Archive for the ‘Jazz Education’ Category

~~ FRI APRIL 9TH ~~ 8:30 am – 7:30 pm ~~ Evening Concert 6:30 pm ~~ Ninth Annual Jazz Celebration at Metro State ~~ Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center ~~ “Jazz, Art and Education in the Heart of Downtown Denver” ~~ The Jazz Celebration ~~ It is our pleasure to invite you to the Ninth Annual Jazz Celebration at Metro State.  This event, held in the beautiful Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center, brings together hundreds of young musicians to celebrate “Jazz, Art and Education in the Heart of Downtown Denver.”  Special guests include renowned international artists: Clarinetist/Composer/Arranger and Perennial Downbeat Poll winner, Don Byron and Legendary Educator/Conductor, Dr. Gene Aitken ~~

·           500 Music Students

·           30 Choral and Instrumental Jazz Ensembles

·           Music vendors

·           On-Stage Clinics/Critiques

·           Afternoon activities and evening concert performance featuring guest artists, Metro State Faculty, Big Band and Jazz Choir

·           Lectures and Master Classes by Dr. Gene Aitken and Don Byron

·          For more information call the Jazz Celebration hotline at 303-556-8666.

Evening Concert

The evening concert will begin at 6:30 pm in the King Center Concert Hall.  Tonight’s featured guests will include Dr. Gene Aitken, Don Byron, the MSCD Faculty Jazz Ensemble, the MSCD Big Band (directed by Ron Miles), and MSCD Vocal Jazz Ensemble (directed by Steve Meininger).  Tickets ($10, general; $8, seniors; $5, students) are available at the King Center Box Office: 303-556-2296 ~~

Guest Artists

Dr. Gene Aitken, composer, educator and conductor received the United States top jazz education honor by being awarded the 2007 Jazz Educator of the Year by DownBeat magazine and the seventh inductee into the DownBeat Magazine Jazz Educator Hall of Fame, joining Dr. David Baker, Lawrence Berk, Bunky Green, Gary Burton, Jamey Aebersold, and George Russell.

For almost two decades, Don Byron has been a singular voice in an astounding range of musical contexts, exploring widely divergent traditions while continually striving for what he calls “a sound above genre.” As clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and social critic, he redefines every genre of music he plays, be it classical, salsa, hip-hop, funk, rhythm & blues, klezmer, or any jazz style from swing and bop to cutting-edge downtown improvisation ~~. FMI:  Metropolitan State College of Denver, Department of Music, PO Box 173362, Campus Box 58, Denver, CO 80217-3362 ~~ Tel: 303-556-3180 / Fax: 303-556-2714 /www.mscd.edu/music ~~  Contact: Charla Bevan-Jones / Tel: 303-556-3970 / bevan@mscd.edu ~~.

~~ FRI APRIL 2ND ~~ Special Concert Event featuring The Bobby Broom (Guitarist For Sonny Rollins) Trio and The UC Denver Jazz Guitar Faculty (with Drew Morell[b] & Todd Reid[d] ) & UCD Guitar Faculty featuring Sean McGowan, Paul Musso, Dan Schwindt & Dave Devine @ The King Center Concert Hall, UC Denver, Auraria Campus ~~ HitTime: 7:30PM ~~ $12 General Admission ~~ Validated Parking in the Tivoli Lot: http://www.ahec.edu/parking/ParkingMap2009.pdf ~~ For more information please call 303-352-3934 or email sean.mcgowan@ucdenver.edu ~~ FYI: Afternoon Clinics Open To The Public FREE Admission ~~ 1) Bobby Broom Jazz Guitar Workshop 1-2:30pm KC 120 (King Center Dance Studio) AND 2) Jazz Guitar Workshop with Sean McGowan and Paul Musso 3-4pm KC 120 (Dance Studio) ~~ FMMI: Dr. Sean C. McGowan, Assistant Professor, Department of Music & Entertainment Industry Studies, University of Colorado Denver, Arts Building, Suite 274 C ~~ Campus Box 162, Denver CO 80217-3364 ~~ P: (303) 352-3934 ~~ F: (303) 556-2335 ~~ E: sean.mcgowan@ucdenver.edu ~~ www.ahec.edu ~~.

