Fourth Annual Jazz Night at the Sky Club

Utah State University’s Skyroom Restaurant, located in the Taggart Student Center (approximately 650 N. 800 E., Logan), will be reminiscent of a 1930s jazz nightclub Feb. 15 and 16 during the fourth annual Jazz Night at the Sky Club. The evening includes dining, jazz music and dancing, and all proceeds support the Larry Smith Jazz Scholarship. A Student-Only Dance night is Feb. 14.

“For those who enjoy an evening of fine dining and dancing to big band music, this event is pretty irresistible,” said Larry Smith, the scholarship’s namesake. “The dance music by the USU Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra is scintillating, the food is excellent and the dancing is enjoyable. It’s exciting to see Jazz Night at the Sky Club be so successful.”

 

While patrons enjoy rich vocals and smooth jazz music, the Skyroom features a spread of delectable courses, starting with a savory appetizer. Entrees include a pesto-crusted salmon with roasted fingerling potatoes and asparagus tips, or a choice of three other entrees, including a vegetarian offering. Also available are specialty drinks, including flavored lemonades, Aggie Sparkle, Lime Rickey or Shirley Temple.

 

Following dinner, the USU Jazz Ensemble and Orchestra and their vocalists will kick off the rest of the evening with the Big Band songs made timeless by jazz legends and others, including Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Bobby Darin and Billie Holiday. The dance floor becomes a hot spot for the Charleston, Lindy Hop, Jitterbug and other dances nostalgic of the first half of the 20th century. The USU groups are joined by Smith, the guest of honor, a former USU jazz educator and noted saxophonist.

 

Tickets for Jazz Night at the Sky Club are $38 and are available at the USU Ticket Office in the Smith Spectrum through Feb. 11. The University Inn on the USU campus is offering a Valentine’s overnight package that includes two tickets to the show, a night stay and a hot catered breakfast the next morning. A package for two is $149.95, before tax, and can be reserved at the University Inn and Conference Center toll free at 800-231-5634.

 

For more information about Jazz Night at the Sky Club, contact Walker Stahle at 435-797-0075. The production is a combined effort of USU’s Music Department, the Skyroom Restaurant, USU Catering and University Inn & Conference Center.

 

Contact: Ann Marie Wallace (435) 770-4963