Music of late Cedar Walton focus of concert

UNM Director of Jazz Studies Glenn Kostur presents a concert featuring the music of Cedar Walton, on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Keller Hall in the UNM Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10 general public, $8 seniors, $6 students in advance at unmtickets.com, by calling 925-5858, at ticket offices in the UNM Bookstore, the Pit and at area Albertsons supermarkets or at the door.

Kostur organized a concert of eight Walton tunes -  “Hindsight,” “Clockwise,” “Black,” “I’ll Let You Know,” “Firm Roots,” “Ojos de Rojo,” “Cedar’s Blues” and jazz standard, “Bolivia."

Nine musicians, including Kostur on tenor saxophone, are performing. Other artists include trumpeter Bruce Dalby, trombonist Chris Buckholz, baritone saxophonist Eric Lau, bassist Mark Tatum and pianist Stu MacAskie, all of whom teach at UNM.