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| Jon Faddis and Tim Hagans join Justin DiCioccio and the MSM Jazz Philharmonic The Manhattan School of Music Jazz Philharmonic, conducted by Justin DiCioccio, joined by guest artists, Trumpeters Jon Faddis and Tim Hagans, will be showcasing two rarely performed jazz orchestral works on Friday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the School's Borden Auditorium. Don Sebesky's Bird and Béla in B-Flat opens the concert showcasing guest artist Jon Faddis. Mr. Faddis was featured on the work's only recording, released on the Blue Note label, winning a Grammy in 2001. The concert's second half will feature Bob Belden's Black Dahlia with Tim Hagans joining as guest artist. Mr. Hagans was featured as the trumpet soloist on the recording of Black Dahlia (Blue Note, 2000). Bird and Béla in B-Flat is an imaginary meeting between Charlie "Bird" Parker and Béla Bartók in the form of a concerto for jazz quintet and orchestra that will also showcase MSM alto saxophonist Matt Woroshyl. Sebesky composed Bird and Béla in B-Flat in 1983, during a particularly prolific period in his career as a composer for film, television and Broadway, and considers this work to be among his most ambitious. He states, "The primary objective of any serious composer is the creation of a personal musical language – a form of expression which enables one to communicate with one's fellow men on the deepest level and, paradoxically, at the same time sets that composer apart, marking him or her as a separate individual. Bird and Béla was a major step in that long process of finding my own voice." This three-movement work in a concerto form pays tribute to his musical idols: the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók and Charlie "Bird" Parker. Black Dahlia is a recreation of Bob Belden's Grammy Award-winning jazz orchestral recording "Black Dahlia." Adam Larson, MSM tenor saxophonist will be showcased. The inspiration for Bob Belden's 12-movement orchestral suite Black Dahlia's came from James Ellroy's novel of the same name. The work, a film noir in sound and music, took three years to compose and combines musical drama with large-scale orchestration scored for a symphony orchestra. Bios: Justin DiCioccio, Associate Dean and Chair of MSM's Jazz Arts Program, is internationally recognized as one of the foremost jazz educators of our time. He recently became Acting Dean of the True School of Music (TSM), an innovative new music school in Mumbai, India, that opens in September 2013. His inventive approach as an educator has earned him the title "the musician's teacher, " and his many performances, conducting appearances, jazz and percussion clinics, and workshops are widely recognized in the professional and educational fields. Mr. DiCioccio was inducted into the Jazz Education Hall of Fame, has served as program director and clinician for Carnegie Hall Jazz Education, acts as a consultant to Jazz at Lincoln Center and Wynton Marsalis and is conductor of the Grammy Jazz Ensemble. He developed and directed the LaGuardia High School of the Arts jazz program, the first fully accredited secondary jazz program in the United States. Mr. DiCioccio is the recipient of a citation from the mayor of New York for "Distinguished and Exceptional Service to Young Instrumentalists" and is active with the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, the Music for Youth Foundation, the National Young Arts Organization and the National Foundation for Jazz Education. He is a three-time recipient of the Presidential Scholars Teacher Recognition Award in the jazz field by the U.S. Department of Education. In May 1998, the Commission Project, in partnership with the New York City Board of Education, created the JD Award for Outstanding Service to Music in New York City Schools. On March 1, 2010, he was confirmed as the State Department Appointed Cultural Envoy Jazz Ambassador to Tbilisi, Georgia. Mr. DiCioccio has worked with acclaimed artists, including Arturo Sandoval, Randy Brecker, Chuck Mangione, Phil Woods, Stan Getz, and Clark Terry. Mr. DiCioccio is a former member of the Rochester Philharmonic and for five years was a member of the Marine Band "The President's Own, " in which he served as the official White House drummer during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Justin DiCioccio was named Chair of MSM's Jazz Arts Program in 1999 and Associate Dean in 2011. He has been a member of its faculty since 1984. Bob Belden is an American saxophonist, arranger, composer, bandleader and producer. After graduating from the University of North Texas in 1978, he was with Woody Herman's Orchestra for 18 months, worked with Donald Byrd and played with the Mel Lewis Orchestra. He settled in New York in 1983, and quickly found studio work as an arranger; in the years since he has become a versatile, imaginative writer, who transforms non-jazz material – the music of Prince, Sting and Puccini, and all kinds of world music – into jazz. In 2008 he arranged and produced Miles from India, a world fusion music record, based