The music department is trying to fill the last cold nights before Thanksgiving Break with the sounds of music.

Tonight the music department will be welcome a guest soloist who will be performing with the university’s two jazz bands on their last performance before the break. The event, which will be held in the Recital Hall of the Music Building, will be at 6:30 p.m., and will feature the talents of guest trombonist Brett Stamp.

Stamp who Jazz Band Director and trumpet professor James Bovinette said is “fairly well known as an arranger and composer,” will be performing several tunes that he arranged with the two jazz groups. Bovinette said the groups will be playing his arrangements of Stanley Turrentine’s “Sugar”, Henry Mancini’s “Emily” and Sonny Rollin’s “Oleo.”

The two bands will also be playing several other tunes unrelated to their guest artist to round out the six tunes each group will be playing. Bovinette said the best known tunes scheduled to be played include “Love for Sale” featuring trumpeter James Campbell, “Land of Make Believe” and “Time for Love” by Johnny Mandell.

Stamp, who is currently the director of jazz at the University of Illinois at Edwardsville, is an alumnus of the University of William and Mary where he received his bachelor’s degree. He also took some graduate courses in jazz pedagogy at the University of Miami, Bovinette said.

He has worked professionally with the Stan Kenton Orchestra and with the United States Army Field Band’s Jazz Ambassadors.

Students who want to hear more from Stamp, or who cannot attend the concert, will have a second chance to hear him Tuesday at 2 p.m.

He is scheduled to be the guest artist for the brass masters class in Room 245 of the Music Building. Both events are free and open to the public.