Afternoon of Jazz
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Jazz Ensembles and Jazz Bands present an Afternoon of Jazz October 14
10/01/2012 7:50 PM
Music Scholarship Concert Series at Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø presents An Afternoon of Jazz
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab Band, under the direction of Dr. Todd Kelly, will present an Afternoon of Jazz on Sunday, October 14 at 3:00 pm in the Dingeldine Music Center, 1417 W. Barker Avenue. This is the second in an eight concert series that generates scholarship money for Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø music students. Tickets are available at the door and are $5.00, with free admission for students. A series can be bought by calling 309-677-2650.
The 18 – member Jazz Ensemble will perform the music of Bob Curnow, Pat Metheny, Tom Kubis, and several others.
They have brought many world renowned jazz clinicians and soloists to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø campus, including Mike Lee, The Mike Vax Big Band, Matt Wilson, Rachael Lee, Allen Vizzutti, Ron Jones, Tom Garling, Byron Stripling, Chris Vadala, the Jeff Hamilton Trio, Wayne Bergeron, Denis DiBlasio, Michael Davis, and Wycliffe Gordon. Each spring, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Jazz Festival is held on campus. They also perform a yearly tribute concert ” past tributes have included Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton, Frank Sinatra, and “A Tribute to the Golden Age of Swing.” This year, they will present “A Tribute to Count Basie.”
The Jazz Lab Band, under the direction of Todd Kelly will open the concert with several selections, including “Hippo Trippo,” “Oye Como Va,” “Peter Gunn,” and “Happy Feet Blues.”
Dr. Todd Kelly, Associate Professor of Music, directs the Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Jazz Bands and Jazz Combo, teaches studio trumpet, and serves as the advisor for the Music Business program. He is in demand throughout the Midwest as a soloist and clinician.