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New and Lesser Known Works for Saxophone Quartet: a Recording
New and Lesser Known Works for Saxophone Quartet: A Recording, Performance Guide, and Composer Interviews by Woodrow Chenoweth A Research Paper Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Musical Arts Approved April 2019 by the Graduate Supervisory Committee: Christopher Creviston, Chair Joshua Gardner Michael Kocour Ted Solis ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY May 2019 ABSTRACT This project includes composer biographies, program notes, performance guides, composer questionnaires, and recordings of five new and lesser known works for saxophone quartet. Three of the compositions are new pieces commissioned by Woody Chenoweth for the Midwest-based saxophone quartet, The Shredtet. The other two pieces include a newer work for saxophone quartet never recorded in its final version, as well as an unpublished arrangement of a progressive rock masterpiece. The members of The Shredtet include saxophonists Woody Chenoweth, Jonathan Brink, Samuel Lana, and Austin Atkinson. The principal component of this project is a recording of each work, featuring the author and The Shredtet. The first piece, Sax Quartet No. 2 (2018), was commissioned for The Shredtet and written by Frank Nawrot (b. 1989). The second piece, also commissioned for The Shredtet, was written by Dan Puccio (b. 1980) and titled, Scherzos for Saxophone Quartet (2018). The third original work for The Shredtet, Rhythm and Tone Study No. 3 (2018), was composed by Josh Bennett (b. 1982). The fourth piece, Fragments of a Narrative , was written by Ben Stevenson (b. 1979) in 2014 and revised in 2016, and was selected as runner-up in the Donald Sinta Quartet’s 2016 National Composition Competition. -
The Exotic Rhythms of Don Ellis a Dissertation Submitted to the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Partial Fu
THE EXOTIC RHYTHMS OF DON ELLIS A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE PEABODY INSTITUTE OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS BY SEAN P. FENLON MAY 25, 2002 © Copyright 2002 Sean P. Fenlon All Rights Reserved ABSTRACT Fenlon, Sean P. The Exotic Rhythms of Don Ellis. Diss. The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, 2002. This dissertation examines the rhythmic innovations of jazz musician and composer Don Ellis (1934-1978), both in Ellis’s theory and in his musical practice. It begins with a brief biographical overview of Ellis and his musical development. It then explores the historical development of jazz rhythms and meters, with special attention to Dave Brubeck and Stan Kenton, Ellis’s predecessors in the use of “exotic” rhythms. Three documents that Ellis wrote about his rhythmic theories are analyzed: “An Introduction to Indian Music for the Jazz Musician” (1965), The New Rhythm Book (1972), and Rhythm (c. 1973). Based on these sources a general framework is proposed that encompasses Ellis’s important concepts and innovations in rhythms. This framework is applied in a narrative analysis of “Strawberry Soup” (1971), one of Don Ellis’s most rhythmically-complex and also most-popular compositions. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks to my dissertation advisor, Dr. John Spitzer, and other members of the Peabody staff that have endured my extended effort in completing this dissertation. Also, a special thanks goes out to Dr. H. Gene Griswold for his support during the early years of my music studies. -
The 2018 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert Honoring the 2018 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters
4-16 JAZZ NEA Jazz.qxp_WPAS 4/6/18 10:33 AM Page 1 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN , Chairman DEBoRAh F. RUTTER, President CONCERT HALL Monday Evening, April 16, 2018, at 8:00 The Kennedy Center and the National Endowment for the Arts present The 2018 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert Honoring the 2018 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters TODD BARKAN JOANNE BRACKEEN PAT METHENY DIANNE REEVES Jason Moran is the Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz. This performance will be livestreamed online, and will be broadcast on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and WPFW 89.3 FM. Patrons are requested to turn off cell phones and other electronic devices during performances. The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not allowed in this auditorium. 