Fresh from their spring 2014 tour of China, the Ohio State Jazz Ensemble will present selections from the tour and will welcome guest artist and Ohio State alumnus Kevin Turner, guitar. Turner's 2005 critically acclaimed debut jazz CD, HIM, was named 2007 Stellar Nominee for Instrumental Gospel CD of the Year; 2006 Ensound Music Award Winner for Best Jazz Performance, and 2006 Urban Gospel Industry Award Winner for Jazz Album of the Year.
Program includes Moment's Notice, John Coltrane, arr. Rob Lussier; Bolivia, Cedar Walton, arr. Eric Richards; A Flower is a Lovesome Thing, Billy Strayhorn, arr. Rob Lussier; Blue Minor, Sonny Clark, arr. Rob Lussier; Soupbone, John Clayton; Disapproachment, Frank Foster; Stella by Starlight, Victor Lowe, arr. Vince Mendoza, featuring guitarist Kevin Turner; Blues Walk, Clifford Brown, arr. Michael Philip Mossman, featuring Turner; I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Cory & Cross, arr. Quincy Jones; Howdiz Songo? Gordon Goodwin. Ted McDaniel, director.
Advance Ticket Sales
- $10/general public
- $5/senior citizens, Alumni Association members, non-OSU students, and children
- FREE to Concert Card holders and Ohio State students, faculty, and staff (1 ticket per BuckID presented in person. See below.)
For advance purchase call the Ohio State Theatre Box Office, Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 614-292-2295. Tickets will also be available at the door (subject to availability) one hour prior to the concert, however, advance purchase is recommended. Cash or check only at the Weigel box office.
"BuckID = Free" program: one free ticket is available per BuckID, subject to availability. BuckIDs must be presented in person; free tickets are not available over the phone. Pick up your free ticket at the Ohio State Theatre Box Office, Drake Performance and Event Center, 1849 Cannon Dr., Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. BuckID tickets are also available at the Weigel box office, open one hour prior to performance, but are subject to availability.
Born and raised in Columbus, Kevin Turner began playing guitar at age 9. He was trained as a jazz guitarist but spent an equal amount of time playing in the pop genre. At 16, Kevin was introduced to the professional scene by jazz great Hank Marr when he joined Hank’s jazz organ trio. Hank was Kevin’s music teacher at the performing arts high school where he attended. Quickly becoming known in his hometown for his consummate skills on both guitar and bass, Turner soon found success nationally when he served as sideman for pop and jazz legend Ray Charles in 1984. His soulful guitar solo on Charles’ “Winter Wonderland” can still be heard each holiday season throughout the world. Turner has performed, recorded or toured alongside such artists as Charles Earland, Jimmy Smith, George Howard, Diane Schuur, Destiny’s Child, The Winans, Oleta Adams, Lalah Hathaway, and Kirk Whalum.
Turner holds an undergraduate degree in Jazz Studies from Ohio State and a master’s degree in Music Education from the University of Illinois. Turner has served as a faculty member in the Jazz Studies department at The Ohio State University as well as in the jazz department at the University of Illinois. Turner instructed orchestral string students for 16 years - two years at Fort Hayes Metropolitan High School for the Performing Arts in Columbus, and 14 years leading award-winning orchestras from grades 4-12 in the Champaign, IL school district. Read more.
