Ronald Caltabiano, DMA, Dean
Monday, March 9, 2020 • 7:00 PM
DePaul Jazz Combos III
Bob Palmieri, Dennis Carroll, Bob Lark, & Sharel Cassity, coaches
Mary A. Dempsey and Philip H. Corboy Jazz Hall 2330 North Halsted Street • Chicago
Monday, March 9, 2020 • 7:00 PM Dempsey Corboy Jazz Hall DePaul Jazz Combos III Bob Palmieri, Dennis Carroll, Bob Lark, & Sharel Cassity, coaches
Program
Jazz Combo VII
Victor Feldman; arr. Jack Macklin Joshua
Stevie Wonder; arr. Alvin Santner Creepin’
Brad Mehldau; arr. Dylan Barnett London Blues
Dylan Barnett, guitar Allan Colorado, guitar Jack Macklin, guitar Alvin Santner, guitar Carmani Edwards, acoustic & electric bass Dylan Green, drums & cymbals Bob Palmieri, coach DePaul Jazz Combos III • March 9, 2020 Program
Jazz Combo X
Miles Davis; arr. Aaron Wolf Dig
Sonny Clark; arr. Adam Kastler News for Lulu
Victor Young & Edward Heyman; arr. Micah Collier When I Fall in Love
Adam Kastler Mustard
Jimmy Smith; arr. Aaron Wolf Back at the Chicken Shack
Aaron Wolf, trumpet Sofia Koulouvaris, alto saxophone Payton Kaye, trombone Adam Kastler, piano Micah Collier, acoustic bass Alejandro Salazar, drums & cymbals Dennis Carroll, coach
Jazz Combo VI
Connor Druhan Two Weeks Gray
Thom Schwartz Off Blues DePaul Jazz Combos III • March 9, 2020 Program
Mary Halm Opalite
Thom Schwartz Just in Case
Connor Druhan, trumpet Charles Kay, tenor saxophone & flute Thom Schwartz, trombone Jin Ho Jang, piano Mary Halm, acoustic bass Craig Buckner, drums & cymbals Bob Lark, coach
Jazz Combo VIII
Program to be selected from the following:
Jack Macklin Moments
Peter Tearse Love Life
John Coltrane Trane’s Blues
Victor Feldman Seven Steps to Heaven
Peter Tearse, tenor saxophone Matt Jarosch, trombone Jack Macklin, guitar Carmani Edwards, acoustic bass Julian Merluzzi, drums & cymbals Sharel Cassity, coach DePaul Jazz Combos III • March 9, 2020
Biographies Bob Palmieri began his studies as a member of the American Boychoir, touring the US & Canada in the mid 1960’s. Upon leaving the choir he turned his attention to the electric guitar, learning both the repetoire of the day and enough electronics to modify all his gear. After a stint in a blues band in Boston he attended the University of Rochester, where he studied acoustical physics, electrical engineering and perceptual psychology before joining the Eastman Jazz Ensemble in 1978. He continued his musical studies at the University of Miami where he earned the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Studio Music & Jazz, performed as a member of their Concert Jazz Band and worked extensively as a session guitarist at Criteria Studios. He moved to New York in 1983, playing in clubs and concert halls, studying with Gene Bertoncini and John Scofield, touring with the Maynard Ferguson band and teaming up with guitar designer Ken Parker to develop new concepts in pickups and electronics. Bob arrived in Chicago in 1985, where he played on hundreds of recording sessions for radio and television commercials and performed in clubs around the city. In 1994 he joined the faculty at DePaul University where he teaches jazz guitar, improvisation, jazz history and theory
Past performance and recording credits highlight a broad range of styles, as represented by work with Ray Charles, Nancy Wilson, Lyle Mays, Garth Brooks, the American Ballet Theater and Rochester and Florida Philharmonic Orchestras, among many others. Recordings include members of the Pat Metheny Group, Phillip Glass Ensemble, Rashied Ali and Fred Hersch.
