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| Jazz Rock Ensemble Spring Concert The big band music of the past and present swing era will be performed during a University of Nebraska at Kearney Jazz Rock Ensemble concert on Saturday, April 18. The program, which begins at 7:30 p.m., will be in the UNK Fine Arts Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. Musical selections on the program include jazz pieces styled in several types of swing, jazz waltz, Latin, rock, jazz rock fusion, contemporary jazz, ballad and funk. The selections are chosen from the libraries of the Yellowjackets, the Les Hooper Band, Les Brown, the Georgia Afro-American Jazz Ensemble and Stan Kenton, with tunes written by Don Sebesky, Jeff Jarvis, Miles Davis and Alan Baylock. "The UNK Jazz Rock Ensemble brings together UNK students from Nebraska, Michigan, Illinois and Arkansas to play great music from the best big bands and big band writers in the nation, " said Dr. Jim Payne, Jazz Rock Ensemble director. The student instrumentalists, and the instruments they play, include: Amherst- Chris Gugel, baritone saxophone Aurora- Ashley Lawton, trumpet Beatrice- Troy Ehmke, tenor saxophone Fremont- Joshua Steger, trumpet Grand Island- Ryne Miller, tenor saxophone Kearney- Tyler Allen, trombone; Miles Margritz, drums; and Paul Niedbalski, trombone Lexington- Arturo Banderas, trombone; and Dayvid Cardenas, drums and bass Lincoln- Paul Ewalt, piano Minden- Katie Lewis, alto saxophone O'Neill- Jordan Peterson, piano Ravenna- Brandon Bohn, trumpet; and Scott Bohn, bass guitar Wood River- Adam Roy, guitar ARKANSAS- Mountain Home- Wes Pendergrass, trombone ILLINOIS- Chicago- John O'Malley, trumpet MICHIGAN- Southfield- Anthony Ford, tenor saxophone write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Jazz News :: home page |