Art briefs: Rock, jazz, classical music

‘SYMPHONIC ROCK SHOW’

RETURNS TO HENDERSON

The Yellow Brick Road leads back to Henderson on Saturday night for singer Brody Dolyniuk , who reunites with former Yellow Brick Road bandmates — plus orchestral musicians — for “The Symphonic Rock Show.”

The musical extravaganza — which features orchestral arrangements of ’70s rock anthems, along with a laser-light show and videos — returns to the Henderson Pavilion for the second year.

Last year’s inaugural “Symphonic Rock Show,” which broke the Henderson Pavilion’s all-time attendance record, marked the end of Dolyniuk’s 14-year tenure with Yellow Brick Road.

But the singer predicts that this year’s show, which also features Kelly Christian, Yellow Brick Road’s new lead singer, will top last year’s concert. New arrangements of tunes by Ozzy Osbourne and Rush join favorites from such rock legends as Led Zeppelin, Queen and Pink Floyd.

“The Symphonic Rock Show” launches at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Henderson Pavilion, 200 S. Green Valley Parkway. Tickets are $15 and are available by phone at 267-4849 or online at www.HendersonLive.com.

Jazz

JAZZ PIANIST SALUTES

THELONIOUS MONK

Jazz giant Thelonious Monk died 30 years ago.

But his music lives on Sunday afternoon at the Winchester Cultural Center, where pianist and composer Jed Distler will perform the bebop pioneer’s complete works during a two-hour concert.

Distler’s performance interweaves 70 Monk compositions, including such classics as “Epistrophy,” “Crepuscule with Nellie” and “Straight, No Chaser.” (The latter tune also provides the title for a 1988 documentary about Monk.)

“Basically, I’m interweaving all the pieces into one continuous fabric,” Distler says. “In a few instances I’ll be playing the songs exactly as written. In others, the themes might suggest Shostakovich or Strauss, but, of course, through my own demented filters.”

The concert starts at 2 p.m. in the Winchester Cultural Center Theater, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 the day of the show; for more information, call 455-7340 or click on www.ClarkCountyNV.gov/parks.

Classical

LAS VEGAS GUITARIST

SOLOS AT UNLV

Ricardo Cobo has played everywhere from New York’s Carnegie Hall to Madrid’s Teatro Real. But there’s no place like home.

Which explains why the award-winning guitarist is performing Wednesday night at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as part of UNLV’s Classical Guitar Series.

After all, Cobo — director of classical guitar studies at UNLV — co-founded the university’s guitar concert series, now in its eighth year.

So when previously announced soloist Luis Zea had to cancel, the Las Vegas-based Cobo stepped in to save the day — and date.

The first Hispanic ever to win consecutive medals at the Guitar Foundation of America’s Solo International Competition, the Colombian-born Cobo’s recordings range from award-winning solo recordings of classical and children’s music to his orchestral and crossover recordings — along with hundreds of commercial releases worldwide.

Cobo will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Doc Rando Recital Hall at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets are $40 ($36 for students, seniors and military) and may be purchased by calling 895-2787 or visiting the Performing Arts Center website at pac.unlv.edu.

— By CAROL CLING