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40th Annual AzJazz Week – “The Essence of Jazz”

Faculty Artists, Guest Artists, Jazz Thursday March 1, 2018 - 7:30p.m. to 9:30p.m.

Venue: Crowder Hall, 1017 N. Olive Road, Tucson, AZ 85721-0004

The University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music presents its 40th Annual AzJazz Week, featuring six concerts. Daily performances will take place starting Sunday, February 25 through Friday, March 2, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. in Crowder Hall. Please see full schedule of events listed below.

The jazz studies area at the UA Fred Fox School of Music is under the direction of Dr. Angelo Versace. “AzJazz Week is a long-standing tradition at the University of Arizona, thanks to the efforts of Professor Emeritus Jeff Haskell and Professor Moisés Paiewonsky. Over the years, many internationally acclaimed artists have performed in our concert halls and provided clinics for our students. Some of those include Wynton Marsalis, Clark Terry, Marian McPartland, Jimmy Cobb, Ingrid Jensen, Alan Broadbent, Chris Potter, Terell Stafford, Bill Watrous as well as several local artists and groups. I am delighted to continue Jeff Haskell’s efforts in order to benefit the community and our students year after year.

To celebrate the 40th Annual AzJazz Week, we have an eclectic lineup of groups and artists with a notable final concert featuring students from our jazz and orchestra programs, UA distinguished alumna Katherine Byrnes, as well as Jeff Haskell himself. Please join us and become a part of this UA jazz tradition!”

Concert I:
“The Latin Tinge… from Arsenio to Porter”
Jaleo
Sunday, February 25, 7:30 p.m.
Crowder Hall, $10, 7, 5

Their multicultural musical heritage has rightly led Jaleo into the top leading performers in Phoenix, Arizona. With meritorious achievable performances, Jaleo has musically reproduced impressionistic geographical cadences in their work, offering Afro Cuban, Puerto Rican and Colombian rhythmical inspiration. Their Multicultural awareness is a musical interpretation of past and present joy.

Concert II:
The Tucson Jazz Collective directed by Moisés Paiewonsky
Monday, February 26, 7:30 p.m.
Crowder Hall, $Free

The Tucson Jazz Collective (TJC), formerly Park Avenue Jazz Orchestra, is a newly formed, Tucson-based, professional jazz ensemble. The group comprises local and transplant musicians representing the best Tucson has to offer. TJC aims to promote its agenda of world-class quality music through a series of performances and concerts in and around southern Arizona, and will mark it’s first year of existence with a recording at the Jeff Haskell Recording Studio at the University of Arizona in August of 2018.

Concert III:
“Mardi Gras Extravaganza!”
The Original Wildcat Jass Band
featuring the Lindy Hopkins Dancers
Dwayne Riley, clarinet; Rick Peron, trumpet
Rob Boone, trombone, piano; Rob Wright, banjo, vocals
Ray Templin, drums, piano, vocals; Evan Dain, bass, vocals
Tuesday, February 27, 7:30 p.m.
Crowder Hall, $10, 7, 5

Concert IV:
UA Studio Jazz Ensemble featuring Andre Hayward, trombone
directed by Angelo Versace
Wednesday, February 28, 7:30 p.m.
Crowder Hall, $10, 7, 5

Andre Hayward is an extremely gifted trombonist with the sound and clarity reminiscent of the late J.J. Johnson. In 2003 he received first place and a significant scholarship at the International Thelonious Monk Trombone Competition. He has performed/recorded with Roy Hargrove, Betty Carter, Joe Williams, Slide Hampton, John Lewis, Mingus Dynasty Big Band, Gerald Wilson, Kirk Whalum, Jimmy Heath, The Duke Ellington Orchestra and Illinois Jacquet’s Big Band.

Concert V:
“The Essence of Jazz”
The Arizona Jazz Collective featuring Brice Winston, tenor saxophone; Angelo Versace, piano Tom Wakeling, bass; Dom Moio, drums
Thursday, March 1, 7:30 p.m.
Crowder Hall, $10, 7, 5

The Arizona Jazz Collective brings together four highly acclaimed artists who have performed worldwide with a who’s who of jazz. The band’s live performances embrace jazz’ past, present, and future, with a great chemistry and an adventurous, hard-swinging style. Saxophonist Brice Winston (Terence Blanchard, Herbie Hancock, Ellis Marsalis), pianist Angelo Versace (Warren Wolf, Marcus Printup, Slide Hampton), and the swinging rhythm team of veterans Tom Wakeling (Lee Konitz, James Moody, Mel Torme), & Dom Moio (Clark Terry, Herb Ellis, Ahmad Jamal) join forces only a handful of times each year to perform as the Arizona Jazz Collective. Their time together on the bandstand is always a musical highlight of the year, both for them and for their audiences!

