Spring Big Band Showcase: Part 2: UMD Jazz Ensemble and UMD Alumni Big Band
Spring Big Band Showcase: Part 2
Tim Powell, conductor
Please note: The livestream for this performance will only be available to view live. There will not be a recording available afterwards.
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Swing into an evening of jazz! You won't want to miss the UMD Jazz Ensemble and the UMD Alumni Big Band in innovative interpretations of classic and contemporary jazz works.
About jazz ensembles at UMD:
The School of Music’s jazz ensembles are composed of more than 100 students. The UMD Jazz Ensemble frequently performs at many off-campus events including the Maryland Music Educators Association annual conference and various local jazz festivals. Each year, the UMD Jazz Ensemble is one of three elite bands that performs at the Calvin Jones Big Band Jazz Festival—one of the most anticipated events on Washington, D.C.’s jazz calendar and frequently broadcast on the BET Network. Combos and big bands also perform a variety of outreach concerts at venues including the National Archives, public libraries, the National Building Museum, area schools and at campus events such as Maryland Day, galas and commencement activities.
Health + Safety
All patrons 12 years of age and older are required to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result from a test taken within 48 hours of the performance for entry into the venue (home tests will NOT be accepted).
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
At home in both classical and jazz idioms, Powell is an active and established freelance musician in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C metropolitan areas. He has performed with the Baltimore, Alexandria and Altoona symphony orchestras as well as with Frank Sinatra, Jr., Gloria Gaynor, Ben Folds, The Four Freshman, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Frankie Avalon, Ben E. King, Mauro Marcondes, Origem, the Mike Kamuf Little Big Band, Steve Fidyk and Rick Hirsh.