TUEZZ APRIL 6TH ~~ Greetings, CWA (Conference On World Affairs)Fans! ~~ Have you seen the schedule yet?  It’s online now at www.colorado.edu/cwa ~~ The printed schedule will be in an insert in the Camera on Sunday, March 28. And there’s a pdf on the website that you can print, too ~~ I know many of you have been waiting to hear details about how the jazz concert ticketing is going to work this year ~~ Next week we will be posting instructions to this list about how to order electronic tickets online for just that event (none of the other events will require tickets).  We hope to post those instructions on Monday, March 29, and the plan is to have the tickets available online on Tuesday, March 30.  We thought it best to wait until people are back from spring break to issue tickets ~~ The jazz concert is still free, of course, but there will be a $1 service charge for each ticket.  This is a processing fee to cover the electronic ticketing company’s expenses, not money that will go to the  CWA.  You will need a credit card to pay the $1 fee.  You will be able to select one or two specific seats.  We hope that you will find this electronic ticketing for specific seats to be more practical and pleasant than the previous routine (waiting in long lines for general admission) ~~ If you are a CWA sponsor/donor of $1000 or above, are an active CWA committee member, or if you will be housing a CWA participant this year, please do not order tickets online.  The CWA office staff will contact you under separate cover to arrange to give you your pre-printed tickets ~~ Also, if you received this message, you are DEFINITELY on the CWA Fans e-list.  We’d be grateful  if you would not send multiple requests to subscribe to the fans e-list, as the subscription process is not automatic and takes staff time–and only generates an error message since multiple subscriptions are not allowed ~~ We’ve also had some questions about the Uninterruptus and Interruptus.  AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD will be shown on Sunday at 4 p.m. in Muenzinger Auditorium on 35mm, free of charge, sponsored by the International Film Series (thank you, Pablo!).  We don’t expect any of the CWA participants to speak at the Uninterruptus.  The Interruptus with Roger Ebert and various other participants (Werner Herzog, Ramin Bahrani, Jim Emerson and Julia Sweeney–see schedule for which days) will be Monday through Thursday in Macky Auditorium at 4PM ~~ And don’t miss the keynote on “Rethinking American Power,” which will be delivered by Colonel Ike Wilson.  He’s a fascinating speaker ~~ Can’t wait to see all of you in two weeks! ~~ Ms. Maura Clare, Director of Public Affairs, Conference on World Affairs, University of Colorado 465 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0465 ~~ 303.492.8611 ~~ 303.492.3934 ~~ www.colorado.edu/cwa ~~ CWA@colorado.edu.

~~ Sunday, April 18TH ~~ The Blind Tiger House Party Presentin’  The  Eric Gunnison Trio Plays the Music of Dave Brubeck and featuring Guest Chef Jeremy Wilson ~~ HitTime: 3PM ~~ reservations: www.GiftofJazz.org ~~ The Gift of Jazz is pleased to present The Blind Tiger house party series ~~ a fun monthly event for the serious jazz listener ~~ The second in the series of private themed jazz listening parties will be held on April 18th from 3:00-6:00pm at a private residence in South Denver. The event will feature the Eric Gunnison Trio playing the music of Dave Brubeck. Guest chef Jeremy Wilson will be providing culinary treats paired with libations. The event will be an intimate gathering and space is extremely limited ~~

~~ Where: The event location will be sent to you in a confirmation email prior to the day of the event.

~~ When: Third Sunday –  April 18th, 2010, 3:00 till 6:00 PM.

~~ How Much: $50 per person. Limited to the first 30 pre-paid reservations. Please follow the link and fill out the Paypal reservation form at http://www.giftofjazz.org

~~ No dietary or beverage requests. No refunds except in the event of cancellation.

~~ Proceeds benefit The Gift of Jazz, a Colorado non-profit organization.

~~ SPONSORED BY:  THE GIFT OF JAZZ ~~.

~~ SAT APR 10TH ~~ Pianist Michael Jefry Stevens and Multi-Reedist Malcolm Lynn Baker in Concert at Broadway Music School, 1940 South Broadway, Denver, CO 80210 ~~  Memphis based Pianist, Composer, Arranger, and Educator Michael Jefry Stevens and Saxophonist/Percussionist, Composer, Arranger, and Educator (head of Jazz Studies at Lamont School of Music at DU), Malcolm Lynn Baker will perform Original compositions and interpret standards at Broadway Music School~~ HitTime: 7:30 PM ~~ Advance Tix are $15.00 ~~ Day of Concert Tix are: $20.00 ~~ FMI: Call 303-777-0833 for tickets and information OR www.broadwaymusicschool.com OR theo@broadwaymusicschool.com ~~ .

