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Jazz Festival: College Night 3/23/23

Thursday, March 23, 2023  •  6 p.m.

Weigel Auditorium
Columbus, OH
 

Program selections will be announced from the stage.


Latin Combo

Kristopher Keith, director

  • Come Candela | Mongo Santamaria
  • Minha Saudade | Joao Donato
  • Bilongo | Eddie Palmiere

Anabella Petronsi, vocals; Jhon See Toe Fajardo-Arguello, flute; Ivan Murray, trumpet; Ben Konsker, baritone/alto sax; Brendan Akins, trombone; I. Burgos, trombone; Harrison Stenzel, piano; Drew Powell, piano; Sidney McLean, bass; Joshua Sommers, percussion; Andrew Theiss, drum set


Bebop Combo

Chris Anderson, director

  • Selections and personnel to be announced.


Hard Bop Combo

Robert Brooks, director

  • Remember | Irving Berlin
  • The Old Country | Nat Adderley
  • If I Should Lose You | Ralph Rainger

Elisabeth Lewis, vocals and trumpet; John Heino, trumpet; Leo Lipker, alto saxophone; Joel Caniff, tenor saxophone; Austin Aldous, guitar; Jared Yoder, piano; Reese Callicoat, bass; Jakob Stephens, drums and cymbals; Grant Kresina, cymbals and drums


Fusion Combo

Mike Smith, director

  • Harem Beat | Yasuhisa Watanabe, arr. Jacob Smith
  • Green Book | Walter Becker and Donald Fagen

Emma Fleenor, vocals; Ethan Kavanaugh, trumpet; Isaiah Steenrod, tenor sax; Levi Steenrod, trombone; Jacob Smith, trombone; Michael Peyton, guitar; Drew Powell, keyboards; Olivia Page-Howe, bass; Auden Stevenson, drums


Art Blakey Combo

Kevin Turner, director

  • Never Will I Marry | Frank Loesser, arr./adapted Jerrod Shackelford
  • Dwa Serduszka ("Two Hearts"), Joanna Kulig and Marcin Masecki, arr./adapted Peter Brown
  • A Maçã | Peter Brown
  • Where is the Love | Ralph MacDonald and William Salter, arr. Jerrod Shackelford
  • Delilah | Victor Young, arr./adapted Parker Lewis

Natalia Lastowiecka, vocals; Luca Sakiewicz, alto sax; Jerrod Shackelford, tenor sax; Miles Smith, trumpet; Parker Lewis, trombone; Victor Madelaine, guitar; Nathan Snyder, piano; Simon Grome, bass; Peter Brown, drums


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Gospel Choir

Milton V. Ruffin, director

  • Selections and personnel to be announced.


Jazz Workshop Big Band

Kristopher Keith, director

  • Brasilliance (from Latin American Suite) | Duke Ellington
  • Coisa #1 | Moacir Santos, arr. P. Ferguson
  • Toot-Toot-Tootsie | Kahn, Erdman and Russo; arr. Gary Carney
  • Welcome to the Neighborhood | Chris Ott
  • Whirly Bird | Neal Hefti

Saxophones: Quentin Gopal, alto 1; Lauren Robinson, alto 2; Trevor Paul, tenor 1; Jack Robertson, tenor 2; Max Henderson, baritone

Trumpets: Joung Min Oh, lead; Jackson Crane, Ki Jones, William Gilicinski, Joey Caley, Will Altman, Tommy Kasarcik

Trombones: Nick Olney, lead; I. Burgos, Noah Brown, Michael Herring

Rhythm section: Harrison Stenzel, piano; Nicolas Serrano, drums; Luca Sakiewicz, bass


Jazz Lab Big Band

  • Selections and personnel to be announced.
     

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