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SUMMARY:USAF Band of the West Velocity Jazz Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer invites the public to join him on Thursday\, February 23\, at 6 p.m. for a concert featuring the United States Air Force Band of the West Velocity Jazz Ensemble. The concert will be held at the Slidell Municipal Auditorium and admission is free. \nThe USAF Band of the West is a musical organization with an outstanding record of achievement. The Airmen assigned to the band are highly-trained professional musicians who have dedicated themselves to serving their country through music. \nThe USAF Band of the West travels more than 125\,000 miles annually and provides hundreds of performances to military and civilian audiences throughout Texas\, Oklahoma\, Louisiana\, Mississippi\, Alabama\, Georgia\, Florida\, and Puerto Rico. The organization is made up of the large ensembles Concert Band\, Ceremonial Marching Band\, Dimensions in Blue\, and three popular music groups\, Warhawk\, Top Flight\, and Velocity. Small ensembles within the unit include Freedom Brass\, Gateway Brass\, Spectrum Winds\, Nightwatch\, Mission Winds\, and protocol combos. This diversity enables the USAF Band of the West to perform practically any style of music from classical and country to marches and mambos. \nThe USAF Band of the West has performed for presidents\, heads of state\, and dignitaries from around the world earning an outstanding reputation among America’s military bands. \nThe USAF Band of the West has a long lineage in the United States Air Force. The band was created on October 1st\, 1941 at Moffett Field\, California and moved to Enid Army Airfield soon after. With the birth of the United States Air Force in 1947\, the band moved to what eventually became Lackland Air Force Base. The band was inactivated in 1955 but reactivated in 1959. The title “Band of the West” was used for years until May 1st\, 1997 when it was granted official status. \nThe Slidell Municipal Auditorium is located at 2056 Second Street in Olde Towne Slidell. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and seating is available on a first-come\, first-served basis.
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LOCATION:Slidell Municipal Auditotium\, 2056 Second Street\, Slidell\, LA\, 70458\, United States
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