Bob Dorough with Ted Ludwig Trio at Ron Robinson Theater - Arcade Building (CALS Main Campus)

On Friday, 19 May 2017 a public concert (beginning at 7 pm) by jazz icon Bob Dorough (bobdorough.com) will be presented in downtown Little Rock's Ron Robinson Theater. Born in Cherry Hill on 12 December 1923, the legendary jazz pianist-vocalist (also famous for composing and performing "Schoolhouse Rock!") was inducted into the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame in 1998 and profiled under "Hall of Fame" at arjazz.org; longer profiles can be found under "Bob Dorough" at encyclopediaofarkansas.net and wikipedia.org. Though he performs regularly on the East Coast and still tours abroad, the internationally renowned nonagenarian rarely appears in The Natural State...

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On Friday, 19 May 2017 a public concert (beginning at 7 pm) by jazz icon Bob Dorough (bobdorough.com) will be presented in downtown Little Rock's Ron Robinson Theater. Born in Cherry Hill on 12 December 1923, the legendary jazz pianist-vocalist (also famous for composing and performing "Schoolhouse Rock!") was inducted into the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame in 1998 and profiled under "Hall of Fame" at arjazz.org; longer profiles can be found under "Bob Dorough" at encyclopediaofarkansas.net and wikipedia.org. Though he performs regularly on the East Coast and still tours abroad, the internationally renowned nonagenarian rarely appears in The Natural State. Performing with him is the Little Rock-based jazz trio composed of 2016 Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame inductee Ted Ludwig (guitar), 2014 Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame inductee Joe Vick (upright bass), and Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame nominee Brian Brown (drums). The concert is presented by Arkansas Sounds, a project of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies within the Central Arkansas Library System. General-admission tickets ($15 each, discounted to $5 for students under 13) are available under "Schedule" at arkansassounds.org. Info and a local map for the venue are provided via a link at the top of this Jazz Near You entry, which can be shared via e-mail as well as social media.

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