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On Friday, Nov. 13, First Covenant Church Jazz Series will feature An Evening of Jazz Classics with Nick Nasibyan and Kent Tucker at 6:30 p.m.
Celebrating its fourteenth season, the series will feature vocalist and pianist Nick Nasibyan from Erie, Pa. John Cross, host and area saxophonist, and trombonist Kent Tucker will fill out the jazz ensemble lineup with jazz classics.
Kent Tucker performs frequently throughout the tri-state region as a professional trombonist. He has performed with the Erie Philharmonic, Presque Isle Pro Musica Orchestra, Lake Erie Ballet Orchestra, the Bemus Bay Pops Orchestra, 7th and Sass Brass, and numerous other ensembles.
As a jazz artist he has performed with the Misery Bay Big Band, Presque Isle Jazz Orchestra, Dave Stevens Big Band, Dixie Doodlers, Bayfront Dixieland Jazz Band, and the Erie Trombone Collective.
Recently, he played in the Erie performance of a traveling Vegas show called "The Sinatra Experience." Tucker has performed with the Four Freshmen, Bobby Vinton and the Temptations. He is a member of the award-winning Erie band, The Groove, winning the Rock Erie Music Award for horn player.
As a music educator, Tucker teaches at Mercyhurst University, Allegheny College, the Erie Junior Philharmonic, and the Erie Catholic School System.
The concert is free and open to the public with a free will offering accepted.