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Interlochen
Center for the Arts
Saxophonist Bill Sears has served as
the director of jazz studies at the Interlochen Arts Academy since
1987. Sears came to Interlochen from the Chicago area where he
led an active career as a freelance musician and teacher at the
American Conservatory of Music. He has toured the U.S. and Europe
with the Ray Charles band (1986) and shared the stage with many jazz
luminaries including Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, Art Farmer, Geoff
Keezer, Rick Margitza, and saxophonist Bill Evans.
As an active
performer, Bill has two recent recordings, “Chasin’ The Goal” with
Margitza joining his quintet, and “With One Accord”, his latest CD
featuring his current 7-piece group, the Arts Center Jazz
Collective. Each CD features his engaging saxophone along with
several original compositions. Showing respect for the heritage
of the tenor saxophone, Sears encompasses the entire spectrum of the
instrument's tradition, from lush ballads reminiscent of the great
swing and bebop masters to the searing intensity of today’s
music. Sears is a performing artist/clinician for the Selmer
Corporation in Elkhart, IN.
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Faculty: http://www.interlochen.org/academy/faculty/music_3
Bands:
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo
The
17-member Jazz Ensemble is the flagship performing band in the jazz
program. This stellar unit is considered one of the finest high
school jazz ensembles in the country while earning numerous awards,
including several “db” awards from Downbeat magazine. It was
chosen as a finalist at the 1998 and 2003 Essentially Ellington
Competition held at Lincoln Center.
The Jazz Combo
features 6-8 of the more experienced and advanced musicians in the
program. The band provides opportunities for musicians to develop
improvisational skills to their highest potential.
Both bands have
performed in Arizona, California, New York, Chicago, and throughout
Michigan.
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Profile:
Interlochen
Arts Academy, the nation’s first and foremost boarding fine arts high
school, unites students with others who value their highest
aspirations, creating a close-knit artist community. Four-hundred fifty
of the world’s most talented and motivated young artists study music,
theatre, dance, visual arts, creative writing and motion picture arts
in a college-like setting. They find in the Academy a fast-paced,
creative environment that challenges, inspires and focuses their
talents. While producing more than 250 artistic presentations in
the school year, Academy students also master a rigorous
college-preparatory academic curriculum that prepares them to take
prominent roles in a whole universe of professional endeavors.
- 450+ students
- 300+ faculty and staff
- 40+ states and 15+ countries represented
- 38 Presidential Scholars, more than any
other school
- 250+ presentations
- Dozens of guest artist master classes
annually
- 1,200-acre wooded campus with
educational, recreational and performance facilities
Since
1987 the jazz program has expanded to include two levels of jazz
improvisation, a daily jazz history class, and one combo in addition to
the award-winning 17-piece jazz ensemble. The department is recognized
as one of the top jazz programs in the country. During the past
15 years it has earned Downbeat magazine's “db” award 11 times.
The jazz ensemble has twice been named a finalist at the Essentially
Ellington Competition held at Lincoln Center (1998, 2003). Alumni of
the program can be found at all of the top jazz conservatories and
universities, and many are leading active professional careers in New
York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, Miami and other major cities.
Distinguished IAA alumni holding professional jazz credentials include
saxophonist Bob Mintzer,
composer-pianist-bassist Chris Brubeck,
drummer Dan Brubeck, violinist
Regina Carter,
drummer Peter Erskine,
vocalist Cedric Dent, drummer Clarence Penn, trumpeter Byron Stripling, trumpeter Allen Vizzutti, trumpeter Walter White, singer Norah
Jones, and
trombonist Bruce Paulson.
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Awards:
Interlochen Center for the Arts Receives
National Medal of Arts
**
President George W. Bush Honors 10 Recipients **
** in White House Ceremony **
Washington, D.C. - President George W. Bush
honored recipients of the 2006 National Medal of Arts on Thursday,
November 9. Ten medals were presented by the President and Mrs.
Laura Bush in an Oval Office ceremony at the White House. The
National Endowment for the Arts manages the National Medal of Arts
nomination process and notified the artists of their selection to
receive a medal, the nation's highest honor for artistic excellence.
"These individuals and organizations have all made enduring
contributions to the artistic life of our nation," said National
Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia. "Whether by translating the
masterpieces of Latin American literature or bringing genius to the
design of everyday objects or simply preserving the great musical
heritage of New Orleans, their work has enriched our national culture."