~~ THURZZ APRIL 1ST ~ Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour at Macky Auditorium, CU Boulder ~~

CU-Boulder’s Artist Series invites you to experience guitarist/composer Lee Ritenour and pianist/composer Dave Grusin performing pieces from their Grammy-nominated album Amparo Thursday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Macky Auditorium.

Combining jazz and classical music, Amparo also fuses the duo’s Latin and folk influences. The two put their unique stamp on music by composers including Ravel, Handel, Albinoni, Jobim and Fauré with the help of CU-Boulder’s University Orchestra and conductor Gary Lewis. The second half of the program features music from Grusin’s award-winning film scores.

A free pre-concert conversation with CU-Boulder jazz studies professor Brad Goode will be held at 6:45 p.m. in Macky 102.

Ticket Information

Single tickets for this event are $12 to $52 with discounts for members of the CU community, seniors, youth and groups. Call the CU Presents Box Office at 303-492-8008 or visit http://www.cupresents.org for information or tickets for this performance.

Dave Grusin

Dave Grusin has worked in the music profession since the late 1950s, as an arranger, pianist, composer, and record producer. Born in Littleton, Colorado, and educated at the University of Colorado at Boulder, he holds honorary doctoral degrees from CU and from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Grusin has written more than 60 film scores, including The Graduate, Tootsie, The Fabulous Baker Boys, The Firm, Havana, Heaven Can Wait, and On Golden Pond. He has received eight Academy Award nominations, and he won an Oscar in 1988 for The Milagro Bean Field War. Most recently, he scored Recount for HBO. Grusin’s life as a recording artist and producer has resulted in 10 Grammy awards and numerous nominations, including one for Two Worlds in 2002, and another for Amparo in 2008. These two classical projects with guitarist Lee Ritenour feature performances by Renée Fleming, Joshua Bell, Gil Shaham, Chris Botti, and James Taylor, among others. He has also arranged for and/or performed with such artists as Quincy Jones, Gerry Mulligan, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Arnold Steinhardt, Bobby Macferrin, Peggy Lee, Patti Austin, Diana Krall, Grover Washington Jr., Earl Klugh, Arturo Sandoval, Clark Terry, Sergio Mendes, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Andy Williams, and Paul Simon. From 1976 to 1995, Grusin and Larry Rosen owned GRP records. Together they are also cofounders of the National Foundation for Jazz Education, a philanthropic group dedicated to helping young jazz musicians. In addition to his career in music, Grusin is a rancher and a dedicated environmental activist. He has been a frequent participant in the Annual Conference on World Affairs held in Boulder.

Lee Ritenour

Growing up in L.A. in the 60’s, Grammy award winning guitarist Lee Ritenour received a rich cross section of exposure to jazz, rock and Brazilian music. From one of his first sessions at 16 with the Mamas and Papas to accompanying Lena Horne and Tony Bennett at 18, his forty year eclectic and storied career is highlighted by a Grammy Award win for his 1986 collaboration with Dave Grusin, Harlequin; 17 Grammy nominations; numerous #1 spots in guitar polls and the prestigious “Alumnus of the Year” award from USC. He has recorded over 40 albums, with 35 chart songs, notably the Top 15 hit “Is It You,” which has become a contemporary jazz radio classic. In the 90s, Ritenour was a founding member of Fourplay, the most successful band in contemporary jazz, with keyboardist Bob James, bassist Nathan East and drummer Harvey Mason. The first Fourplay album in 1991 spent an unprecedented 33 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s contemporary jazz chart. Adding to this legacy is his latest CD Smoke ‘n’ Mirrors; the recently completed Grammy nominated recording Amparo, (a follow-up with Dave Grusin to their highly-successful 2001 Grammy Award nominated contemporary classical crossover CD) and producer of Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band’s latest CD Act Your Age (nominated for 3 Grammys).

About the Artist Series

The Artist Series, now in its 73rd season, has a rich tradition of bringing the finest performers in the world to Boulder’s Macky Auditorium. Recent performers on the series have included Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Hilary Hahn, and Arturo Sandoval. In addition to serving audiences with an exciting variety of performances, the Artist Series has an important educational mission, including outreach events planned in conjunction with almost every concert. The Artist Series is part of CU Presents which is hosted by the University of Colorado at Boulder College of Music ~~ FMI: cwa-students@colorado.edu OR cwafans@colorado.edu ~~~~.

