Big bands are big, but not as big as the crowd of CSUSB Alumni Association members and supporters who came out for an alumni appreciation event on the evening of July 28.

Presented by the association to recognize and thank its members, donors, volunteers and community partners for their loyalty and support, the event included dinner and an outdoor jazz performance, offered through the university’s Summer Concert Series.

Jazz entertainment for the evening was provided by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band and the CSUSB Alumni Jazz Ensemble.

The Southern-style dinner on the Upper Commons terrace drew about 200 guests, who afterward joined the CSUSB campus audience to hear the music on the Lower Commons patio. The Grammy-winning Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band covered music from Herbie Hancock to George Gershwin to their own contemporary compositions.

We hope you will join us again at future CSUSB Alumni Association special events. Check the web site often for regular updates on events and opportunities for our alumni.

Here is a photo gallery of some of those who joined us for dinner and jazz. The evening was sponsored by Toyota of San Bernardino, a new affinity partner with the CSUSB Alumni Association, and Jostens.

Dr. William Soltz and Leslie Soltz '98, Dr.  Dorothy Garcia and Dr. Ernest Garcia, dean emeritus of the College of Education.		Debbie Curry and Christopher Aguilera '95

Rikke Brown and Stacey Gibson '03		Michele Breyer '96  and Pauline Jaramillo '93

Top row: Tom Lee '05 and Christie Lee, Aida MacDonald and Dwayne MacDonald '99. Bottom row: Margaret Soffa '68 and Nicholas Soffa		Phillip Westbrook and Elizabeth Westbrook '93

Gordon Goodwin