on the compositions of Miles Davis. He continued in this vein with 2011's Miles Espańol: New Sketches of Spain. He assisted with Columbia Records' Miles Davis reissue program and was an A&R Director for Blue Note Records for several years. Jon Faddis is a consummate musician – performer, conductor, composer, and educator. As a young musician, Faddis earned accolades from his mentor Dizzy Birks Gillespie, who said, "He's the best ever, including me!" As a trumpeter, Faddis is one of Gillespie's foremost heirs, in both technique and creative expression. Born in 1953, Faddis began playing trumpet at age eight, inspired by seeing Louis Armstrong on television. His introduction to Dizzy Gillespie at age 15 was the beginning of a unique mentorship and friendship that spanned more than three decades. Faddis joined Lionel Hampton's big band when he was 18. He subsequently became lead trumpet for the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra at the Village Vanguard, formed his own quartet, and also began directing jazz orchestras, including the Grammy-winning United Nations Orchestra, the Dizzy Gillespie 70th Birthday Big Band, the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band (1992-2002), and its successor, the Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra of New York (2003-present). In 2004, Faddis became the artistic director of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble at Columbia College. Faddis has also served as guest conductor and soloist with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, among many others. Grammy-nominated trumpeter Tim Hagans early inspirations were Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard and Thad Jones. From 1974-77 he was a member of the Stan Kenton band, leaving to move to Europe where he toured and played with Dexter Gordon, Kenny Drew, Horace Parlan and Thad Jones. Others he performed with include Maria Schneider, Yellowjackets, Steps, Secret Society and Gary Peacock. As a composer, he has been commissioned by several European jazz orchestras including Hamburg's NDR Big Band and Helsinki's UNO. Hagans is composer-in-residence with Houston's Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble. He has worked extensively with producer and saxophonist Bob Belden . Don Sebesky is a trombonist, keyboardist and arranger, who studied at Manhattan School of Music and played with Kai Winding, Claude Thornhill, Tommy Dorsey, Warren Covington, Maynard Ferguson and Stan Kenton. In 1960 he began to primarily pursue arranging and conducting. He arranged Wes Montgomery’s 1965 album Bumpin’; other credits include George Benson’s The Shape of Things to Come, Paul Desmond’s From the Hot Afternoon, Freddie Hubbard’s First Light and Herbie Mann’s Memphis Two-Step. Additionally, he has worked with the Boston Pops, New York Philharmonic, London’s Royal Philharmonic and symphony orchestras of London and Chicago. Sebesky has been nominated for thirty-one Grammy Awards and is the recipient of three Grammy Awards. He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestration for Parade (1999) and Kiss Me, Kate (revival 2000) as well as the Tony Award for Best Orchestration for Kiss Me, Kate (revival 2000). He has arranged for many prominent artists, including Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Michael Bublée, Liza Minnelli, Seal, and Prince. * * * * * The MSM Jazz Philharmonic , created in 2001 by Justin DiCioccio, offers jazz arts and MSM classical musicians a unique educational experience that bridges the gap among classical, jazz, popular, show, and media music. This ensemble, conducted by Justin DiCioccio, is dedicated to performing original compositions that combine jazz rhythms, harmonies, and instrumental solos with contemporary classical compositional techniques. The MSM Jazz Phil¬harmonic serves the needs of students who seek opportunities to perform in the symphony orchestra as well as studio orchestras. Guest artists include Paquito d’Rivera, Roberta Gambarini, Jane Monheit, Randy Brecker, Cecil Bridgewater, Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, Bob Mintzer, Dick Oatts, and Dave Taylor. Performances have included the US premiere of Krzysztof Knittel’s Lipps, for jazz trio and orchestra (with George Garzone, saxophone; Scott Wendholdt, trumpet; Ted Rosenthal, piano and Jacek Kochan, drums); a 45th anniversary performance of John Coltrane’s “The Meditations Suite;” the complete score of Michel Legrand’s “Les Parapluies de Cherbourg” (“The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”) and a concert commemorating the Stan Kenton Centennial showcasing such works as “City of Glass” and “Artistry in Rhythm.” In 2013, a recording of this concert, Artistry in Rhythm: Music of the Innovations Orchestra, was released on the Jazzheads label. Manhattan School of Music Jazz Arts Manhattan School of Music is one of the first conservatories in the United States to acknowledge the importance of jazz as an art form by establishing undergraduate and graduate degree programs in jazz. 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