JAZZ CONCERT
The renowned Count Basie Orchestra will kick off the annual Jazz Up Series today at 8pm at the Concert Hall of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
The concert is part of the orchestra's 2004 world tour, which marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of its founder William James 'Count' Basie.
The orchestra, now under the leadership of trombonist Bill Hughes, comprises 19 professional musicians who try to preserve the traditions of its legendary founder. The group has won 17 Grammy awards.
Tickets at $400, $300, $220 and $150, with half-price concessions for students, are available through Urbtix at 2734 9009.
MACHINE EXHIBITION
Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci was brilliant at both art and science. He drew a diagram of a bicycle three centuries before it was invented. The Italian artist was born in the Italian village of Vinci in 1452, but spent much of his time in Florence, the cultural centre of the Renaissance.