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NIU Jazz Lab Band to give concert Monday

The Northern Illinois University Jazz Lab Band, directed by Rodrigo Villanueva, will perform its last concert of the fall semester at 8 p.m. Monday. The concert will take place at the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building, 400 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb.

The Lab Band will perform a variety of styles within the jazz genre, including works by legendary jazz composers Duke Ellington, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Bill Holman and Pat Metheny.

This year the Lab includes many new and talented members, including two gifted trombonists from DeKalb High School, Sean Holly and Ben Smelser; and many outstanding freshmen, including trumpeters, Francesca Hanson, Gavin Tidaback, and Micah Huff; saxophonists Justin Ponder and Carlos Brown; and trombonists Matt Farias and Joshua Cleveland.

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