The 2006 National Medal of Arts Recipients:
- William Bolcom, classical composer, Ann
Arbor, MI
- Cyd Charisse, dancer, Los Angeles, CA
- Roy R. DeCarava, photographer, Brooklyn,
NY
- Wilhelmina Holladay, arts patron,
Washington, DC
- Interlochen Center for the Arts, school
of fine arts, Interlochen, MI
- Erich Kunzel, conductor, Cincinnati Pops
Orchestra, Cincinnati, OH
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band, jazz
ensemble, New Orleans, LA
- Gregory Rabassa, literary translator,
Brooklyn, NY
- Viktor Schreckengost, industrial
designer/sculptor, Cleveland, OH
- Dr. Ralph Stanley, bluegrass musician,
Coeburn, VA
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President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura
Bush stand with recipients of the 2006 National Medal of Arts in the
Oval Office Thursday, Nov., 9, 2006. Pictured from left,: Ben Jaffe and
his mother Sandra Jaffe, directo and co-founder of the Preservation
Hall Jazz Band; Literary Translator Gregory Rabassa; Dancer Cyd
Charisse; Photographer Roy DeCarava; Industrial Designer Viktor
Schreckengost; Musician Dr. Ralph Stanley; Arts patron Wilhelmina
Holladay; Composer William Bolcom; Interlochen
Center for the Arts CEO Jeffrey Kimpton; and NEA Chairman Dana
Gola. White House photo by
Paul Morse
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The
National Endowment for the Arts gratefully acknowledges The President's
Committee on the Arts and the Humanities for its support of the 2006
National Medal of Arts.
Established by Congress in 1984, the National Medal of Arts is awarded
to individuals or groups who, in the President's judgment, are
deserving of special recognition for outstanding contributions to the
excellence, growth, support and availability of the arts in the United
States. Each year, the National Endowment for the Arts receives
nominations for the award from across the country. The National Council
on the Arts, the Endowment's advisory body, reviews the nominations and
provides recommendations to the President, who selects the recipients.
The process is secret, and Interlochen was not aware that it was under
consideration.
In announcing the selection, the National Endowment for the Arts
recognized Interlochen both for the extraordinary contributions the
organization has made over its 79-year history and for the dynamic
initiatives of the past few years that are keeping Interlochen on the
cutting edge of arts education today and into the future.
Founded in 1927 as the National High School Orchestra Camp, the
institution soon became known simply as "Interlochen" and quickly
increased in scope to include other arts disciplines and programs. From
an unlikely location in the woods of northern Michigan emerged a
growing cultural and arts community with national influence. Today
Interlochen also encompasses the country’s first boarding high school
in the arts, a public radio network, a year-round arts festival, an
elementary and middle school, and an expanding adult education program.
Nearly 90,000 artists have learned and been inspired at Interlochen and
hundreds of thousands more are engaged annually.
In a press release statement Interlochen President Jeffrey Kimpton
proclaimed, "It
is not an overstatement to say that Interlochen has played a key role
in the developent of high quality music and art programs in public
schools throughout the entire country. In 1928, Interlochen was a
pioneer in the area of arts education. Today, the cross-pollination of
arts that can only be found here continues to attract some of the most
talented and dynamic artists from around the country. After eighty
years, we are still on the leading edge of arts education."
Interlochen Center for the Arts continues to innovate to meet the
changing needs of the arts community. In 2005, Interlochen established
an interdisciplinary high school film program, which draws on the wide
range of talent that already exists at Interlochen; theatre students
appear in the films; writing students work on screenplays; music
students create original scores and visual artists work on the sets. In
October, the new film program moved into the new Aaron and Helen L.
DeRoy Center for Film studies, a 26,000 square foot facility, which
incorporates living space, classrooms, editing rooms and a screening
room. It is the only building of its kind in the country, dedicated to
teaching the art of film to high school students.
In the last three years, Interlochen has also expanded its offerings
for adult education programs. "We are most well-known for inspiring
young artists, but adults continue to seek high quality creative
opportunities and need the arts just as much as our youth. Our College
of Creative Arts gives adults of all ages many opportunities to
fine-tune their skills in an arts discipline - or to explore an
entirely new one," said Kimpton. Programs have included guitar,
New Horizons band, adult band camp, chamber music, early music,
painting, photography and writing seminars. Other programs are
continually being added.
