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Fowler Center presents Maynard
Ferguson & Big Bop Nouveau Band

Maynard Ferguson and his Big Bop Nouveau Maynard FergusonBand will perform at the Fowler Center on the campus of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m.

Ferguson’s performance is the first of eight concerts that are scheduled for the Fowler Center ‘s 2003-04 concert season, which ends in April.

Maynard Ferguson first soloed with the Stan Kenton Orchestra when he was still a teenager. Known as one of the world’s greatest “scream” trumpeters, he is also home in the pop world.

Ferguson’s recording of “Gonna Fly Now” became the theme for the film “Rocky,” and his album “Conquistador” was nominated for a Grammy. His Big Bop Nouveau Band has been called “arguably the premier jazz big band on the road today.”

Individual tickets are $20 and $25 for adults, $14 and $18 for seniors and students, and $6 and $9 for ASU students. For more information or to order tickets, persons may call 870-972-2781 or visit http://tickets.astate.edu .

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