Jazz Pianist-in-Residence Tom Lyons to Perform Nov. 5 at UI
Thursday, October 31 2002
Oct. 31, 2002^MOSCOW — Jazz pianist Tom Lyons will present a concert Nov. 5 at the University of Idaho as part of the Lionel Hampton School of Music’s Knickerbocker Artist-in-Residence Series. Trumpeter and UI music professor Robert McCurdy will join Lyons on stage. The concert is at 8 p.m. in the School of Music Recital Hall.^General admission tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens and sold at the door. Advance reserved seating is available for $7 by contacting the School of Music at (208) 885-6231.^As the first Paula Knickerbocker Jazz Pianist-in-Residence at UI, Lyons teaches jazz piano and presents master classes in composition, music business and jazz piano at two-week intervals during the semester. ^A native of Kellogg, Lyons received his bachelor’s degree in music education at UI and a master’s degree from the University of Iowa. He currently is bandleader at Circus-Circus Resorts in Las Vegas, Nev., and relief conductor-pianist at the Sahara Hotel. He has performed in concerts and clubs throughout the U.S., South America, the Caribbean, Japan, England and Scotland in settings ranging from solo pianist and jazz combos to large orchestras. ^CONTACTS: Krysta Ficca, Lionel Hampton School of Music, (208) 885-6231, krystaf@uidaho.edu; Robert McCurdy, music professor, (208) 885-6615, rmccurdy@uidaho.edu or Jeff Olson, University Communications, (208) 885-8934, jolson@uidaho.edu. ^Note: A photograph of Lyons is available by calling 885-8934.^-30-^jo—10/31/02 CLASS^
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