Duckwall Artist Series: Butler University Jazz Faculty

Butler University Jazz Faculty take the stage at the Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall on Tuesday, October 20, as part of the Duckwall Artist Series. It's a straightforward bill: the university's own jazz faculty performing together on one night.

If you're not familiar with the series, the Duckwall Artist Series brings a range of performers to the Butler campus throughout the year, and this particular stop puts the faculty front and center. Rather than a student showcase or a guest artist, the evening is built around the professors themselves playing as a group. It's a chance to hear the people who spend most of their time teaching jazz in the classroom step back into the spotlight and play for an audience.

The performance is held at the Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall, which is located on the Butler University campus here in Indianapolis. It's a dedicated recital space, so you'll be sitting in a room built for listening rather than a multipurpose hall. The faculty will be the sole feature of the night, and the set is billed under the series as a jazz session.

It starts at 7:30 PM, and admission is free, so you don't need to worry about tickets or a cover charge. If you've spent any time around the jazz scene in the city, this is a good way to see the faculty in a different light—playing for the room instead of leading a class. The show runs on Tuesday, October 20, at 7:30 PM at the Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall, and it's free to attend.