University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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J$ fiU .iif THE HAT MAN. Paquito D ' Rivera tells his story in an easy ballad. SOUNDING OFF. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ensemble member demonstrates his talents on the Flugelhorn.

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UNDER THE LIGHTS. The 19-plece ensemble from MIT in Boston competes in (he annual Jazz Festival. Jazz Jam With the opening of the Collegiate Jazz Festival, Friday, April Thirteenth turned out to be a lucky day for jazz enthusiasts at Notre Dame. A project that began in 1959 to exhibit Notre Dame talent, The Jazz Festival has grown to be one of the largest panoramic presentations of college jazz in the nation. The 1984 chairman of this student-run event. Bob O ' Donnell, characterized the festival as both an education and celebration of jazz. Audition tapes were submitted in early January from college bands nationwide and from this talent, sixteen groups were chosen to perform at the spring event. Although the weekend festival is designed to spotlight the college bands, a high point of the weekend is the famed Judges ' s Jam on Friday night. In the true improvisational nature of jazz, the celebrity panelists joined forces for an unprecedented TWO Judge ' s Jams. The individual talents combined for an outstanding set of performances, ending the two day event on a truly high note. — Karen Klocke All photos by Karen Klocke UP AND COMING. Terence Blanchard, one of the nation ' s top jazz trumpet players and one of the youngest, puts on a dazzling show of his talents. The Jazz Festival is actually national in scope attracting jazz performers and enthusiasts from across the country 24 Jazz Festival

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Caught Live Notre Dame was the sight for a wide array of entertainment talent as the ACC and the Student Activities Board ' s concert commission successfully satisfied students ' desire for live music. The beginning of the school year saw the arrival of a couple big-name attractions. Wayne Newton and his Las Vegas Review first graced the stage of ACC with his own brand of show-biz glitz and glamour. Also performing for Notre Dame and South Bend area residents at the beginning of the term was Willie Nelson. The grammy award winner wowed his audience with the down-home country and pop classics he made famous. Mid semester brought equally illuminous stars. Kenny Rogers appeared in October with special guest, Crystal Gaylc. Together they gave an enthusiastic show-in-the-round at the ACC, Rock veterans, Crosby, Stills, and Nash set the stage on fire with their invigorating rock standards in an October concert. In celebrating their reunion after a few years absence, they also presented much of their newer material. EVERY BODY WANTS YOU. Billy Squire rocks Notre Dame in the true Irish spirit. THE GAMBLER. Kenny Rogers thrills a packed crowd of country-lovin ' fans. Pholo by Brian Davli S6 0onoerta