Robin Eubanks' Performance in Tribute to Stevie Wonder will be Broadcast as Part of Kennedy Center Honors, December 29, 9 P.M. on CBS Story by Linda Shockley
			Robin Eubanks, assistant professor of jazz trombone, flew to Washington, D.C. in early December to perform with Herbie Hancock and band in a tribute to Stevie Wonder, one of the 1999 Kennedy Center Honors recipients. That performance, part of the gala ceremony for the Kennedy Center Honors, will be broadcast on CBS on December 29, 1999, 9 p.m. (EST). Eubanks recently returned from a one-month European and Scandinavian tour with the Dave Holland Quintet. The tour covered France, Ireland, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Austria, England, Northern Ireland, Holland, Sweden and Norway. Venues ranged from festival halls, theaters and television studios to small intimate clubs. Eubanks has been a member of the quintet for two years. The group's 1998 release Point of View was nominated for a Grammy. In 2000, watch for a U.S. release of the group's Prime Directive recording. With his band Mental Images, Eubanks will perform in the opening night festivities for the 27th Annual IAJE International Conference (International Association of Jazz Educators), slated for January 12-15, 2000, in New Orleans, Louisiana. "Celebrating a New Century of Jazz" is the conference theme, reflecting a program that will focus on the future of jazz, with an emphasis on education and outreach. Over 7,000 jazz educators, musicians, students, enthusiasts and industry representatives from 30 countries are expected to attend.
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