After dinner, Allen Theatres will present the “Billy Townes Jazz Group featuring Paul Russo.” Russo, a tenor, alto and soprano saxophonist from Los Angeles, has released five CDs, including three that have reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts. Russo has also collaborated and toured with Wayne Henderson’s Jazz Crusaders, Tina Marie, Common Sense, Tim Heintz, DJ Rodgers, Viki Rosino, The Bayou Brass, O’Jays, Chaka Khan, The Temptations and the Commodores. This will be Russo’s first performance with the Billy Townes Jazz Group of Las Cruces.
Fans are encouraged to buy their tickets early as past tip-off events have sold out. Tickets can be purchased by telephone (575-646-1447) or online (www.aggieathleticclub). Individual tickets are $100 and reserved tables of eight (8) are $1,000.