02/20/19
HAYS, Kan. – A Fort Hays State University jazz quartet starring three Chinese graduate students and an FHSU instructor will perform a recital at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, in the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center.

Yan “Leo” Lei is on piano, Hu “Tiger” Zhao on guitar, Defeng “Dave” Zhang on bass, and Ken Windholz, FHSU instructor of psychology, on drums.

The quartet will perform an original composition from Zhang.

“These students are very talented and are going to be showcasing that during this recital. We want a lot of people to come out and see them perform,” said Brad Dawson, director of jazz studies.

“The students teach jazz music in Chengdu, China, and perform throughout the city. They teach over one hundred students at their school,” said Dawson.

Admission for the recital is free.