Very few arts education organizations have ever been recognized with
the National Medal of Arts. Kimpton expressed his hopes that the award
will advance opportunities for arts education for everyone. "At this
place where art lives so vibrantly, we bring art into the lives of so
many people. As we move forward, Interlochen will carry on its
tradition of being a leader in the arts by continuing to innovate and
promote the availability of arts programs for everyone - at Interlochen
and everywhere."
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Adrian
College
Music Department
110
S. Madison St.
Adrian,
MI 49221
Ph:
800-877-2246
Ph:
517-265-5161
Web Site: http://www.adrian.edu/academics/MUS.php
Jazz
Director: Dr. Marty Marks,
Director of Bands
Ph:
517-264-3879
e-Mail:
mmarks@adrian.edu
Bands: Jazz Ensemble
The
Adrian College Jazz Ensemble provides students with opportunities
for musical growth in rehearsal and performance by participation in a
jazz ensemble. A variety of literature will be used as the medium
to present a diverse exposure to related history and culture, as well
as a forum to develop the crafts of individual and collective musical
artisanship, including jazz articulation and improvisation.
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Faculty: http://adriancollegemusic.org/faculty.htm
Jazz
Events: http://adriancollegemusic.org/calendar.htm
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Albion
College
611
East Porter Street
Albion,
Michigan
49224
Ph:
517-629-1000
Web Site: http://www.albion.edu/music/
Jazz Director: James Ball -
Associate Professor; Director of Orchestra, Jazz, Conducting
Office:
115,
Goodrich Chapel
Ph:
517-629-0481
e-Mail: jball@albion.edu
James
Ball is
currently Director of Orchestral Activities, Associate Professor of
Conducting, and Director of the Jazz Ensemble at Albion College. He
began his duties at Albion in the fall of 1999 when he was also named
Conductor of the Tecumseh (MI) Pops Orchestra. He has performed a wide
variety of music with a number of professional musical organizations
and institutions during his twenty-five year career. Prior to accepting
his position at Albion College, Dr. Ball served for five years as Music
Director and Conductor of the Danville (IL) Symphony Orchestra. In
recent years he has guest conducted the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic
Orchestra of Zlin in the Czech Republic, Vidin State Philharmonic
Orchestra in Vidin, Bulgaria and the Oaxaca Symphony Orchestra in
Mexico. In 1997 he was one of 50 conductors invited worldwide to
compete in the “Mario Gusella” International Conducting Competition in
Pescara, Italy where he advanced to the semi-final round.
Ball
is the founding
Music Director of the Sandy Springs (GA) Chamber Orchestra and the
founding conductor of “New Ear”, Kansas City’s widely acclaimed
professional contemporary music chamber ensemble. He has also served as
Music Director and Conductor of the Lawrence (KS) Symphony Orchestra
and the Kansas City String Orchestra and has held conducting posts with
the Missouri Symphony Society, the Kansas City Civic Orchestra, the
Atlanta Chamber Orchestra, the Jackson (MI) Youth Symphony Orchestra
and the National Youth Orchestra of Costa Rica. He has also conducted
the Shinsei Nihon Symphony Orchestra in Japan, the Elkhart (IN)
Symphony Orchestra, the Mid-Columbia (WA) Symphony, the Macon (GA)
Symphony, the Kingsport (TN) Symphony, and the Lawrence (KS) Chamber
Players.
Dr.
Ball has taught on
the faculties of the University of Costa Rica, the University of West
Florida, Pensacola Junior College and served as a staff administrator
at the University of Missouri – Kansas City and the Kansas City
American Arts Festival. He is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of
Music and holds Master of Music degrees from Northwestern University
and Georgia State University. He completed the Doctor of Musical Arts
degree at the Conservatory of Music of the University of Missouri –
Kansas City in 1992. Ball has studied conducting with Theo Alcantra,
Uri Mayer, Frederick Ockwell, and Robert Olson and has attended
workshops and master classes with such noted conductors and composers
as Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Zubin Mehta, Lukas Foss, Maurice
Abravanel, Gustav Meier, William Kraft and David Amram.