Recent collaborations include performances and recordings with Blue Note artist Kandace Springs and Rolling Stones keyboard player Chuck Leavell; a segment of a live performance with Chuck can be found on the website: dunelandlabs.com
Samples of fully improvised duo performances with Dana Hall and Nels Cline can be found on his website: bobpalmieri.com
Dennis Carroll started playing bass professionally at age 17 out of Poplar Grove, IL. Dennis was taught by Mike Barnett, a great bassist and great friend. He has performed with artists such as Bobby Broom, Ron Blake, Ira Sullivan, Russ Long, and regularly works and records with Bobby Broom, Pharez Whitted, Ron Perrillo, Pat Mallinger, and John Wojciechowski. DePaul Jazz Combos III • March 9, 2020 Biographies
Bob Lark is recognized regionally, nationally and internationally as a contemporary jazz educator and performer of integrity. His approach to pedagogy and rehearsal techniques has been noted by participation in professional conferences; publication of articles; compact disc recordings as both a performer and ensemble director; and the direction of numerous student honors ensembles. Downbeat magazine recognized Bob’s work in 2010 with their Jazz Education Achievement Award.
In 2013, DePaul University honored Bob Lark as an ambassador for the DePaul Distinctions campaign. He serves as a Professor of Jazz Studies at DePaul University. Under his direction, the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble has produced several Outstanding Performance Awards from the Jazz Educators Journal, Downbeat and Jazz Times magazines, and has recorded albums with several legendary jazz artists, including Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Randy Brecker, Jim McNeely, Slide Hampton and Bob Brookmeyer.
In speaking of Lark, jazz icon Clark Terry stated, “He’s a very good trumpet player, a very good musician. He’s paid his dues.” Recordings on the Jazzed Media label include those by The Bob Lark/Phil Woods Quintet, Bob Lark and his Alumni Big Band, and Bob Lark and Friends, with Phil Woods, Rufus Reid, and Jim McNeely. He is an exclusive Yamaha Performing Artist.
Bob authored the book “iWarmUp for Trumpet” (Mountain Peak Music, 2018), a systematic warm-up that covers a wide-depth of jazz styles and is designed to coordinate with the iRealPro application available on Apple iPhones. Bob is an active clinician, soloist and guest conductor. He has served as host for the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition, is the past-president of the Illinois Unit of the International Association for Jazz Education, and has chaired the International Trumpet Guild jazz improvisation competition. Throughout the 1990’s, Bob directed the Midwest GRAMMY High School Jazz Band. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in performance from the University of North Texas, having earlier earned a Master’s degree from that school, and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from The Ohio State University. DePaul Jazz Combos III • March 9, 2020 Biographies
Saxophonist, Multi-Reedist, Composer, Recording Artist, Bandleader, and Educator Sharel Cassity (pron. “Sha-Relle”) is a musician well established on the New York and Chicago jazz scenes. Listed as “Rising Star Alto Saxophone” in Downbeat Magazine for the past decade, Sharel has appeared on the Today Show, won the 2007 ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award & has been inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. Her four albums released as a leader have received top-rated reviews in publications like JazzTimes, Jazziz, Downbeat & American Indian News & earned her a cover story in Saxophone Journal. Cassity’s latest album, “Evolve,” was recorded and distributed on her record label, Relsha Music.
Selected to attend The Juilliard School Jazz program under full scholarship for a Masters in Music, Sharel earned her BFA from The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music in 2005. A skilled and versatile sideman, Sharel is a regular member of the Dizzy Gillespie Latin Experience, Nicholas Payton TSO, Cyrus Chestnut Brubeck Quartet, and the Jimmy Heath Big Band. She has also performed regularly alongside renowned Grammy-winning artists Roy Hargrove, Lewis Nash, Joe Chambers & Darcy James Argue. Sharel has toured 24 countries and performed at leading venues like the Newport Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival & the North Sea Jazz Festival. Additionally, she has shared the stage with Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christian McBride, and Natalie Cole. Sharel was lead alto in the Diva Jazz Orchestra from 2007-2014 and performed in Wynton Marsalis’ Broadway musical After Midnight.
