The concert, featuring selections from Oliver Nelson\'s 1961 album, \'The Blues and the Abstract Truth\', takes place one hour prior to that evening\'s 8:30 pm DSO classical concert.

Carl Allen
Born in Milwaukee and based in New York, Carl Allen\'s profound and propulsive rhythms have provided soulful and syncopated support for nearly three decades, establishing Allen as a successful drummer, sideman, bandleader and entrepreneur. Also a talented educator, he has served on the jazz faculty at The Julliard School since 2001 as a drum instructor and coordinator of small ensembles. Currently, Carl Allen is the Interim Artistic Director of Jazz Studies. Carl Allen has over 150 recordings to his credit, both as a sideman and a leader, including his most recent, \'Get Ready\' (2007), his Mack Avenue gospel/Motown accented debut release on which he collaborated with Whitaker.

Rodney Whitaker
One of the leading performers and teachers of jazz double bass in the United States, Rodney Whitaker, is professor of double bass and Director of Jazz Studies at the Michigan State University College of Music. He is a member of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, received national recognition performing with the Terence Blanchard Quintet and has toured internationally as a featured performer with the Roy Hargrove Quintet. Rodney Whitaker is a consultant with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in the development of jazz education at The Max and has served on the faculties of University of Michigan and the Juilliard Institute of Jazz. Featured on more than 100 recordings, from film to compact discs, he was nominated for a Juno Award for Phil Dwyer\'s 2006 release \'Let Me Tell You About My Day\'.

CJO
The Civic Jazz Orchestra (CJO) is one of nine student groups in the Detroit Symphony Civic Youth Ensemble (CYE) that provide advanced training for both jazz and classical musicians. The 500-plus members of CYE benefit from training by DSO musicians and guest artists, including Itzhak Perlman, Midori, Yo-Yo Ma and Branford Marsalis.

Tickets
Tickets for the Detroit Symphony Civic Jazz Orchestra are $10, or free with a DSO ticket stub or ticket for the classical concert that evening. All tickets are general admission and can be purchased at the Max M. Fisher Music Center box office (3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit), by calling (313) 576-5111 or 24-hours-a-day online at www.detroitsymphony.com. For group discount information, call Chuck Dyer at (313) 576-5130.

Performance information
What: Civic Youth Concert Series present Carl Allen and the Detroit Symphony Civic Jazz Orchestra
Where: Allesee Rehearsal Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit
When: Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 7 pm.