WSU JAZZ FESTIVAL
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!
The 2009 WSU Jazz Festival is scheduled for Wednesday, November 4,
2009, in
the Kimbrough Music Building and Bryan Hall Theatre on the WSU Campus.
Our guest artist is the sensational pianist, composer and arranger
Brent Edstrom. Edstrom, a WSU alum, is also the author of numerous
publications. Brent's recent musical highlights include jazz band
arrangements commissioned by jazz vocalists Freda Payne and Dee
Daniels, books published by Hal Leonard Publishing, Thomson Course
Technology, and Artist Pro and live performances with many notable
players including John Clayton, Freda Payne, Jon Faddis, and many
others. For more information about Brent, please see his web page: http://www.brentedstrom.com/
The festival will also feature WSU jazz faculty members including
Greg Yasinitsky (saxophone), David Turnbull (trumpet), David Jarvis
(drums), Kathleen Hollingsworth (vocals/keyboards), Frederick "Dave"
Snider (bass) and Dave Hagelganz (saxophone).
Throughout the day, visiting school big bands will present
performances for top adjudicators and each group will receive an
individual clinic.
The fee will be $150 for each participating group. The festival will be
limited to 18 groups.
Additional clinics will be presented throughout the day by our guest
artist Brent Edstrom
and WSU faculty members.
A highlight of the festival will be a mid-day "Gala Concert" featuring
our
guest artist, Brent Edstrom, the award-winning WSU Jazz Big Band and
Jazz Northwest, the
WSU faculty jazz group.
If you would like to reserve a spot for your group, please contact
Greg Yasinitsky at yasinits@wsu.edu. For the last few years,
unfortunately, we have had to turn away some groups because we simply
didn't have room for all of the requests, so RESERVE YOUR SPOT SOON!
Check this page for updates.
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