In mainstream genres, Sharel joined Top 40 hit singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant on her recording “Paradise is Here.” She has also performed with Aretha Franklin, Vanessa Williams, K.D. Lang, Fantasia, Trisha Yearwood, Seth MacFarland (Family Guy), Ruben Blades, and DJ Logic.
Sharel appears in publications “I Walked with Giants” by Jimmy Heath, “AM Jazz: Three Generations Under the Lens” by Adrianna Mateo and “Freedom of Expression: Interviews with Women in Jazz” by Chris Becker. An alumni of IAJE Sisters in Jazz, Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead, and the Ravinia Summer Residency, Sharel has received Downbeat Student Music Awards for Best Jazz soloist, Composition, and Ensemble. DePaul Jazz Combos III • March 9, 2020 Biographies
As classical pianist, Sharel placed third in the Disney International Piano Concerto Competition at the age of 10, among many other collegiate and state piano competitions. An accomplished classical saxophonist, Sharel was offered a full scholarship to North Texas State University for classical saxophone.
Recently, Cassity accepted a temporary full-time position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as Professor of Saxophone for the Fall 2019 semester. Additionally, she has three adjunct positions in the Chicago area at Elgin Community College, Columbia College, and DePaul University. Between 2016-17 Sharel taught internationally as the Woodwind Professor at Qatar Music Academy in Doha, Qatar.
Moving frequently throughout her childhood, Sharel graduated high school in Yukon, Ok. In 2000 she moved to New York City and relocated to Chicago in 2017 with her family. Sharel is a proud Vandoren Performing Artist.
DePaul Jazz Combos III • March 9, 2020
Tickets and Patron Services
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Late Seating: Late seating breaks usually occur after the first piece on the program or at intermission in order to minimize disturbances to other audience members and those performing on stage. Late patrons will be seated at appropriate breaks at the discretion of the house management staff.
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Rich Daniels, Chair Mark Mroz, Co-Chair EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Allan Bulley Shelley Farley Mary Patricia Gannon Sasha Gerritson Colleen Mayes
MEMBERS Craig Anderson Janai Brugger Samantha Cohen Robert D’Addario Orbert Davis Donald DeRoche Graham Fuguitt David Harpest Geoffrey Hirt Cary Jacobs John Kohlmeier Carlotta Lucchesi Mary Marshall James Shaddle Elizabeth Ware Cathy Williams GALA COMMITTEE ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE Carlotta Lucchesi, Co-Chair David Harpest, Co-Chair Mark Mroz, Co-Chair Cary Jacobs, Co-Chair Samantha Cohen Janai Brugger Robert D’Addario Mary Marshall Graham Fuguitt Elizabeth Ware Geoffrey Hirt Mary Arendt, Staff Liaison Aubrie Willaert, Staff Liaison
DePaul University School of Music Emeritus Board
Russell Bach Jacqueline Krump James Quinn Patricia Ewers Samuel Magad Edward Ward Victor Faraci Florence Miller Mimi Wish Scott Golinkin Anthony Peluso William Young Sid Kleinman Nancy Petrillo The DePaul University School of Music is proud to recognize the following annual donors BENEFACTOR CIRCLE ($25,000+) Anonymous Kay and Fred Krehbiel Liz Stiffel Bulley* & Andrews Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Dr. Marylou Witz Larry Johnson Foundation
UNDERWRITER CIRCLE ($15,000+) Antunovich Associates Geoffrey* and Linda Hirt John Wirtz Estate
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE ($10,000+) Samantha* and Joel Cohen Mary Patricia Gannon* Florence Miller* Renée and Lester Crown Sasha Gerritson±* and Eugene Jarvis Rosemary Schnell Graham* and Margaret Fuguitt Howard L. Gottlieb Foundation
