FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 6, 2005

CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119, lisa.lacher@drake.edu

DRAKE JAZZ ENSEMBLE I RELEASES NEW CD

The award-winning Drake University Jazz Ensemble I will perform some of the highlights of its new CD, "Latenight at the Mainstay: Return to Nowhere," in a free concert at 8 p.m. Friday, April 15, in the Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center, 25th Street and Carpenter Avenue.

"This is our fourth CD, but it's the first one that's been recorded, mixed and mastered in Drake's jazz building, the Mainstay at 25th and Forest," said Andrew Classen, director of the ensemble and jazz studies at Drake. "Latenight at the Mainstay" includes favorites such as "That Old Black Magic" and "Come Rain or Come Shine," as well as newer works such as "Family Guy" and "Blues and the Abscessed Tooth."

Drake Jazz Ensemble I is the premier jazz group at Drake University. The ensemble has won awards while performing at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival and the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Jazz Festival. In addition, the group has been featured at the European Montreaux Jazz Festival and North Sea Jazz Festival.

The new CD, which costs, $12.97, can be ordered online at http://cdbaby.com/cd/drakeuniversity. For more information, call (515) 271-3975.

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