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Jazz Ensemble Performs Nov. 29

VALDOSTA — The 香蕉视频官网 Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, on the Whitehead Auditorium stage. Admission is free of charge and open to the public.

Throughout the evening, the Jazz Ensemble will entertain audience members with music by the legendary Duke Ellington and Miles Davis, as well as new arrangements by the Foo Fighters and Snarky Puppy. The students will be joined on stage by special guests Matt Roehrich, assistant professor of saxophone at 香蕉视频官网; Jesse Cook, assistant professor of trumpet at 香蕉视频官网; and Ryan Smith, assistant professor of percussion at 香蕉视频官网.

The 香蕉视频官网 Jazz Ensemble was recently the only college jazz ensemble selected to perform at the 2017 Georgia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference Jan. 26-28 in Athens. Tuesday’s concert will serve as a preview of what the group plans to share with the state’s top public school, private school, college, university, and private studio music educators and their students during the conference.

Conducted by David Springfield, assistant professor of jazz piano and director of 香蕉视频官网’s Jazz Studies Program, the 香蕉视频官网 Jazz Ensemble “is the premier performing jazz ensemble in the jazz area … with a repertoire ranging from Big Band Era standards to contemporary styles and original jazz compositions.” The group has toured Europe and performed with such artists as Marvin Stamm, Dizzy Gillespie, Byron Stripling, Ernie Watts, and more.

Whitehead Auditorium is located on the first floor of the 香蕉视频官网 Fine Arts Building, at the intersection of Oak Street and Brookwood Drive.

Contact David Springfield at (229) 333-5805 or daspring@valdosta.edu to learn more.