4-16 JAZZ NEA Jazz.qxp_WPAS 4/6/18 10:33 AM Page 2 THE 2018 NEA JAZZ MASTERS TRIBUTE CONCERT Hosted by JASON MORAN, Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz With remarks from JANE CHU, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts DEBORAH F. RUTTER, President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The 2018 NEA JAzz MASTERS Performances by NEA Jazz Master Eddie Palmieri and the Eddie Palmieri Sextet John Benitez Camilo Molina-Gaetán Jonathan Powell Ivan Renta Vicente “Little Johnny” Rivero Terri Lyne Carrington Nir Felder Sullivan Fortner James Francies Pasquale Grasso Gilad Hekselman Angélique Kidjo Christian McBride Camila Meza Cécile McLorin Salvant Antonio Sanchez Helen Sung Dan Wilson 4-16 JAZZ NEA Jazz.qxp_WPAS 4/6/18 -
2009 Tour Dates
Randy Brecker 2009 Tour Dates Website: http://www.randybrecker.com/ Email: [email protected] January 20 Special Guest with Saleno Jazz Orchestra Salerno, Italy January 28-31 w/Marc Copland, Dave Liebman and others Birdland, NYC February 3 Manhattan School of Music Interactive Clinic to be broadcast live to Toronto Schools February 4 Piano Jazz w/Marian McPartland taping February 6 Randy Brecker Quintet 11 AM - 12 NOON - Children's Concert Tribute to Miles Kimmel Center for the Perfoming Arts 260 S. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA February 7 Randy Brecker Quintet 7:30 PM - Randy Brecker Quintet Kimmel Center for the Perfoming Arts 260 S. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA February 8 West Chester State Trumpet Festival w/ Bobby Shew,Chase Sanborn, Criterions Jazz Ensemble and others February 13 Featured guest with Richard Sussman Trio Riverspace Jazz Cafe, Nyack NY February 15 Special guest w/Dave Liebman Group Baltimore, Maryland February 20 - 21 Special guest w/James Moody Quartet Burmuda Jazz Festival March 1-2 Northeastern State Universitry Concert/Clinic Tahlequah, Oklahoma March 6-7 Concert/Clinic for Frank Foster and Break the Glass Foundation Sandler Perf. Arts Center Virginia Beach, VA March 17-25 Dates TBA European Tour w/Lynne Arriale quartet feat: Randy Brecker, Geo. Mraz A. Pinciotti March 27-28 Temple University Concert/Clinic Temple,Texas March 30 Scholarship Concert with James Moody BB King's NYC, NY April 1-2 SUNY Purchase Concert/Clinic with Jazz Ensemble directed by Todd Coolman April 4 Berks Jazz Festival w/Metro Special Edition: Chuck Loeb, Dave Weckl, Mitch Forman and others April 11 w/ Lynne Arriale Jazz Quartet Ft. -
JUBILEE EDITION to His Artistic Choice
WINTE R&WINTER JthUe fBirsIt L30EyE earsE1D98I5 T–I2O01N 5 SOUND JOURNEYS 30 Years of Music Recordings by Stefan Winter It is a kind of stage anniversary behind the scenes: 30 years ago Stefan Winter founds the JMT (Jazz Music Today) label and records the debut production of the young saxo - STEFAN WINTER AND MARIKO TAKAHASHI phonist Steve Coleman . The starting point is the new Afro-American conception M-Base . The protagonists of this movement are Cassandra Wilson (vocals), Geri Allen (piano), Robin Eubanks (trombone), Greg Osby and Gary Thomas (sax ophones). In antithesis to this artistic movement Winter do cu ments the development of the young jazz avant- garde and produces path-breaking recordings with Tim Berne (saxophone), Hank Roberts (cello), Django Bates (piano), Joey Baron (drums), Marc Ducret (guitar) and the ensemble Miniature . After 1995 his working method changes fundamentally from a documentarist to a sound director. This is the actual beginning of WINTER&WINTER. Together with Mariko Takahashi he dares to implement a new label concept. At the end of the 80s, Stefan Winter and Mariko Takahashi meet in Japan. Under the direction of Mariko Takahashi the festival »Taboo-Lu« is initiated in Ginza in Tokyo (Japan), a notable presentation with live concerts, an art exhibition and recordings. With »Taboo-Lu« the idea of and for WINTER&WINTER is quasi anticipated: Border crossing becomes a programme. Art and music cooperate together, contemporary meets tradition, composition improvisation. Mariko Takahashi and Stefan Winter want to open the way with unconventional recordings and works for fantastic and new experiences. Stefan Winter has the vision to produce classical masterpieces in radical new interpretations. -
Glenn Siegel, Ken Irwin, (413) 545-2876