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Band: Albion Jazz
Ensemble
The
Albion Jazz Ensemble is comprised of students from Albion College
selected by audition each fall. The ensemble performs eight to ten
concerts per school year, including two shows each semester on the
Albion College campus. Additionally, the band has a monthly engagement
at Cascarelli's Restaurant in downtown Albion. The Jazz Ensemble plays
a wide range of repertoire, from classic big band compositions by Duke
Ellington and Billy Strayhorn to modern arrangements by contemporary
composers such as Bob Mintzer, Vince Mendoza, Pat Metheny, and Maria
Schneider.
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Faculty: http://www.albion.edu/music/faculty.asp
Jazz Events: http://www.albion.edu/music/concertSchedule.asp
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Alma
College
Alma
College Music
Department
614
W. Superior St.
Alma,
MI
48801
Ph:
989-463-7167 Music Department
Ph:
800-321-ALMA Alma College Admissions
Web Site: http://www2.alma.edu/academics/music/
Jazz Director: Jeff
Kressler,
Director, Alma College Jazz Ensemble
Eddy
Music Building
989-463-7167
e-Mail: Kelly Masley, masley@alma.edu
Bands:
Alma College Jazz
Ensemble
Faculty: http://www2.alma.edu/academics/music/faculty.htm
Jazz Events: http://www.alma.edu/academics/departments/humanities/music/events
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Alpena
Community College
666
Johnson St.
Alpena,
MI
49707-1495
Ph:
989-356-9021
Ph:
888-468-6222
Web Site: http://www.alpenacc.edu/index.asp,
http://www.alpenacc.edu/se
arch/coursesearch.asp?dept_id=35
Jazz Director: John
Schubert, Jazz
Ensemble Instructor/Director
Bands:
ACC Jazz Ensemble
Faculty: http://www.alpenacc.edu/search/per
sonnelsearch.asp
Jazz
Events: http://www.alpenacc.edu/calendar/default
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Aquinas
College
1607
Robinson Road S.E.
Grand
Rapids,
MI 49506-1799
Ph:
616-632-8900
Ph:
616-632-2413
Web Site: http://www.aquinas.edu/music/
Jazz Director:
Paul S. Brewer,
Director of Instrumental Music
Dr.
Paul Brewer,
Associate Professor and Director of Instrumental Music at Aquinas
College holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Music Composition and Jazz
Pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Brewer also
holds a Bachelors and a Masters degree in Music Education from the
University of Central Oklahoma.
In
addition to his
teaching duties, Dr. Brewer has been active as a professional
trombonist since 1970. While jazz is his main musical endeavour, Dr.
Brewer has also played in a variety of musical ensembles including
everything from orchestral groups to rock and roll bands.
His
many years as a
trombonist in musical theater productions gave Dr. Brewer the
opportunity to work with celebrities such as Mickey Rooney, Ann Miller,
Richard Harris, Robert Goulet, and many others. As a jazz performer Dr.
Brewer has performed with such greats as J.J. Johnson, Max Roach, Urbie
Green, Mel Torme, Randy Brecker, and many others.
Among
his many
contributions to the field of jazz education, Dr. Brewer has been
chosen three times to lecture at the prestigious International
Association for Jazz Education annual conference (twice in New York
City and once in Toronto). Dr. Brewer is also called upon each year to
adjudicate jazz festivals and to perform as a guest soloist on public
school jazz band concerts.
Along
with his tenure
at Aquinas College and as a Jazz Artist sponsored by the Yamaha
Corporation, Dr. Brewer is also on the jazz faculty at the Interlochen
Arts Camp held each summer in Interlochen, Michigan. At Interlochen Dr.
Brewer has taught many wonderful students from all over the world among
them, five-time Grammy Award winner Norah Jones and Dr. Brewer's son,
Matthew Brewer, an upright bassist currently performing with the great
alto saxophonist and Blue Note recording artist, Greg Osby.
At
Aquinas College Dr.
Brewer is the Director of Bands, concert and jazz. Dr. Brewer also
teaches instrumental conducting,
instrumentation/arranging/orchestration, jazz improvisation, studio
trombone and trumpet, band methods courses, popular music history, and
counterpoint.
