Balfany/Karyn Quinn and Friends Jazz Recital Who: Featuring UW-L and area jazz artists and New York pianist Dave Marck When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11 Where: Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts Admission: Free, but donations will be accepted for jazz student scholarships.