Corey Christiansen's Lone Prairie Band Comes to USU

Corey Christiansen’s Lone Prairie Band will perform at the Morgan Theatre in the Chase Fine Arts Center on Utah State University’s Logan campus Thursday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Christiansen, director of guitar studies in the Caine College of the Arts at USU, created the band by fusing the concepts of modern jazz and improvised music with the melodies of the American frontier.

“This is a really great band made up of top-tier musicians from New York City, Seattle and Indiana,” Christiansen said. “The students are going to get to hear me play with my national touring and recording band which is rare because of the obvious logistical problems of having a band with members from across the United States.”

The Lone Prairie Band includes Zach Lapidus (keyboard), Jeremy Allen (bass), Matt Jorgenson (drums) and Michael Spiro (percussion).

Christiansen calls their upcoming album a “perfect blend of all my musical influences from straight-ahead jazz to Jimi Hendrix; from simple melodies and a blues esthetic to sophisticated harmonies and lush guitar tones.

“I’m pleased that the students will not only get to experience this music and the great musicians in the band, but also will get to hear me in my element,” said Christiansen. “They’ll get a taste of what I do when I’m on the road.”

Tickets for the Lone Prairie Band are $10 adults, $8 seniors and youth, $5 USU faculty and staff and free for USU students with ID. For more information and to pick up tickets, contact the CCA Box Office located in room L101 of the Chase Fine Arts Center on USU’s Logan campus, call 435-797-8022 or see the college’s Production Services website.

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Writer and contact: Whitney Schulte, 435-797-9203, whitney.schulte@usu.edu