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Bands: Aquinas College
Jazz Band
Faculty: http://www.aquinas.edu/music/biosmusic.html
Jazz Events: http://www.aquinas.edu/music/events.html
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Calvin College
Music Department
1795
Knollcrest Circle
SE
Grand
Rapids,
MI 49546-4404
Ph:
616-526-6253
e-Mail:
music@calvin.edu
Web Site: http://www.calvin.edu/academic/music/
, http://www.calvin.edu/academic/mu
sic/ensemble/jazz/
Jazz Director: Dr. James Sawyer,
Jazz Band Director
Ph:
616-526-6253
e-Mail:
music@calvin.edu
Dr.
Sawyer holds a BME
from VanderCook College of Music, a MM in
Trumpet Performance from the University of Michigan and an Ed.D from
the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He also attended Grambling College
of Lousiana where he was a member of the famous Tiger Marching Band.
Dr.
Sawyer’s career as
a music educator began in 1974 as band director
of a small parochial school in Chicago. He has since taught at every
level of the educational spectrum including Director of Bands at
Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC and Assistant Director of Bands at
the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He taught 13 years in the Grand
Rapids Public Schools. He also performs as a guest conductor and
lecturer across the U.S. His professional performance credits include
leas trumpet for many internationally known artists such as the Bob
Hope Show, the Chi-lites, the Dells, the Four Tops, the Manhattans, the
Temptations, the Stars of the Lawrence Welk Show, the Jim Nabors Show,
and most recently, the Shirley Jones and Bob Newhart Shows as a member
of the Holland Tulip Festival Jazz Orchestra. He is currently
Co-Director at East Kentwood High School.
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Bands: Jazz Band
The Calvin Jazz
Band is a full-size big band [debut concert - 05/04/05], and directed
by Dr. James Sawyer, who is new to the Calvin faculty in the fall
semester 2006.
The
Jazz Ensemble focuses on
playing
a variety of repertoire and
developing improvisational skills and technique. It rehearses on
Wednesdays from 7:00-9:00
p.m.
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Faculty: http://www.calvin.edu/academic/music/fa
culty/
Jazz Events: http://www.calvin.edu/academic/music/c
alendar/
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Central
Michigan University
School
of Music
Music
Building, Room
162
Mount
Pleasant, MI
48859
Ph:
989-774-3281
Web Site: http://www.mus.cmich.edu/
Jazz Director:
Rob Smith, Assistant
Professor of Jazz Studies
Rob
Smith, Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Central Michigan
University, graduated from CMU in 1986. He went on to earn a Master of
Music-Jazz Studies degree from The University of North Texas (1989),
where he performed with the world-renowned One O’clock Lab Band, and
can be heard on recordings from 1987-89.
Most
recently, Rob
held a faculty position at The University of North Carolina-Greensboro,
The Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program (2004-05). He has also taught at
St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada (1991-93, 1997),
Michigan State University (1994-97), Mott Community College (1995-97),
Interlochen Center For The Arts (2000), and Central Michigan University
(2000-04).
Rob
performs regularly
on trumpet and saxophones throughout the United States, Canada and
Europe with several notable jazz groups, including: The Woody Herman
Jazz Orchestra, The Kirk MacDonald Quintet, The Steve Haines Quintet,
The Jeff Haas Quintet, and is scheduled to tour this fall with Terri
Lyne Carrington and Dianne Reeves.
Rob
can be heard on
several recordings, including: “Step By Step” – The Terry Lower Quintet
(2005); “Itchin’ To Groove” – Jim Cooper Quintet (2004); “Beginner’s
Mind” – Steve Haines Quintet (Artist House – 2002); “HaGesher Chai –
The Bridge Lives” – Jeff Haas Trio & Friends (2001); “Live At The
Montreaux – Detroit Jazz Festival” – Larry Nozero (2000). “Live in
London at Ronnie Scott’s” – The Woody Herman Jazz Orchestra (1999);
“New Beginnings” – Kirk MacDonald Septet (1998); “Sherman Mitchell
& Friends” & “Sherm, In n’ Out”; various recordings by the
group, Mind’s Eye.
Bands: Jazz Lab I, Jazz
Central, JazzBone
Jazz
has been a part
of Central Michigan University since 1956, when the "Swingin' Chips"
were organized. Students at CMU can participate in - Jazz Lab I, Jazz
Central, JazzBone ensemble and jazz percussion groups. Auditions for
jazz bands generally take place the first week of classes.
