The Dave Dickey Big Band will perform on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center.

The Dave Dickey Big Band features 18 of the top jazz musicians from St Louis, Edwardsville, Columbia, Springfield and Champaign-Urbana. Performing big band music from greats such as Count Basie, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, Duke Ellington, Terry Gibbs Dreamband and many others. Many of the members in the Dave Dickey Big Band are top music and jazz educators in universities in and around Missouri.