CU-Boulder’s Artist Series invites you to experience guitarist/composer Lee Ritenour and pianist/composer Dave Grusin performing pieces from their Grammy-nominated album Amparo Thursday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Macky Auditorium ~~ Combining jazz and classical music, Amparo also fuses the duo’s Latin and folk influences. The two put their unique stamp on music by composers including Ravel, Handel, Albinoni, Jobim and Fauré with the help of CU-Boulder’s University Orchestra and conductor Gary Lewis. The second half of the program features music from Grusin’s award-winning film scores ~~ A free pre-concert conversation with CU-Boulder jazz studies professor Brad Goode will be held at 6:45 p.m. in Macky 102 ~~ Ticket Information ~~ Single tickets for this event are $12 to $52 with discounts for members of the CU community, seniors, youth and groups. Call the CU Presents Box Office at 303-492-8008 or visit http://www.cupresents.org for information or tickets for this performance ~~ Dave Grusin ~~ Dave Grusin has worked in the music profession since the late 1950s, as an arranger, pianist, composer, and record producer. Born in Littleton, Colorado, and educated at the University of Colorado at Boulder, he holds honorary doctoral degrees from CU and from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Grusin has written more than 60 film scores, including The Graduate, Tootsie, The Fabulous Baker Boys, The Firm, Havana, Heaven Can Wait, and On Golden Pond. He has received eight Academy Award nominations, and he won an Oscar in 1988 for The Milagro Bean Field War. Most recently, he scored Recount for HBO. Grusin’s life as a recording artist and producer has resulted in 10 Grammy awards and numerous nominations, including one for Two Worlds in 2002, and another for Amparo in 2008. These two classical projects with guitarist Lee Ritenour feature performances by Renée Fleming, Joshua Bell, Gil Shaham, Chris Botti, and James Taylor, among others. He has also arranged for and/or performed with such artists as Quincy Jones, Gerry Mulligan, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Arnold Steinhardt, Bobby Macferrin, Peggy Lee, Patti Austin, Diana Krall, Grover Washington Jr., Earl Klugh, Arturo Sandoval, Clark Terry, Sergio Mendes, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Andy Williams, and Paul Simon. From 1976 to 1995, Grusin and Larry Rosen owned GRP records. Together they are also cofounders of the National Foundation for Jazz Education, a philanthropic group dedicated to helping young jazz musicians. In addition to his career in music, Grusin is a rancher and a dedicated environmental activist. He has been a frequent participant in the Annual Conference on World Affairs held in Boulder ~~ Lee Ritenour ~~ Growing up in L.A. in the 60’s, Grammy award winning guitarist Lee Ritenour received a rich cross section of exposure to jazz, rock and Brazilian music. From one of his first sessions at 16 with the Mamas and Papas to accompanying Lena Horne and Tony Bennett at 18, his forty year eclectic and storied career is highlighted by a Grammy Award win for his 1986 collaboration with Dave Grusin, Harlequin; 17 Grammy nominations; numerous #1 spots in guitar polls and the prestigious “Alumnus of the Year” award from USC. He has recorded over 40 albums, with 35 chart songs, notably the Top 15 hit “Is It You,” which has become a contemporary jazz radio classic. In the 90s, Ritenour was a founding member of Fourplay, the most successful band in contemporary jazz, with keyboardist Bob James, bassist Nathan East and drummer Harvey Mason. The first Fourplay album in 1991 spent an unprecedented 33 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s contemporary jazz chart. Adding to this legacy is his latest CD Smoke ‘n’ Mirrors; the recently completed Grammy nominated recording Amparo, (a follow-up with Dave Grusin to their highly-successful 2001 Grammy Award nominated contemporary classical crossover CD) and producer of Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band’s latest CD Act Your Age (nominated for 3 Grammys) ~~ About the Artist Series ~~ The Artist Series, now in its 73rd season, has a rich tradition of bringing the finest performers in the world to Boulder’s Macky Auditorium. Recent performers on the series have included Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Hilary Hahn, and Arturo Sandoval. In addition to serving audiences with an exciting variety of performances, the Artist Series has an important educational mission, including outreach events planned in conjunction with almost every concert. The Artist Series is part of CU Presents which is hosted by the University of Colorado at Boulder College of Music ~~ FMI: Maura Clare,  Director of Public Affairs, Conference on World Affairs, University of Colorado, 465 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0465 ~~ 303.492.8611 ~~ 303.492.3934 ~~ ww.colorado.edu/cwa~~.