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Faculty: http://www.mus.cmich.edu/facstaff.htm
Jazz Events: http://www.mus.cmich.edu/musicevents.htm
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Concordia
University
Department
of Arts
& Sciences
4090 Geddes Road
Ann
Arbor,
MI 48105-2797
Ph:
734-995-7391
Ph:
888-734-4237
Web Site: http://www.cuaa.edu/cuarts/
Jazz Director: Sean Dobbins,
Professor of Jazz Studies
Ph:
734-995-7484
e-Mail:
dobbis@cuaa.edu
Bands: Jazz Ensemble
Faculty: http://www.cuaa.edu/aboutCUA
A/directory.asp?sub_cat_id=A
Jazz Events: http://www.cuaa.edu/cuarts/?d_id=1315
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Eastern
Michigan University
Department
of Music
& Dance
411
Pray Harrold
Ypsilanti,
Michigan 48197
Ph:
734-487-4380
e-Mail:
dave.woike@emich.edu
Web Site: http://www.emich.edu/music/index.html
Jazz Director: Donald Babcock,
Trombone, Assistant
Professor
Ph:
734-487-6842
e-Mail:
donald.babcock@emich.edu
Donald
Babcock is an
Assistant Professor in the Department of Music & Dance where he
teaches trombone and jazz. He previously taught at North Central Bible
College and Lansing Community College. He is frequently in residence at
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in the summers.
As a teacher,
performer, and clinician, Babcock is busy throughout the Detroit-Metro
area. He currently plays principal trombone in the Ann Arbor Symphony
and the Michigan Chamber Brass. He visits local schools and gives
frequent solo recitals.
Other
recent symphony
performances have been with the Grand Rapids Symphony, Lansing
Symphony, and Kalamazoo Symphony. Band performances include a select
Blue Lake Festival Band performance under Dr. Harry Begian at the
Midwest Band and Orchestra Convention in Chicago, IL. Jazz performances
have been with the Paul Keller Jazz Orchestra, Ann Arbor Jazz Bones and
the Blue Lake Monster.
Babcock
has studied
with Curtis Olson, Vern and Jan Kagarice, Thomas Ashworth, Nick Keelan,
and Dudley Bright. Dr. Babcock holds a DMA from Michigan State
University, and a Master of Music from the University of Minnesota -
Twin Cities. He completed both a Bachelor of Music and a Bachelor of
Arts in Mathematics from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI.
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Bands: Jazz Ensemble,
Jazz Combo
Faculty: http://www.emich.edu/music/html/faculty.html
Jazz Events: http://www.emich.edu/music/html/events.html
Ph:
734-487-2255
- Music Events Hotline
e-Mail:
emu.musicevents@emich.edu
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Ferris
State University
The
Music Center
1030
Campus Drive
Big
Rapids, Michigan
49307
Ph:
231-591-2501
e-Mail:
Ms.
Tracy Federoff, Music Center Secretary
federofft@ferris.edu
Web Site: http://www.ferris.edu/music/
Jazz Director: Matthew
Moresi,
Assistant Professor, Director of Jazz Band
Music
Center 110
Ph:
(231) 591-2587
e-Mail:
moresim@ferris.edu
Besides
directing the
jazz band, Matt Moresi also teaches courses in Beginning Piano
and Music Appreciation. Moresi graduated from the University of
Oregon earning both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees, while
studying trombone and jazz arranging/composition. He has won many
awards for
his playing and writing including the 2003 Reno jazz Festival
Outstanding College Performer, the 2004 Reno Jazz Festival Outstanding
College Trombonist, and a finalist for the 2005 ASCAP Foundation Young
Jazz Composer Awards. The UNC Jazz Press currently publishes his
arrangements. Moresi continues to remain active as an educator,
performer, writer, and clinician.
Bands: FSU Jazz
Band
The
FSU Jazz Band is
sponsored by Ferris State University as part of
its Music for Life! initiative. The FSU Jazz Band performs
traditional
and contemporary literature for
big band, along with additional instruction in improvisation.
Membership is open by audition to university students and members of
the community. Auditions are required for new and returning
members.
The auditions are held on Monday and Wednesday evening in the first
week of classes. The FSU Jazz Band rehearses on Mondays and
Wednesdays from 5:30-6:45 p.m.
