two hours before kickoff Slayter Purdue vs. Michigan State, Marching Band “Thrill on the Hill” 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Purdue Stewart Center Blue Note Special, Purdue Jazz Band, American Music Repertory Ensemble and Lab Jazz Band pay tribute to the great performers and music from the extraordinary roster of the “Blue Note” recording label. 2009 is the 70th anniversary of the founding of this pivotal recording company specializing in the recording of the very best of modern American jazz 2:30 p.m. Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette Purdue Symphonic Band performs Aaron Copland with Purdue Glee Club and Purduettes, ensembles collaborate on “Stomp Your Foot” and “Promise of Living” from Copland’s The Tender Land. Purdue Fall Concert Band also featured, Free. 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, Purdue Stewart Center Purdue Bands’ Chamber Music Recital 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, Purdue Stewart Center Purdue Bands’ Chamber Music Recital, Free. 8 p.m. Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette Rhapsody in Blue, with pianist Jason Wu highlights Purdue Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestras’ December concert, Free 1:30 p.m. Downtown Lafayette Lafayette Christmas Parade, Marching Band Tuba tunes at 7 p.m., holiday concert at 8 p.m. Tuba tunes in Stewart Center Lobby, holiday concert in Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center Tuba Christmas / Holiday Cheer & All That Jazz, Free Purdue Union/Stewart Center and various Greater Lafayette sites Purdue Jazz Festival, annual event includes headliner concerts, HS competition and clinics, jazz jams, jazz brunch and jazz church service. Some events free. For details visit www.purdue.edu/bands/jazzfest 7:30 p.m. TBA Swing Dance, with Lab and Concert Jazz Bands & AMRE, free. 8 p.m. University Inn Ballroom, WL Evening of Romance, big band jazz, dancing and desserts with Purdue Jazz Band, Tickets $19.50 per person; call (765) 494-3933 8 p.m. Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette Purdue Symphonic Band and Purdue Concert Band, Free. 8 p.m. Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette Windworks, University, Varsity and Collegiate Band works, Free. 2:30 p.m. Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. Free Purdue Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestras 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Purdue Stewart Center American Music Repertory Ensemble, Free. Elmhurst, IL Purdue Jazz Band at Elmhurst Jazz Festival. For details www.ecjazzfest.org 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Purdue Stewart Center Super Jazz Jam, Purdue jazz bands and AMRE, Free. 2:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Purdue Stewart Center Purdue Percussion Theater, Free 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music Purdue Bands Showcase, Purdue Symphonic Band and Purdue Concert Band, Free 6 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music Purdue Bands Showcase, University, Varsity and Collegiate Concert Bands, Free 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music Purdue Bands Showcase, Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestras, Free 2:30 p.m. outdoors at Slayter Center. Rain location at Elliott Hall of Music Jazz on the Hill, Purdue jazz bands 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, Purdue Stewart Center Purdue Bands’ Chamber Music Recital, Free 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, Purdue Stewart Center Purdue Bands’ Chamber Music Recital, Free. 6 p.m. Slayter Center Purdue Summer Jazz Band, Stars And Stripes Concert, Free 7 p.m. Slayter Center Purdue Summer Concert Band, Free