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Marcus Roberts Trio performs
at Florida Southern

LAKELAND, Fla. (Jan. 4, 2002) - The Marcus Roberts Trio performs on the Branscomb stage at Florida Southern College for an evening of jazz on Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Drummer Jason Marsalis and bass player Roland Guerin accompany group leader Marcus Roberts, one of today's finest jazz pianists.

Roberts, a native of Florida, developed an early interest in music through his local church. He began piano lessons when he turned 12 and later studied music at Florida State University in Tallahassee. He has won numerous awards, including first prize at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 1987.

Roberts is active as an educator, conducting seminars and clinics throughout the United States. Blind since the age of 5, Roberts also has a special interest in working with the blind, recently contributing his time to projects with The Lighthouse and the American Foundation for the Blind.

Tickets are $15. FSC students are admitted free of charge. For ticket information, please contact the Branscomb Auditorium box office at (863) 680-4296.

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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