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Florida Southern presents 16th annual
"Child of the Sun" Jazz Festival
Trio performs the following day 
in Branscomb Auditorium

LAKELAND, Fla. (March 17, 2003) - Florida Southern College presents the 16th annual "Child of the Sun" Jazz Festival March 29 beginning at 2:30 p.m. The outdoor event features several jazz ensembles performing throughout the afternoon and evening at the Wall Plaza on the Florida Southern campus. The following day, jazz-pianist-composer Larry Willis will perform with the FSC symphony orchestra in Branscomb Auditorium at 2:30 p.m. 

Jazz ensembles include the Buster Cooper Quartet, the John LaPorta Quintet, the FSC Jazz Ensemble with special guest John LaPorta, the FSC Faculty Jazz Quartet, and the Larry Willis Trio. The performances are scheduled as follows: 

Saturday, March 29 - Wall Plaza/Roux Library 
2:30 p.m. - Buster Cooper Quartet 
3:45 p.m. - FSC Jazz Ensemble with special guest John LaPorta 
5:00 p.m. - FSC Faculty Jazz Quartet 
6:15 p.m. - John LaPorta Quintet 
7:30 p.m. - Larry Willis Trio featuring Buster Williams and Ben Riley 

Sunday, March 30-Branscomb Auditorium 
2:30 p.m. - Larry Willis Trio with the FSC Symphony Orchestra 

Admission is free to both events. Festival attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs for Saturday's events. Rain cover for festival: Branscomb Auditorium. 

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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