Utah State University Presents Seventh Annual Jazz Night at the Sky Club

             LOGAN — Utah State University’s Skyroom Restaurant will be transformed into a 1930s jazz nightclub Feb. 18 and 19 for the seventh annual “Jazz Night at the Sky Club.”

            The evening includes fine dining, live jazz music and dancing, and all proceeds support the Larry Smith Jazz Scholarship. A Student-Only Dance Night is planned for Feb. 17.

            The production is a combined effort of USU’s Music Department, the Skyroom Restaurant, USU Catering and University Inn and Conference Center.

            While patrons enjoy rich vocals and smooth jazz music, the Skyroom features a spread of courses, starting with a savory appetizer. Entrees include Chicken Breast Picatta, Grilled Salmon or a choice of two 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 remainder of the evening with the Big Band dance 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.

            “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.”

            CDs of Jazz Night music will also be available for sale at the hostess desk. Free swing dance lessons will be available in the TSC International Lounge nightly one hour before the event.

            Tickets for “Jazz Night at the Sky Club” are $46 and are available at the USU Ticket Office in the Smith Spectrum (900 E. 900 North, Logan) through Feb. 14. The University Inn on the USU campus offers an 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 $169.95, 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 Ann Marie Wallace at (435) 770-4963.