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| Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet at Pilgrim Congressional Church The Brubeck Institute was established by the University of the Pacific in 2000 to honor its distinguished alumni, Dave and Iola Brubeck. The mission of the Institute is to build on Dave Brubeck's legacy and his lifelong dedication to music, creativity, education, and the advancement of important social issues including civil rights, international relations, environmental concerns, and social justice, through its five programs, including the Brubeck Collection, Brubeck Festival, Brubeck Fellowship Program, Summer Jazz Colony, and the Outreach Program. The members of the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet (BIJQ) are in the Institute's Fellowship Program. Winners of numerous DownBeat awards, including the 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2011 awards for best collegiate jazz group in the country, this group has performed on the Monterey Jazz Festival, Playboy Jazz Festival, Brubeck Festival, Detroit International Jazz Festival, and others, and have done concerts in California, New York, Washington, Florida, Texas, Chicago, Toronto, Minneapolis, Washington DC, and on a State Department tour in Spain. They have performed in jazz clubs such as Yoshi's in Oakland, Herb Alpert's club Vibrato in Los Angeles, Blues Alley in Washington DC, the Dakota in Minneapolis, and the Jamboree Jazz Club in Barcelona. They have also performed at the annual conference of the International Association for Jazz Education, and at the First Annual Jazz Education Network conference in St. Louis, MO. The BIJQ also does clinics and performances in schools throughout the country. The members of the 2011-2012 BIJQ are: Tree Palmedo, trumpet, from Portland, OR Rane Roatta, tenor sax, from Miami, FL Alec Watson, piano, from Geneva, IL Bill Vonderhaar, bass, from Houston, TX Malachi Whitson, drums, from Richmond, CA. When: Feb 18, 8 p.m. Cost: $30 includes wine and appetizers Tickets available at www.cascadetheatre.org or the Cascade's Box Office Where: Pilgrim Congressional Church, 2850 Foothill Blvd, Redding write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Jazz News :: home page |