~~ The Colorado Festival Scene & Schedule 2010 ~~
~~ The Colorado Festival Scene & Schedule 2010 ~~
~~ TUEZZ MARCH 9TH ~~ CSU Spring’zz Jazz Artist-In-Residence Trombonist Paul KcKee Performin’ @ The Lincoln Center, 17 West Magnolia Fort Collins, CO 80521 ~~ FMI: http://www.music.colostate.edu/faculty/bios/sommer.asp ~~ Peter.Sommer@colostate.edu ~~ FMMI: 970. 221.6735 OR info@lctix.com OR http://www.fcgov.com/lctix/~~ Jennifer Clary, Colorado State University, Marketing and Publicity Director, School of the Arts ~~Jennifer.Clary@colostate.edu~~ 970.491.3603 ~~http://www.CSUSchooloftheArts.com ~~ .
~~ THURZZ. APRIL 22ND 2010 ~~ SONGSTRESS PATTI AUSTIN @ THE 2010 UNC/GREELEY JAZZ FESTIVAL ~~ @ 7:30PM in Monfort Hall of the UCCC in Greeley ~~ Kevin Whalen ~~ Managing Producer, UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival, Instructor of Jazz Trumpet, Co-Director, UNC Jazz Camp, University of Northern Colorado, Campus Box 28, 501 20th Street, Greeley, CO 80639 ~~ Office: 970-351-2394 or Fax: 970-351-2536or www.uncjazz.com orwww.uncjazzfest.comorwww.kevinwhalenjazz.com~~ Stay tuned fer MORE INFO @www.uncjazz.com.
FRI APRIL 23RD ~~ THE HEADLIN’ EVENT ~~ THE CLAYTON-HAMILTON JAZZ ORCHESTRA@THE 2010 UNC/GREELEY JAZZ FESTIVAL @ 7:30PM in Monfort Hall of the UCCC in Greeley ~~ Kevin Whalen ~~ Managing Producer, UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival, Instructor of Jazz Trumpet, Co-Director, UNC Jazz Camp, University of Northern Colorado, Campus Box 28, 501 20th Street, Greeley, CO 80639 ~~ Office: 970-351-2394 or Fax: 970-351-2536 orwww.uncjazz.comorwww.uncjazzfest.comor www.kevinwhalenjazz.com~~ Stay tuned fer MORE INFO @www.uncjazz.com ~~ SAT APRIL 24TH ~~ A SALUTE TO THE DRUMMERS OF THE WOODY HERMAN HERDZZ ~~ Jeff Hamilton, John Riley, AND Ed Soph ~~.
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 Jeff Hamilton, 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, visitwww.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, visitwww.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 ~~.
SAT MAY 22ND ~~ THE ANNUAL 5 POINTZZ JAZZ FESTIVAL ~~ Stay tuned for detailzz ~~ Mark your calendar! Additional info soon at www.DenverGov.org/5PointsJazz ~~
~~ SAT JUNE 12TH & SUN JUNE 13TH ~~ JazzFest DENVER 2010 @ City Hall Event Center ~~ Denver’s newest indoor/outdoor venue ~~ situated in the heart of the city at 1144 Broadway, Denver ~~ FMI: http://www.coclubs.com ~~ Tickets on Sale online April 1, 2010 at www.jazzfestdenver.org ~~ Perspective line-up & HitTimezz (subject to change) ~~ SAT JUNE 12TH ~~ Karrin Allyson Quartet featurin’ Rod Fleeman, Eric Montzka, Larry Kohut ~~ The East -West Trumpet Summit starrin’ Thomas Marriott, Ray Vega, Phil Sparks, Travis Shook, Matt Jorgensen ~~ Brad Goode Polytonal Dance Party starrin’ Jeff Jenkins, Ken Walker, Bill Kopper, Anthony Lee SUN JUNE 13TH ~~ The Bobby Watson Quartet starrin’ Orrin Evans(p), Curtis Lundy(b), & Eric Kennedy(d); followed by The Trio de Paz featurin’ Romero Lubambo(g), Nilson Matta(b), & Duduka da Fonseca(d) ~~