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Faculty: http://www.ferris.edu/music/contacts.htm
Jazz Events: http://www.ferri
s.edu/htmls/colleges/artsands/MusicWebSite/concerts/
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Grand
Rapids Community College
Performing
Arts
143
Bostwick Avenue,
NE
Grand
Rapids, Michigan
49503
Ph:
616-234-GRCC
Web Site: http://www.grcc.edu/?PageID=1759
Jazz Director: Michael
Gillan,
Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Jazz Orchestra
Ph:
616-234-3941
e-Mail:
mgillan@grcc.edu
Michael
Gillan
leads the jazz band along with duties as director of the Wind Ensemble,
Jazz
Orchestra, Mariachi Ensemble, Kent Philarmonia Orchestra, and the Grand
River Winds. He also teaches low brass and Aural Comprehension.
Gillan
received his
undergraduate musical training at Michigan State
University and his Masters Degree in Trombone Performance from Ball
State University. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in Wind
Conducting from Michigan State University.
Gillan
has taught in
the secondary schools in Montana, Wyoming,
Indiana, Nevada and North Dakota. He was formerly Interim
Director of
Bands at University of Michigan-Flint and Wayne State College in
Nebraska. His groups have been featured at both the Wyoming and
Nebraska Music Educators Conventions. Gillan has also presented
clinics at numerous state MENC Conventions and has conducted many honor
bands in the Midwest area.
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Bands: Jazz Orchestra,
Jazz Combo
Jazz
Orchestra - Michael Gillan, Director
The
Jazz Orchestra
rehearses and performs pieces in various styles
and from various periods in jazz and big-band developments.
Improvisation is taught and emphasized in performance. Membership
is by audition.
Jazz
Combo - Michael Gillan, Coach
Membership
in the Jazz
Combo program is by audition. The
instrumentation varies according to the number of students available.
Groups in the past have been anything from the traditional 3 horns
& rhythm section, to a quartet consisting of vibes, cello, bass,
drums. Music varies from published charts, to the Real Book, to
original compositions of the students. Each combo meets once a week for
1 hour. Performances include, once each semester at the School of
Music (Fall and Spring Jazz Night), once a month at the GRCC school
library,
outside gigs at the Van Andel Arena, and other private functions.
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Faculty: http://www.grcc.edu/musicFaculty
Jazz Events: http://www.grcc.edu/musicCalendar
Fall
Jazz Night
Tues, Oct 23,
2007; 7:30 pm, FREE ADMISSION
An evening of jazz
presented by the GRCC Shades of Blue & Jazz
Orchestra
GRCC Music Center Recital
Hall (Room 200)
Winter Jazz Night
Tues, Feb 20, 2008; 7:30 pm, FREE ADMISSION
An evening of jazz
presented by the GRCC Shades of Blue & Jazz
Orchestra
GRCC Music
Center Recital Hall (Room
200)
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Grand
Valley State University
1
Campus Dr.
Music
Department
1300
PAC
Allendale,
Michigan
49401-9403
Ph:
616-331-3484
Ph:
800-748-0246
Web Site: http://www.gvsu.edu/music/index.cfm
Jazz Director: Kurt Ellenberger,
Associate Professor and Director of Jazz Band
Ph: (616) 331-2943
e-Mail:
ellenbek@gvsu.edu
Kurt
Ellenberger began
his professional career at the age
of thirteen in his hometown of Windsor, Ontario. He received a D.M.A.
in Composition from the University of Texas at Austin, M.M. in
Theory/Composition from the University of Northern Colorado, and a B.A.
from the University of Windsor. Ellenberger has performed extensively
on both trumpet and piano in a wide variety of musical settings in the
contemporary, classical, and improvisatory genres, including
performances with Kenny Wheeler, Billy Eckstine, and Della Reese. His
jazz trio, which he has led for over fifteen years, has been recorded
by CBC Radio in Canada and NPR in the United States, featuring
Ellenberger as both performer and composer. He recently recorded his
first CD, entitled Songs from Far West, a collection of his own pieces
along with works by Paul Hindemith and Duke Ellington. The CD was
released worldwide by Challenge-A Records (Netherlands) and has been
reviewed in publications in Canada, America, and Europe. He is also an
ASCAP award winning composer who has written music for solo piano,
voice and piano, orchestra, brass quintet, brass choir, and also two
concertos.
