The members of Urban Fusion can perform such a wide variety of music they could almost be two different bands. In fact they will be.

At 6:30 p.m., Urban Fusion will perform at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, and then at 10 p.m., the group will perform again, this time as The Chris Byrne/Ronnie Burrage Band at Café 210 West, 210 W. College Ave.

"We're giving it two different names, just because of the difference in the music," said Chris Byrne, a Penn State mathematics professor and saxophonist for the bands.

Byrne compared the band members' different styles to using different flavors when cooking.

"It doesn't taste like one thing; it tastes like a bunch of stuff," he said.

Byrne will team up with singer/guitarist Larry Estes, electric pianist/singer Adam Faulk, bass player Mike Dougherty, and percussionist/singer Ronnie Burrage to play from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the festival shell on the lawn of Old Main.

The show will feature all original jazz and fusion music, and include some longer songs geared toward the listening audience, Byrne said.

"The music is going to cover a lot of grounds," Burrage said. "All I can say is that it's going to be a really good show."

After the concert at the festival, the band will change names and alter its sound to play at Café 210 West from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

The band will feature a few cover songs to "make the acquaintance" with the audience in the bar setting, Byrne said.

"The music is funky," Burrage said. "People will want to move to it."

Café 210 owner Hal McCullough said the band's style is a good fit with the other entertainment playing throughout the festival.

"We like to mix it around," McCullough said. "A little bit of jazz and fusion is good to start to the festival."

After 30 years of touring internationally, Burrage was recruited by Byrne to teach at Penn State. This fall he will teach a course in music, art and literature of the world, Byrne said.

As part of the course, he will bring in guest musicians from around the world. He hopes to enhance the State College music scene by having these performers do shows with local musicians, he said.

Byrne hopes Burrage can help "build up some venues and an audience that is interested in seeing different faces coming through and playing."

The two men agreed they would like to see performers playing in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia schedule shows in State College while they are in the state.

"It can grow to be this incredible vehicle," Burrage said. "It will definitely bring a lot of attention to this area."

Burrage and Byrne also play in the rhythm and blues band ShugaBone every Tuesday night at the Phyrst, 111 1/2 E. Beaver Ave.