The Jazz Professors

The Jazz Professors

Sunday, November 18, 2012 . 3PM
Chris Gekker and Chris Vadala
Chris Gekker (left) and Chris Vadala (right)
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Trumpet Chris Gekker

Saxophone Chris Vadala

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Program Notes: 

A recital in two parts featuring the music of traditional composers influenced by the jazz idiom, including works by David Heinick, Larry Bell and Aaron Copland.

The second half features the UMD School of Music’s jazz faculty performing music by Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck and Thelonius Monk.

Proceeds from Music in Mind concerts benefit the School of Music’s undergraduate scholarship fund.