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Jazz Orchestra
MILESTONES,
The Cal Poly Humboldt Department of Dance, Music, and Theatre presents Milestones: The Music of Miles Davis, a concert by the Cal Poly Humboldt Jazz Orchestra. Celebrate the legacy of Miles Davis on the occasion of the centennial of his birth on May 9 at 7:30 pm at the Fulkerson Recital Hall. The Jazz Orchestra will perform music from all stages of Miles' lengthy and varied career. Miles Davis is widely considered to be the most important figure in jazz in the second half of the 20th century, having been a part of the bebop revolution in the mid and late 1940s, and playing vital roles in virtually all styles of jazz to emerge since then, including cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, post-bop and fusion.
The program for the evening includes performances from every stage of Miles’ career.
"Donna Lee" was one of Miles' first compositions, written while he was performing in the band of bebop giant Charlie Parker. The Jazz Orchestra is playing the arrangement of "Donna Lee" that Gil…
Organization: DANCE, MUSIC & THEATRE. Tickets - General $: 15. Tickets - Student $: 0. Tickets - Child $: 5. Tickets - Senior $: 5. Purchase tickets online at: https://tickets.humboldt.edu/dance-music-and-theatre. Responsible Person at Event Name: Dan Aldag.
Saturday, May 9, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Music B 132 - Fulkerson Recital Hall, Music B 132A - Fulkerson Recital Hall Stage, Music B L-1 - Fulkerson Recital Hall Lobby.
2026 Spring Commencement
Cal Poly Humboldt’s Spring 2026 Commencement brings graduates, families, and the campus community together to celebrate this milestone achievement. The ceremony features keynote remarks, the conferral of degrees, and the time-honored turning of tassels, set against the redwood-lined Redwood Bowl. It is a joyful, shared moment marking both the culmination of students’ academic journeys and the beginning of what comes next.
Event Title: Main Commencement. Organization: PRESIDENT'S OFFICE. Responsible Person at Event Name: Shannon Collart.
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Redwood Bowl Track, Redwood Bowl Field, Redwood Bowl Plaza, Redwood Bowl East Bleachers, Redwood Bowl West Bleachers.
2026 Spring Commencement
Organization: REGISTRAR, ACADEMIC PROGRAMS.
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
All Campus.