~~ GIFT OF JAZZ ~ www.giftofjazz.org ~ presents Maestro Chie Imaizumi’s Composition & Arranging Courses Session II ~~

Beginner Level 1: Saturdays 1pm – 2:20pm ~~

Where : Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge: 930 Lincoln St, Denver, CO

When : March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1 (7 week program)

Ages : 15 + Maximum Class Size : 25 students (16 student minimum required) ~~ Fee: $50.00 ~~  The Goal of this class is to compose one original song and perform your  own Music Preparation : Writing Music BY HAND (professional copyist level) ~~ The Relationship between Melody and Chord Structure ~~ Basic Chords and Tensions  ~~ Basic Re‐harmonization  ~~ Creating a Lead Sheet  Performing your own piece ~~

Beginner

Where : Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge: 930 Lincoln St, Denver, CO

When : March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1 (7 week program)

Ages : 18 +  Maximum Class Size : 20 students (15 student minimum required)  ~~ Fee: $70.00  ~~

The more than three musicians. At the end of the class your piece will be performed topics How to write and count advanced rhythms ~~ How to write a score and separate parts for each musician  ~~ More about harmonizing/re‐harmonizing melodies  ~~ Individual feedback and instruction during the composition process ~~ Basic writing for 1 – 2 horns : Instrumental ranges, characteristics, etc.

Advanced ~~ FOR EXPERIENCED MUSICIANS ONLY ~~ Minimum to write and transcribe music professionally.

Where : Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge: 930 Lincoln St, Denver, CO

When : March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15 (9 week program)

Ages : 18 +   Maximum Class Size: 15 students (12 student minimum required)  ~~  Fee: $150.00 ( included hiring musician’s fee) ~~ The Goal of this class is to compose & arrange one original song for 6 professional topics to include… Writing for 3 – 6 horns  + 4 piece rhythm section ~~ Orchestration  ~~ Arranging  ~~ Composition ~~ Conducting  ~~ Space is EXTREMELY LIMITED ~~ DEMAND IS HIGH ~~ Please contact Chie at chie@giftofjazz.org today! ~~ Chie is a native of Japan, Composer/Arranger/Conductor Chie Imaizumi has been named  ”The Place in the “Jazz” category in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition, and Down Her weeks on the CMJ Jazz Top‐40 Chart, the Nationally Syndicated Radio Program “Listen into the studio to record her second CD for Capri Records in Jan 2010, with jazz legends Smulyan, Terell Stafford, Steve Wilson, Scott Robinson and others ~~ Throughout her career she has also served as a copyist and/or assistant to Mr. Teo  Macero, name a few ~~ To find out more about Chie Imaizumi, please go to http://www.thousandpictures.org ~~ .

