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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>A&M Commerce Hosts Jazz Ambassadors</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><br><br>Commerce, TEXAS (March 5, 2012)—Texas A&M University-Commerce Department of Music will host The Jazz Ambassadors of the U.S. Army Field Band in concert Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 3 p.m. in Finney Concert Hall.<br><br>As the United States Army’s premier touring big band, the 19-member ensemble, formed in 1969, has received great acclaim both at home and abroad performing America’s original art form of jazz.<br><br>Concerts by the Jazz Ambassadors are designed to entertain all types of audiences. Custom compositions and arrangements highlight the group’s creative talent and gifted soloists. Their diverse repertoire includes big band swing, bebop, Latin, contemporary jazz, standards, popular tunes, Dixieland, and patriotic selections.<br><br>The band has appeared in all fifty states, Canada, Mexico, Japan, India, and throughout Europe. Notable performances include concerts at international jazz festivals in Montreux, Switzerland; Newport, Rhode Island; Toronto, Canada; Brussels, Belgium; and the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands.<br><br>In 1995, the Jazz Ambassadors performed in England, Wales, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Czech Republic in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II. The band has also been featured in unique collaborations with major orchestras, including the Detroit and Baltimore symphonies.<br><br>The United States Congress has proclaimed jazz a national treasure. Wherever they travel, the Jazz Ambassadors proudly carry the message of patriotism and goodwill to audiences worldwide.<br><br>Ticket requests are being kept to a maximum of four per person and can find the corresponding form at <a href="http://www.commercejazz.info">www.commercejazz.info</a>. Completed forms should be sent with a self-addressed stamped envelope to Nancy Melton, Re: Jazz Ambassadors, Department of Music, Texas A&M University-Commerce, PO Box 3011, Commerce, TX 75429.<br><br>For more information, contact Todd Goranson, associate professor of saxophone and bassoon/ jazz ensemble director at <a href="mailto:todd_goranson@tamu-commerce.edu">todd_goranson@tamu-commerce.edu</a> or 903-886-5302.<br><br>###<br><br>About Texas A&M University-Commerce: Founded in 1889, Texas A&M University-Commerce is a member of The Texas A&M University System. Located in Northeast Texas, A&M-Commerce is home to more than 11,000 students, four academic colleges, a thriving graduate school, and more than 100 degree programs. As the region’s focal point of higher education, A&M-Commerce offers students facilities ranging from a world-class science building and new student center, to a fully equipped recreational facility and recently completed music hall. The university also has convenient facilities in Corsicana, Midlothian, Mesquite, and downtown Dallas.<br><br>About The Texas A&M University System: The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a statewide network of 11 universities, seven state agencies and a comprehensive health science center.<br><br>A&M System members educate more than 120,000 students and reach another 22 million people through service each year. With more than 28,000 faculty and staff, the A&M System has a physical presence in 250 of the state’s 254 counties and a programmatic presence in every one. In 2010, externally funded research expenditures exceeded $772 million to help drive the state’s economy.<br><br><br><br>Kim Williams<br><br>PR Assistant - Marketing Communications<br><br>Texas A&M University-Commerce<br><br><br>Connect with us!<br><br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/tamucommerce">www.facebook.com/tamucommerce</a><br><br>@Commerce.News and @Lions.for.Life<br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>