SDSU Jazz Ensemble Invited to Switzerland

     BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota State University's jazz
ensemble has been invited to perform in Switzerland next July.
     Assistant professor of woodwinds and jazz Nathan Jorgensen says
the Montreux Jazz Festival is one of the most prestigious in all of
Europe.
     Jorgensen says the two-week festival is in a gorgeous part of
the world and features numerous stages and internationally
recognized performers.
     Sixteen students from SDSU's Jazz Ensemble I will make the trip.
     The school's jazz ensembles I and II will perform their fall
concerts at the SDSU Performing Arts Center on Monday. The
ensembles are typically free, but a $5 fee is being charged this
time to offset the Switzerland trip costs.