SAT APRIL 22-24 ~~ UNC/GREELEY JAZZ FESTIVAL, NOW CELEBRATING 40 YEARS, ANNOUNCES ARTIST LINEUP (Greeley, CO) The University of Northern Colorado is pleased to announce the artist lineup for the 40th Annual UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival, to be held THURZZ ~ SAT APRIL 22-24, 2010, in downtown Greeley, Colorado.2010 marks the 40th year of the festival, which is the largest event of its kind in the nation, the longestrunning jazz festival in Colorado, and a cultural cornerstone in Northern Colorado ~~ This year’s festival proudly presents Patti Austin (Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist) with the  DownBeat Award-winning UNC Jazz Lab Band I; the Northern Colorado Voices (UNC’s premier vocal jazz group); the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (world famous big band with Jeff Hamilton and John Clayton); a special Woody Herman Tribute and Drum Summit featuring alumni drummers JeffHamilton, John Riley, Ed Soph, and more; and the Jazz Festival All-Star Big Band with Gene Aitken featuring the world premieres of 5 newly commissioned pieces ~~ Concerts begin at 7:30pm April 22-24 at the Union Colony Civic Center, located at 701 10th Avenue in Greeley, Colorado. Tickets are available now by calling 800-315-2787 or 970-356-5000, or online at www.ucstars.com ~~ A limited number of student discount tickets will also be available ~~ In addition to the main stage concerts, the festival presents hundreds of hours of educational activities plus late-night jazz sessions (see “Educational Activities” and “After-Hours Sessions” below) ~~ For more information, visit www.uncjazzfest.com or call 970-351-2394 ~~ The UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival is a university/community partnership offering outstanding jazz artists and educational activities in pursuit of the mission and vision of the University, as well as the festival’s partners and sponsors. The festival is made possible by the UNC Jazz Studies Program, the UNC College of Performing and Visual Arts, the City of Greeley, the Colorado Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Colorado General Assembly, and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that, “a great nation deserves great art.” For a complete list of sponsors, visit www.uncjazzfest.com ~~ UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival Announces Artist Lineup ~~ Educational ActivitiesEach day, student groups from throughout the U.S. perform for enthusiastic audiences and nationallyrecognized artist/clinicians. In all, nearly three hundred groups will perform in five venues throughout downtown Greeley. The 2009 festival welcomed middle school, high school, college, and semi-professional groups from fifteen states and Thailand. In addition, the clinicians and main stage artists will present educational workshops on a variety of topics. All daytime activities are free and open to the public. For more information, workshop schedules, or to register to participate, visit www.uncjazzfest.com or call 970-351-2394 ~~ AFTER HOURS PERFORMANCEZZ ~~ Friday and Saturday evening, from 10:30pm-1:00am, After Hours Performances are presented in anintimate club atmosphere at the Kress Cinema & Lounge in downtown Greeley. These performanceswill feature saxophonist Don Aliquo, trumpeter Clay Jenkins, and trombonist Paul McKee with the UNCJazz Faculty Trio. The UNC Jazz Faculty Trio includes members Dana Landry on piano, Erik Applegate on bass, and Jim White on drums. After Hours Performances are free and open to all ages on a firstcome, first-served basis; no reservations are necessary ~~ For more information, visit www.uncjazzfest.com or call 970-351-2394 ~~ ARTIST BOIS ~~ THURZZ, APRIL 22ND ~~ Patti Austin with UNC Jazz Lab Band I ~~ Northern Colorado Voices She crosses all musical genres, has made 16 solo albums, and has performed her award-nominated hit songs on the Grammys and the Oscars. She is Patti Austin – whose extraordinary career continues to cross over boundaries and reach new heights. After making her debut at the Apollo Theater with Dinah Washington at the age of 4, she has gone on to win a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album, record and perform with artists from Quincy Jones to Paul Simon to the WDR Big Band, and sang the duet “It’s Falling In Love” with Michael Jackson from his album Off The Wall. Ms. Austin will perform tributes to George Gershwin and Ella Fitzgerald with the DownBeat Award Wining UNC Jazz Lab Band I, a presentation that Patti has also performed with the bands of Duke Ellington, John Clayton, and Count Basie ~~ www.pattiaustin.com ~~ Northern Colorado Voices is the flagship ensemble of UNC’s award-winning Vocal Jazz Program and is following in the footsteps of DownBeat Award-winning groups Sus 4 and the Axidentals ~~ In addition, they were recently finalists in the Harmony Sweepstakes Competition ~~www.uncjazz.com  UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival Announces Artist Lineup ~~FRI APR 23RD ~~ The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra ~~ UNC Vanguard Combo Regarded as one of the premier big bands in the U.S., the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra was formed in 1985 by bassist/composer John Clayton, saxophonist Jeff Clayton, and drummer Jeff Hamilton together with an all-star lineup of Los Angeles-based musicians. The group’s debut recording, Groove Shop, was nominated for a Grammy award and was named one of the best recordings of 1990 by CD Review ~~ The high acclaim the Orchestra has received sparked an invitation to become the Ensemble-In-Residence of Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl from 1999-2001 ~~ www.johnclaytonjazz.com ~~ www.hamiltonjazz.com ~~ The UNC Vanguard Combo is UNC’s top small jazz ensemble. Its members are all composers/arrangers, and most of the group’s repertoire consists of original compositions written specifically for the group. The group is carrying on a long-standing tradition of DownBeat Awardwinning UNC jazz ensembles ~~ www.uncjazz.com ~~ SAT APRIL 24TH ~~ Woody Herman Tribute and Drum Summit featuring Jeff Hamilton,John Riley, Ed Soph, and more The Jazz Festival All-Star Big Band Jeff Hamilton, John Riley, and Ed Soph are respected as some of the finest big band jazz drummers of this generation. Each with extensive individual credits and performances with artists from Stan Kenton to Keith Jarrett, all of these drummers were members of the famed Woody Herman Orchestra, known as one of the most exciting and significant big bands in jazz history. The UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival will present a special tribute to the great Herman band with three of its finest alumni drummers and additional guest alumni ~~ www.hamiltonjazz.com ~~ www.johnriley.org ~~ www.jazz.unt.edu/node/117 (Ed Soph) ~~ The Jazz Festival All-Star Big Band is the festival’s professional  big band in residence. Comprised of some of the festival’s nationally respected artist/clinicians, theirrepertoire includes music by its members and will also feature the world premieres of five newly commissioned pieces.The Jazz Festival All-Star Big Band will be conducted by Gene Aitken, UNC professor emeritus and former Director of Jazz Studies ~~ www.uncjazzfest.com OR www.geneaitken.com OR Contact: Kevin Whalen kevin.whalen@unco.eduOR 970-351-2394 OR www.uncjazzfest.com OR Fax: 970-351-2536 ~~.

