Friday, Feb. 13, 2026  •  7:30 p.m.

Weigel Auditorium  •  Columbus, OH
 

PROGRAM

Jazz Workshop Big Band

Zachary Compston, director

Shadrack
Bill Holman

The Hip Hop Bop Stop
Ellen Rowe

Satin Doll
arr. Hank Marr

Lazy
Irving Berlin, arr. Paul Weston

Tangerine
Victor Schertzinger and Johnny Mercer
arr. Dave Wolpe

Avalon
Al Jolson, Buddy DeSylva, Vincent Rose
arr. Dave Wolpe

Jazz Lab Big Band

Michael Wade, director

In Walked Horace
J. J. Johnson, arr. P. Johnston

Kyle
Mike Wade and Matt Green
arr. P. Johnston

The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
Quincy Jones and Henri Salvador

How High the Moon
Morgan Lewis, arr. Hero

Soul Bossa Nova
Quincy Jones

Valerie
Mark Ronson, arr. Daniel Houghton

Jazz Ensemble

Mike Smith, director

Liberty City
Jaco Pastorius

I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But the Blues
Duke Ellington, Larry Fontine and Don George
transcribed by Christopher Crenshaw

Lush Life
Billy Strayhorn
arr. Eric Richards

My Ship
Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin
arr. Gil Evans

featuring Miles Franklin Smith, flugelhorn

The Check’s in the Mail
Gordon Goodwin

in memory of Gordon Goodwin
 

Personnel

Jazz Workshop

Vocals
Lizzie Gill

Saxophones
Sneha Mukherjee, alto
Rose Handler, alto
Hank Fletcher, tenor
Lyndsey Caldwell, tenor
Eli Smith, baritone

Trumpets
Robbie McCutchen
Daniel Dooley
Seth Nicholson
Joshua Weakley
Max Nabring

Trombones
Jack Saggese
I Burgos
Amara Suchy
Brad Laver

Rhythm Section
Vincent Ury, guitar
Connor Smeck, piano
Kindall Benjamin, bass
Daniel Konieczny, drum set

Jazz Lab

Vocals/Flute/Piccolo
Miranda Kathryn Russell

Saxophones
Nathan Cooper, alto
Kasheenath Rohidas, alto
Jacob Sayer, tenor
Emerald Carter, baritone

Trumpets
Dominic Sheridan
Gabrielle Hardisky
Katie Williams

Trombones
Sam Cecil
Harry Fletcher
Tommy Gallagher
Gavyn Schooley

Rhythm Section
Grace Wilson, guitar
Owen Dearborn, piano
Alex Hliatzos, piano
Spencer Rullie, acoustic bass
Owen Welch, acoustic bass
TJ Mann, drums

Jazz Ensemble

Vocals
Ava Gilley

Saxophones
Alyssa Hartman, alto
Matt McDonnell, alto
Nathan Lucero, tenor
Ean Marin, tenor
Chris Cofer, baritone

Trumpets
Adam Beggs
Tavien Dotson
Sam Haskell
Ki Jones
Leo Wolf

Trombones
Lucia Cherok
Briana Heath
Michael Malone
Holly Saunier
Chayton Winters

Rhythm Section
Logan Franklin, guitar
Jordan Steinbrook, piano
Alexis Cunningham, bass
Julien Brandon, drums/percussion
Nicolas Serrano, drums/percussion 
 

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