UW Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, Latin Jazz Ensemble

2/19: UW CONTEMPORARY JAZZ AND LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLES.  The Winter-Spring season of the delightfully intimate Tandem Press jazz series kicks off with two UW student ensembles.  The Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Johannes Wallmann, performs mainstream jazz repertoire from the last two decades as well as student compositions.  The Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by trumpeter Eric Siereveld, is a small ensemble specializing in the music of the Latin America jazz diaspora, with an emphasis on the rhythmic traditions of Cuba.  5:00 PM, Tandem Press (1743 Commercial Avenue, just east of North Sherman Avenue (around the corner from Manna Café).  Free admission.