State Street Traditional Jazz Band concert is April 8

AUGUSTA — The Concerts at Jewett series, sponsored by University of Maine at Augusta College of Arts and Sciences and UMA Senior College, will feature the State Street Traditional Jazz Band at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 8 at UMA Jewett Auditorium, 46 University Drive.
The State Street Traditional Jazz Band performs New Orleans jazz, referring to Dixieland and ragtime styles of the early 1900’s.

The band plays under the direction of John Page, founder of the band and a trumpeter since he was eight-years-old. Based in Portland, the band is composed of Peter Dunphy, banjo; Barry Daniels, clarinet; Bill Rayne, trombone; Bill Thurston, drums; Doug Protsik, piano and Pat Whitaker, tuba.
The May Jewett concert will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20, featuring classical pianist Chiharu Naruse. For information about tickets — available at Pat’s Pizza in Augusta, Dave’s Appliance in Winthrop and at the door — call 207-621-3551, or email umasc@maine.edu.

PHOTO: Members of the State Street Traditional Jazz Band, from left, Bill Rayne, trombone; Barry Daniels, clarinet; Doug Protsik, piano; John Page, trumpet. (Submitted photo)