Concert VI:
“A Night with Nelson Riddle”
featuring Katherine Byrnes, vocalist & Jeff Haskell, piano
Arizona Symphony Orchestra & UA Studio Jazz Ensemble
conducted by Thomas Cockrell, Nelson Riddle Endowed Chair in Music
Friday, March 2, 7:30 p.m.
Crowder Hall, $10, 7, 5

The Nelson Riddle Archive at the University of Arizona holds a treasure of arrangements by one of America’s preeminent figures in popular music of the 1950s and 60s. The Arizona Symphony Orchestra and UA Studio Jazz Ensemble join forces and welcome UA alumna vocalist Katherine Byrnes for an elegant evening of arrangements originally written for Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole and Linda Ronstadt. Big band and symphonic orchestra unite in the great finale, Riddle’s “Adam and Eve” ballet from the 1960 film “Can-Can.”

CONTACT: Fine Arts Box Office, (520) 621-1162 or tickets.arizona.edu
TICKETS: $10, 7, 5

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Congratulations to faculty member Dr. José Luis Puerta and alumnus Alfredo Vázquez on the release of their new album "Appunti" under the Seville-based Contrastes Records. The album was recorded at the Haskell Recording Studio at the University of Arizona School of Music by Wiley Ross. The debut CD Of the Puerta-Vázquez Duo is a monographic work of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. The album includes pieces that were dedicated or made famous by Duo Presti Lagoya, Sonatina Canonica, and Fuga Elegiaca. The latter one was dedicated to them posthumously. The album also presents a unique interpretation of Appunti Op. 210. A setting for two guitars by the late David Grimes, who made this with Tedesco’s approval. The CD release concert will take place as part of the Faculty Artist Series on October 22, 7:00 PM, Holsclaw Hall.

The album is available for purchase as well as streaming on all platforms.

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Muchas felicidades y bendiciones !!!! Siempre has sido un honesto luchador y vencedor. !!!

It’s a wonderful recording!

Congratulations!

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Felicidades José Luis! Excelente Dúo!

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The University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music
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Fred Fox Graduate Wind Quintet
Festival Musica Malicorne Farewell Concert
Cassandra Gunn – Flute
Gabriella Beltran – Oboe
Cristian Barazal – Clarinet
Caitlynn Sandberg – Horn
Matthew Dutczak – Bassoon
Friday June 24, 2022 at 4:00 p.m.
Holsclaw Hall & Facebook Live
Livestream:

$Free Admission

As the Fred Fox Graduate Wind Quintet prepares to travel to attend the Festival Musica Malicorne in Le Mans, France, they would like to invite you to a farewell concert on Friday June 24, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. in Holsclaw Hall and via livestream on Facebook and Instagram. The performance will feature a reduction of Georges Bizet’s opera, “Carmen” and other traditional French and American repertoire.

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Interview Lisandro Acosta, Distinguished Master's Student

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The Fred Fox School of Music 2022 Scholarship drive ends today! Thank you for joining us for our shared belief in our young artists and scholars, and for the love of music.

If you want to make a gift, the crowdfunding will close at midnight!


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What the world needs now is more love and more music! And the Fred Fox School of Music needs your financial support. Your tax-deductible gift helps to provide the financial support that our talented, visionary young musicians need in order to thrive, create and innovate at the Fred Fox School of Music.

The Fred Fox School of Music is a place of discovery, growth and of musical excellence. The generous support of our loyal patrons, alumni and friends is crucial to serving our bold mission and supporting our wonderful students. This month-long fundraising event features student performances, stories and powerful testimonies to the transformational power of scholarship gifts.

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Last day to give:

Any gift can make a difference!
Thank you for your support of our talented students!

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$100: Your gift contributes towards students' conference fees for professional development

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Thank you for your support of students like Benjamin!

Double your impact during our donation matching challenge through May 15th!

Interview with Benjamin Patrick Skoronski, Distinguished Graduate Student Award winner, PhD student in musicology.

Thanks to a group of four generous donors, all gifts for To Music with Love will be matched dollar for dollar up to $5,000 until May 15, 2022. Please make your gift today and double your impact on our amazing students!

What the world needs now is more love and more music! And the Fred Fox School of Music needs your financial support. Your tax-deductible gift helps to provide the financial support that our talented, visionary young musicians need in order to thrive, create and innovate at the Fred Fox School of Music.
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JustArts Fellowship for Student Leaders in the Arts

The program was created in collaboration with students serving on the Arizona Arts Diversity and Inclusion Committee, including Seoyeon Kim, Cat Cogliandro, Arianna Aquino, and Lynn Robinson. I am excited that it is now ready to launch with generous funding made possible through philanthropic support.

This unique opportunity invites students to design and complete a change-oriented project that increases student access to meaningful arts experiences. Fellows identify challenges, generate creative solutions, and collaborate with student peers and Arizona Arts mentors to bring a more just vision of the arts to life.

To be eligible for the Fellowship, students must be degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate students in UArizona's College of Fine Arts and enrolled full-time for the 2022-2023 academic year. Fellows will meet once every other week during the fall and spring semesters. They will also receive a $6,000 award with an additional $1,500 in supply/execution budget to bring projects to fruition. You may find more details in the attached flyer.

In my capacity as AVP for Equity in the Arts, I've come to know students across CFA who demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion through advocacy, community-building, and other actions big and small. I am sure there are many students in your networks who are ideal candidates for this opportunity. Please share the announcement and flyer widely and encourage individual students to apply. The deadline for applications is May 30, 2022.
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