~~ FRI  MARCH 5TH THE CONCERT ~~ INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED TROMBONIST/COMPOSER/ARRANGER WAYNE WALLACE AND FRIENDS PRESENT CLINICS AND A CONCERT DURING CUBAN MUSIC EXPERIENCE and 6TH ANNUAL NIGHT OF CUBAN MUSIC CONCERT, MARCH 2 – 5 ~~ Wallace’s new CD ¡BIEN BIEN! Earned 4.5 stars in DownBeat Magazine ~~ “Wallace’s arrangements, populated with tightly synched, beefy horn charts and sturdy Latin percussion, are inspiredŠ” – Jeff Tamarkin, Jazz Times ~~ “Wallace’s band made it clear from the first note that they were here to get down ~~ NOWŠ Wallace’s quintet is like an elite commando unit: lean, mean and packing some serious heat.” – Forrest Dylan Bryant, Jazz Observer ~~ The University of Colorado Denver’s Department of Music and Entertainment Industry Studies Department and UC Denver Live! are pleased to present the Cuban Music Experience featuring series of clinics and the 6th annual Night of Cuban Music concert on March 2-5, 2010 ~~ The Cuban Music Experience at the University of Colorado Denver integrates the teaching and performance of Cuban music. Internationally recognized artists Wayne Wallace, John Santos, Michael Spiro, and David Belove bring a wide range of musical expertise to the UC Denver campus. These artists will be featured at the 6th annual Night of Cuban Music concert on March 5, 2010. They will also present clinics throughout the day on March 2-5, free of charge, and open to all students and the public. The presentations will cover a wide range of topics including the Cuban rhythm section, history, styles, arranging, music business, recording, and specific instruments.~~ WHO:   University of Colorado Denver Cuban Music Experience featuring the 6th annual Night of Cuban Music Concert and Clinics ~~ WHEN: TUEZZ MAR 2ND (Cliniczz)~ FRI 5TH (Concert) 2010 ~~ WHERE: Cuban Music Experience Clinics ~~ March 2-5 in Various Locations and @ Various Times ~~ 6th annual Night of Cuban Music Concert ~~ Friday, March 5 @ 7:30pm ~~ King Center Concert Hall, 855 Lawrence Way, Auraria Campus ~~ COST: Cuban Music Experience Clinics – Free and open to the public ~~ 6th annual Night of Cuban Music Concert Ticketzz: $12 General Admission o $5 UC Denver students ~~ Box Office: 303-556-2296 or http://www.ahec.edu/kingcenter/main/box_office.html ~~ For detailed information about clinic locations and times or for ticket information for the concert, visit www.CubanMusicExperience.com, find us on Facebook under Cuban Music Experience, or email peter.ellingson@ucdenver.edu ~~ Master trombonist, composer, arranger, and producer WAYNE WALLACE is a three-time Grammy nominee and one of the most respected exponents of African American-Latin music in the world today. His most recent CD, ¡BIEN BIEN! has earned international acclaim including 4.5 stars in DownBeat Magazine, and he’s earned a place on the DownBeat Critic’s Poll both as a producer and trombonist. With a formidable career that has seen him on the stage and in the studio with countless luminaries of contemporary music from all genres (Count Basie, Ray Charles, Joe Henderson, Celine Dion, Carlos Santana, Lionel Hampton, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Sonny Rollins, Pearl Bailey, Aretha Franklin, Tito Puente, Lena Horne, Pete Escovedo, Stevie Wonder, John Lee Hooker, Earl “Fatha” Hines and cellist Jean Jeanrenaud of the Kronos Quartet to name a few), Wallace’s light is burning bright with a growing catalog of critically acclaimed releases on his Patois label. He is known to many as “The Doctor” for his production skills, but he is also a lauded composer who received an N.E.A. grant for jazz composition. He is also active as an educator, and his own teachers included Julian Priester, Bobby Hutcherson and Will Sudmeier. Wallace studied at La Escuela Nacional in Havana, Cuba, and continues