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| MSM celebrates 50th Anniversary of Herbie Hancock’s Maiden Voyage On Thursday, October 22 (7:30 pm) at Manhattan School of Music's Borden Auditorium, and on Monday, November 23 (7:30 & 9:30 pm) at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the MSM Concert Jazz Band, under the direction of Justin DiCioccio (MM '71), will pay tribute to Herbie Hancock's seminal Blue Note Records album, Maiden Voyage. The album, which received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999, turns 50 this year. The concert – dubbed Maiden Voyage Suite – will feature Hancock's classic compositions in a big band setting, with arrangements by MSM Jazz Arts Faculty Mike Holober and Tony Kosleck (BM '89), and MSM alumni Jay Brandford (MM '93) and Pete McGuinness (MM '87). Maiden Voyage was the fifth album led by legendary jazz pianist-composer Herbie Hancock, who had a brief career as a composition student at Manhattan School of Music in the spring semester of 1962, not long before he joined Miles Davis in the latter's now-legendary quintet. "Herbie Hancock did study at MSM for a brief time in the early sixties, " Justin DiCioccio chuckles, "but in this case, we defer all credit for launching him into the jazz stratosphere to Mr. Davis." DiCioccio says of Maiden Voyage, considered by musicians and critics alike to be Hancock's finest record of the 60s, "I am pleased that this fine MSM ensemble will have the opportunity to dig into not just one of my favorite jazz records of all time, but one of the best, period." Maiden Voyage Suite will be performed in MSM's Borden Auditorium on Thursday, October 22 (7:30 pm), admission free, and at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Jazz at Lincoln Center on Monday, November 23 (7:30 & 9:30 pm sets); cover $35 ($20 for students). JUSTIN DICIOCCIO Justin DiCioccio is internationally recognized as one of the foremost jazz educators of our time. In January 2001, he was inducted into the Jazz Education Hall of Fame. His keen insight into teaching and his inventive approach have earned him the title "the musician's teacher." In 2002, Mr. DiCioccio was named MSM's Assistant Dean/Chair, Jazz Arts Program; in 2011 he was named Associate Dean. Under his leadership, the jazz curriculum has been completely restructured, and a new jazz DMA program was introduced. He has put into action his concept of the complete artist-musician – performer, composer, and pedagogue – by developing partnerships with public schools, community organizations, cultural institutions, and the music industry. He initiated the addition of a jazz component to the Precollege Division, making Manhattan School of Music one of the few institutions in the country to offer jazz programs at all levels. Mr. DiCioccio also directs international jazz programs, in partnership with Manhattan School of Music. Mr. DiCioccio has served as program director and clinician for Carnegie Hall Jazz Education and acts as a consultant to Jazz at Lincoln Center and Wynton Marsalis. He designed, developed, and directed the award-winning 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. He is a three-time recipient of the Presidential Scholars teaching recognition award 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's performing and conducting credentials include concerts, commercials, Broadway shows, and recordings with jazz, orchestral, rock, and new music groups. He has performed with Arturo Sandoval, Randy Brecker, Chuck Mangione, Phil Woods, Stan Getz, Red Rodney, 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. Concert Jazz Band The Manhattan School of Music Concert Jazz Band, one of the MSM Jazz Arts Program's top-tier big bands, performs two concerts a year in MSM's Borden Auditorium; the ensemble also plays regularly at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola and other venues. It is dedicated to performing the classic big band arrangements of Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Tadd Dameron, and many others, as well as performing contemporary works and styles. write your comments about the article :: © 2015 Jazz News :: home page |