Carnegie Mellon Jazz Orchestra & JIVE-Carnegie Mellon Jazz Choir
The Carnegie Mellon School of Music Jazz Ensembles explore a variety of jazz genres, from traditional swing to current trends in jazz fusion and jazz chamber music, while also performing jazz classics in a big band style.
Mark Snyder, Director of Carnegie Mellon Jazz Orchestra
Betsy Lawrence, Director of JIVE-Carnegie Mellon Jazz Choir
Program:
Koji Kondo (arr. Kenechukwu Echezona) Rosalina in the Observatory
Carnegie Mellon Jazz Club
John LaBarbera Watson’s Walk
Carnegie Mellon Jazz Orchestra
Dave Brubeck (arr. Calvin Custer) Blue Rondo Ala Turk
Mark Taylor Meltdown
Cole Porter (trans. Jeff Hest) Begin The Beguine
Ethan Carter, clarinet
Wayne Shorter (arr. Mike Tomaro) Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
George Shearing (arr. Kenechukwu Echezona) Lullaby of Birdland
Eddie Harris (arr. Bill Stapleton) Freedom Jazz Dance
Frank Foster Shiny Stockings
Cost: Free and open to the public; Tickets required.