Annual Tribute to Motown set for Feb. 25

ECU professor Carroll V. Dashiell Jr. is music director for the Tribute to Motown concert Feb. 25.

The ECU School of Music Jazz Studies Program will present its annual Tribute to Motown at 8 p.m. Feb. 25 in Wright Auditorium. Presented as part of Black History Month celebrations on campus, the concert celebrates African-Americans’ contribution to the music world. ECU music professor Carroll V. Dashiell Jr. is music director.

Performances will include such Motown classics as “Respect,” “Dr. Feel Good,” “Dancin’ in the Street,” “Sugar Pie Honey-Bun,” “Kansas City,” “My Girl” and more.

Featured performers include Ronee Martin, blues and jazz vocalist, and Christie Dashiell, Afro Blue vocalist; along with
Dashiell Jr on bass; Bill Ford, special guest piano/synthesizers; Jon Ozment, special guest piano/synthesizers; Jeff Bair, Jeremiah Miller and Vaughn Ambrose, saxophones; Carroll V. Dashiell, III, drums; Joe Phillips, guitar; Joey Stultz, ethnic percussion; Karen Peele, trombone; Steve Peckus, tenor sax; and James Old, trumpet. Background vocals are by “3-D”: Christie Dashiell, Rochelle Rice, Alden Quick and Marvin Thorne.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students, available at the door or through the ECU Central Ticket Office at 252-328-4788 or 1-800-ECU-ARTS.