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Ohio State Big Bands: Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and More! 2/16/24

Friday, Feb. 16, 2024  •  7:30 p.m.


OHIO STATE BIG BANDS

Weigel Auditorium  •  Columbus, OH
 

Program


Jazz Workshop

Kristopher Keith, director
Mike Smith, conductor

Limehouse Blues
Furber and Braham, arr. John Berry

A Warm Breeze
Sammy Nestico

Sweetie Pie
Don Sebesky

The Jody Grind
Horace Silver
arr. John Clayton


Jazz Lab

Chris Anderson, conductor

Basie, Straight Ahead
Sammy Nestico

I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues
Duke Ellington, Don George, Larry Fontine

Save Your Love
Buddy Johnson, arr. Don Gallehue

Good Bait
Tadd Dameron and Count Basie
arr. Tadd Dameron

Lament
J. J. Johnson, arr. Mike Tomaro

Honeysuckle Rose
Music/lyrics: Thomas "Fats" Waller and Andy Razaf
arr. Quincy Jones


Jazz Ensemble presents
Mardi Gras in New Orleans!

Mike Smith, conductor

South Rampart Street Parade
Ray Bauduc and Bob Haggart

King Porter Stomp
Jelly Roll Morton, arr. Fletcher Henderson

Basin Street Blues
Spencer Williams, arr. Paul Jennings

Portrait of Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
transcribed by David Berger

Do You Know what it Means to Miss New Orleans?
DeLange and Alter, arr. Ed Wilson

Big Chief
Earl King and Professor Longhair
arr. Jerrod Shackelford

Hurricane Season
Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews
arr. by John Wasson

When The Saints Go Marching In
Traditional, arr. Dick Lieb 
 



Personnel


Jazz Workshop

Kristopher Keith, direcctor

Saxophones
Nathan Lucero, alto 1
Cole Basham, alto 2
Brady Stewart, tenor 1
Jacob Patterson, tenor 2
Jesse English, baritone 

Trumpets
Joung Min Oh, lead
Alessandro Nocera
Jackson Crane
David Winicky

Trombones
Zach Britting, baritone saxophone
Leo Lipker
Grant Yates

Rhythm Section
Michelle Sterling, piano
Kindall Benjamin, bass
Jakob Stephens, drums/percussion
Nick Serrano, drums/percussion


Jazz Lab

Chris Anderson, conductor

Vocalist
Ava Gilley

Saxophones
Alyssa Hartman, alto 1
Dillan Daly, alto 2
Joel Caniff, tenor 1
Trevor Paul, tenor 2
Elijah Smith, baritone

Trumpets
Joung Min Oh, lead
Ki Jones
Liliana Rivera
Abbey Zunic

Trombones
Lucia Cherok, lead
I Burgos
Ayden Casa
Jonathan Kesler, bass trombone

Rhythm Section
Logan Franklin, guitar 
Colin Graham, piano
Olivia Page Howe, bass
Philip Baturin, drums
Josh Sommers, drums


Jazz Ensemble

Mike Smith, conductor

Vocals
Anabella Petronsi

Saxophones
Tito Leong, alto 1
Quentin Gopal, alto 2
Isaiah Steenrod, tenor 1
Noah Brown, tenor 2
Ben Konsker, baritone 
Lucinda Dunn, flute/clarinet/saxes

Trumpets
John Heino
Ivan Murray
Elisabeth Lewis
Ben Dickson

Trombones
Levi Steenrod
Parker Lewis
Savanna Wooten
Davis Aho

Rhythm Section
Victor Madelaine, guitar
Nathan Snyder, piano
Alexis Cunningham, bass
Andrew Haines, drums/percussion
Andrew Theiss, drums/percussion 
 



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