PARTNER CIRCLE ($5,000+) Anonymous Jack+ and Donna Greenberg Peter and Mimi O’Brien Arizona Community Foundation Cary* and Amy Jacobs George+ and Tanya Ruff Cheryl and Sunil Cutinho Samuel* and Miriam Magad Jessica and Steve Sarowitz Robert* and Gina D’Addario Laura and Christopher Mlynarczyk James Shaddle* Duane Morris LLP Susan and Robert Morrison Elizabeth Ware* and Wally Shah Abby and Donald Funk Elaine and Allan Muchin Cathy* and Justin Williams
PATRON CIRCLE ($2,500+) Craig* and Kathryn Anderson Erika and Dietrich Gross Dr. Edward S. Orzac Dr. Ronald Caltabiano Carlotta* and Ronald Lucchesi Foundation Daniel Corrigan Mary Marshall* The Honorable John Simon+ Julie and Raymond Daly Colleen* and Edward Mayes and Millie Rosenbloom Stephanie and John Flynn Irene McDunn Kathy and James Zartman
MEMBERSHIP CIRCLE ($1,000+) Frances Anderson David Harpest* Dr. Linda O’Bannon Anonymous Kathy and Young Im Charles Price Christina and Thomas Berry Sid Kleinman* Tom Raponi Valerie Chang and Ian Jacobs Dr. Jacqueline Krump* Father Rybolt Dolores Curns Eun Jin Lee Rebecca and Jeff Schewe Patricia and Bartley Danielsen Kay and James Mabie Maureen and Robert Schuberth Josephine and Gabriel Esteban John Markese and Marilyn Kelly Dr. Margaret Smollen Victor* and Barbara Faraci Francois Millard Elizabeth Soete and Raymond Barbara Giambalvo Mark Mroz* Narducy Judith and William Greffin Annemarie Neumeier Jeanette and Chester Wilczak Jean and Mark Halm Raymond Niwa
±DePaul University Trustee +DePaul University Life Trustee *School of Music Advisory Board or Emeritus Board Member As of September 30, 2019 DePaul Jazz Combos III • March 9, 2020
Annual Spring Gala
PLEASE SAVE THE DATE FOR THE DePaul University School of Music Annual Spring Gala
THE EVENING OF Saturday, May 16, 2020 A Celebration of Ireland
FEATURING Anthony Kearns of The Irish Tenors DePaul Symphony Orchestra with Maestro Cliff Colnot
AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE 2020 DePaul Pro Musica Award to Mary Patricia Gannon
Join us for this festive evening—the School’s only fundraiser— celebrating the arts and culture of Ireland and our 2020 Pro Musica Awardee. We look forward to welcoming you to this celebratory evening with all proceeds benefitting the students of DePaul School of Music.
For more information about the evening, please contact: Director of Development Aubrie Willaert at 312.362.8585 or [email protected] You can make a difference by providing critical scholarship funding and other opportunities to the next generation of musicians. Make a gift of any size in order to guarantee exceptional art experiences for years to come.
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For more information, please contact: Aubrie Willaert, Director of Development DePaul University School of Music [email protected] (312) 362-8585 DePaul Jazz Combos III • March 9, 2020
Upcoming Events
Ensembles In Residence HPC Chamber Series
April 5 • 3:00 p.m. April 26 • 2:00 p.m. Allen Recital Hall Gannon Concert Hall Chamber Music Chicago American Brass Quintet
April 15 • 8:00 p.m. Gannon Concert Hall Ensemble Dal Niente
May 31 • 7:00 p.m. Gannon Concert Hall Oistrakh Symphony
School of Music Faculty Artist Series
March 10 • 7:00 p.m. April 1 • 7:00 p.m. Dempsey Corboy Jazz Hall Allen Recital Hall DePaul Jazz Workshop Charles Vernon, trombone
March 11 • 7:00 p.m. April 18 • 7:00 p.m. Dempsey Corboy Jazz Hall Allen Recital Hall DePaul Jazz Combos IV George Vatchnadze, piano
March 11 • 8:00 p.m. May 3 • 5:00 p.m. Gannon Concert Hall Allen Recital Hall DePaul Wind Symphony Janet Sung & Friends
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