Though school

won't start until Monday, the students in the McIntosh High School jazz

band will get a lesson they will never forget tomorrow night namely, how

to perform in front of a large crowd at a professional venue and how a

legend works his magic.

The jazz band

will take the stage at the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater on Saturday

night as the opening act for Lou Rawls. Rawls is kicking off the amphitheater's

first-ever jazz concert series and it is up to the musicians from McIntosh

to warm up the crowd for him. Starr's Mill's jazz band will get their

shot to open for a jazz act when rising star Carol Welsman comes to Peachtree

City Sept. 6. Spyro Gyra will conclude the series with a concert Oct.

11.

Rawls is a

Grammy winning singer who has won awards in four categories: R&B,

Pop, Jazz and Children's. His solo career started in 1962 with the hit

"Stormy Monday" and continues today as his most recent works

have been released by the jazz label Blue Note. Rawls is perhaps best

known for the song "You'll Never Find (Another Love Like Mine), but

has also released a number of songs that found success on both the Pop

and R&B charts.

Tickets are

still available for all jazz shows. They are $35 and can be purchased