Cornet Chop Suey to perform Saturday at LCU

[March 27, 2015]  LINCOLN - Bringing wonderful, popular performers to the Lincoln Christian University Chapel Auditorium stage has become an everyday occurrence via the concert series provided each year by the LincolnLand Concert Association. The next concert on the series features The Cornet Chop Suey Jazz Band which will appear on Saturday at the chapel auditorium. The curtain will rise at 7 p.m.

The Cornet Chop Suey Jazz Band, which is named after a somewhat obscure Louis Armstrong composition, has enjoyed a rapid rise in popularity since its first appearance at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee in 2001, and today it is very busy playing at Jazz festivals all over American, Canada and even Switzerland! The band has also played on a variety of cruises and tours, including Germany and Austria in 2014.

This seven member band, headquartered in the St. Louis area, plays a wide variety of styles including traditional jazz, swing, blues and big production numbers. Every performance is a high-energy presentation and a memorable experience for the audience.

Cornet Chop Suey has nine CDs available, including the St. Louis Armstrong CD which is from a special set that includes 13 favorite Louis Armstrong compositions and hit songs.

Members of the band include Tom Tucker on Cornet, Brian Casserly on Trumpet, Jerry Epperson on reeds, Brett Stamps on Trombone, with a rhythm section of Paul Reid on piano, Jay Hungerford on bass and John Gillick on Drums.

While Cornet Chop Suey looks like a Dixieland band, it is much more – it’s a show band – playing a wide variety of styles, applying its own exciting arrangements to just about every possible type of pops or jazz piece. Admission in included in the LLCA season tickets. Tickets will also be available at the door.

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