to travel to the culturally rich island nation as both a student and educator ~~  http://www.walacomusic.com/ ~~ John Santos_Four-time Grammy nominee, and US Artists Fontanals Fellow, John Santos, is one of the foremost exponents of Afro-Latin music in the world today. He is known for his innovative use of traditional forms and instruments in combination with contemporary music, and has earned much respect and recognition as an educator, composer, and record and event producer. He has performed, recorded and studied with acknowledged masters of the Afro-Latin and Jazz idioms such as Cachao, Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Bebo Valdés, Lazaro Ros, Armando Peraza, Eddie Palmieri, Patato Valdés, Francisco Aguabella, Orestes Vilató, Rene López, Max Roach, Batacumbele, Steve Turre, John Faddis, Nestor Torres and Chocolate Armenteros. This experience has provided a solid foundation for Mr. Santos’ current ground- breaking work in bringing together styles, rhythms, concepts and artists from different generations. Born in San Francisco, California, November 1, l955, he was raised in the Puerto Rican and Cape Verdean traditions of his family, surrounded by music. The fertile musical environment of the San Francisco Bay Area shaped his career in a unique way. His studies of Afro-Latin music have included several trips to New York, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Brazil and Colombia ~~ Michael Spiro is an internationally recognized percussionist, recording artist, and educator, known specifically for his work in the Latin music field. He has performed on thousands of records, co-produced and played on several instructional videos for Warner Bros. Publications (including Talking Drums, Changuito, Giovanni Hidalgo, and Ignacio Berroa), and produced seminal recordings in the Latin music genre, including Orquesta Batachanga, Grupo BataKetu, Mark Levine and the Latin Tinge, and Grupo Ilu-Aña ~~ David Belove is a Kansas City native who relocated to San Francisco in 1973 and soon became the Bay Area’s most prominent Latin and Brazilian bassist.  He has recorded, performed or toured with Pete and Sheila Escovedo, Tito Puente, John Santos and the Machete Ensemble, Rebeca Mauleón, Rolando Morales, Homenagem Brasiliera, Wayne Wallace, The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir and many more.  Belove has also worked with jazz artists including Joe Henderson, Blue Mitchell, Eddie Harris, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, Larry Coryell, Louis Bellson, Mark Murphy and Pat Metheny.  Belove teaches at the JazzSchool in Berkeley, CA, at Jazz Camp West, the Jazz In the Middle program for SF Jazz, and in 2004 he became an adjunct faculty member at Mills College. In addition, he teaches at his studio in Oakland where he also works on photography and graphics projects ~~ Celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2008-09, the College of Arts & Media (CAM) at the University of Colorado Denver embraces the influence of modern trends on traditional art forms. Located on UC Denver’s downtown campus, CAM is at the heart of Denver’s thriving, dynamic arts Community. The college encourages its students to discover new artistic forms, explore creative applications of technology, and prepare themselves for careers in the current and emergent culture industry. CAM is one of 13 schools and colleges at UC Denver. The University offers more than 100 degrees and serves more than 28,000 students in Metro Denver and online. For additional news and information, please visit the UC Denver newsroom: http://ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/Pages/Newsroom.aspx/ ~~ FMMI: Ann Braithwaite, Braithwaite & Katz  Communications, 248 South Great Road, Lincoln, MA 01773 ~~ Ph: 781-259-9600 ~~ Fax: 781-259-9606 ~~ ann@bkmusicpr.com ~~.