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Bands: Large Jazz Ensemble,
Small Jazz Ensembles
http://www.gvsu.edu/music/index.cfm?id=13954B6C-B01E-FA1F-50BC3435C445AB84
Large
Jazz Ensemble
The
group performs
both traditional and contemporary jazz music, including new works
composed especially for the jazz program. It's featured at
concerts, dances, on tours, and at jazz festivals. Open to music
majors and non-majors. Audition required.
Small
Jazz
Ensembles
The
group
focuses on
mastery of tunes from the jazz repertoire. Emphasis is on
improvisation and arranging using lead sheets and original
compositions.
Jazz
Improvisation Seminar
The
student unit
meets
as a performing ensemble with emphasis and instruction on various
approaches to jazz improvisation.
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Faculty: http://www.gvsu.edu/music/index.cfm?id=AA186572-DBA7-EA78-DF730F3741C563A1
Jazz Events: http://www.gvsu.edu/music/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.events
Jazz
Orchestra
Tim
Froncek, Director
October 18, 2007, 8
PM Free Admission
Louis Armstrong
Theatre, PAC
Jazz Orchestra
Tim
Froncek, Director
November 26, 2007, 8
PM Free Admission
Louis Armstrong
Theatre, PAC
Jazz Orchestra
Tim
Froncek, Director
April 1, 2008, 8
PM Free Admission
Louis Armstrong
Theatre, PAC
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Henry
Ford Community College
Fine
Arts and
Fitness
Division
MacKenzie Fine Arts
Center, Room 132
5101 Evergreen Rd.
Dearborn, MI 48128-1495
Ph: 313-845-9600
Ph: 800-585-HFCC
Web Site: http://www.hfcc.edu/ ,
https://my.hfcc.edu/site_manager/catalog_manager/programs/view_program1.asp?id=529&view=s ,
http://www.hfcc.edu/programs/documents/HFCC_2007_08_catalog.pdf
Jazz Director: Rick
Goward, Associate
Dean-HFCC Fine Arts and Fitness Division; Director of Bands-HFCC
Ph:
(313)
845-6470
e-Mail:
rgoward@hfcc.edu
Bands: Henry
Ford Big
Band, Blue Fusion (vocal jazz), Studio 110 (Big Band jazz), Midnight
Blue (vocal jazz)
HFCC
Big Band, Rick Goward, Director
The HFCC Big Band has
played at more than 750 concerts, dances and
convention performances since 1983. The band performed at the 2005 and
2001 Presidential Inauguration festivities in Washington, D.C. The
group is the only band – professional or amateur – to appear at the
Ford Detroit Jazz Festival for 24 consecutive years. The Big Band also
joined with Evergreen Blues for a 2002 concert tour in Hawaii.
The Big Band also has
made prestigious concert appearances at Carnegie
Hall, New York (1992 and 1989) and at many international jazz
festivals, including the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland (1998,
1994, 1990, 1988, and 1985), Jazz Vienne in France (1998) and the North
Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands (1990). The musicians have shared
the concert stage with Maynard Ferguson (1998 and 1993) and the Count
Basie Orchestra (1992).
Blue
Fusion, G. Kevin Dewey, HFCC Vocal Music Instructor
Blue Fusion performs a
variety of classic and contemporary vocal jazz,
featuring both ‘a cappella and accompanied selections. Blue Fusion
traveled to Chicago in 2003 with Studio 110 and joined the HFCC at the
2003 Ford Detroit Jazz Festival. The group consists of vocalists and
instrumentalists.
Studio
110 Jazz Orchestra, Randall Knight, HFCC Music Instructor
The Studio 110 Jazz
Orchestra performs a wide selection of jazz
favorites at many Detroit-area events. Its members range from recent
high school graduates to retirees. Studio 110 often shares the stage
with Blue Fusion, and the two groups traveled to Chicago for a concert
tour in 2003.
Midnight
Blue, G. Kevin Dewey, HFCC Vocal Music Instructor
Midnight Blue performs
vocal jazz. Midnight Blue joined with the HFCC
Big Band in January 2005 to perform for the Presidential Inaugural Ball
in Washington, D.C. and at the 2005 Ford Detroit Jazz Festival.
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Faculty: http://www2.hfcc.edu/staff/StaffSearch.asp
Jazz Events:
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Hillsdale College
Music
Department - Fine
Arts
33
East College Street
Hillsdale,
MI
49242
Ph:
517-437-7341
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