Contact: Glenn Siegel, Ken Irwin, (413) 545-2876 www.fineartscenter.com/magictriangle THE 2010 MAGIC TRIANGLE JAZZ SERIES PRESENTS: STEVE COLEMAN & FIVE ELEMENTS The Magic Triangle Jazz Series, produced by WMUA-91.1FM and the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, concludes its 22nd season on Thursday, April 26, at Bezanson Recital Hall, at 8:00pm with a performance by Steve Coleman & Five Elements. The group features Coleman on alto saxophone with Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet), Tim Albright (trombone), Jen Shyu (vocals), Thomas Morgan (bass) and Tyshawn Sorey (drums). A mentor and something of a pied piper, Coleman is a hugely influential figure who has aided the careers of peers like Geri Allen, Greg Osby and Cassandra Wilson, as well as nurturing the development of such important younger musicians as Vijay Iyer, Steve Lehman and Rudresh Mahanthappa. Over the past two decades, he's turned his band Five Elements into an improviser's academy, attracting a steady flow of exceptional young musicians. “To me, Steve Coleman is as important as John Coltrane,” says pianist Vijay Iyer, “he has contributed an equal amount to the history of the music. He deserves to be placed in the pantheon of pioneering artists.” Born in Chicago in 1956, Coleman moved to New York City in 1978 and has been identified with the City ever since. Initially influenced by saxophonists Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Von Freeman and Bunky Green, Coleman has performed and recorded with Thad Jones, Sam Rivers, drummer Doug Hammond, Cecil Taylor, Abbey Lincoln and Dave Holland. One of the founders of the so-called M-Base movement, Coleman has led several groups and has 25 recordings under his name. -
Band Director's Catalog
BAND DIRECTor’s CATALOG We make legends. A division of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. P.O. Box 310, Elkhart, IN 46515 www.conn-selmer.com AV4230 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Eb Soprano, Harmony & Eb Alto Clarinets ....... 10 Bb Bass, EEb Bass & BBb Bass Clarinets ........... 11 308 Student Instruments Step-Up & Pro Saxophones .............................. 12-13 Step-Up & Pro Bb Trumpets .............................. 14 Piccolos & Flutes ...................................................... 1 Step-Up & Pro Cornets ..................................... 14 Oboes & Clarinets .................................................... 2 C Trumpets, Harmony Trumpets, Flugelhorns .... 15 Saxophones .............................................................. 3 Step-Up & Pro Trombones ................................ 16-17 204 Trumpets & Cornets .................................................. 4 Alto, Valve & Bass Trombones .......................... 18 Trombones ............................................................... 5 Double Horns .................................................. 19 PICCOLOS Single Horns ............................................................ 5 Baritones & Euphoniums .................................. 20 Educational Drum, Bell and Combo Kits .................. 6 BBb Tubas - Three Valve .................................... 21 ARMSTRONG Mallet Instruments .................................................... 6 BBb & CC Tubas - Four Valve ............................ 21 204 “USA” – Silver-plated headjoint and body, silver-plated -
Leipziger Jazztage & Richie Beirach Zu Gast Beim Bachfest 2017
PM 3-2017 – Neue Kooperation in Leipzigs Kulturlandschaft – 26. April 2017 (Stand: 23. Mai 2017) Leipziger Jazztage & Richie Beirach zu Gast beim Bachfest 2017 Zum ersten Mal präsentieren die Leipziger Jazztage und das Bachfest Leipzig gemeinsam ein Konzert: Jazzpiano-Legende Richie Beirach aus den USA wird im Rahmen des diesjährigen Bachfests ein Solokonzert spielen – nur wenige Tage nach seinem 70. Geburtstag und genau 50 Jahre nach Erscheinen seines ersten Soloalbums, am 17. Juni 2017 um acht im UT Connewitz Der aus New York stammende Richie Beirach zählt zu den wichtigsten Pianisten des Jazz, spielte mit Giganten wie Lee Konitz, Freddy Hubbard, Stan Getz, John Scofield und Chet Baker. Im Trio mit Violinist Gregor Hübner und Kontrabassist George Mraz hat er in den letzten Jahren beim renommierten Label ACT die Alben »Round about Bartók«, »Round about Federico Mompou« und »Round about Monteverdi« veröffentlicht. Entsprechend dem Namen seines Albums »No Borders« von 2002 zeigt er immer wieder eindrucksvoll, wie die Grenzen von Klassik und Jazz verschwinden, wenn sich ein Gigant wie er von klassischen Stücken ausgehend zu lyrischen Improvisationen aufschwingt. Genau das wird er auch zum Bachfest im UT Connewitz tun: mit Bach in Improvisationen abheben, die das Publikum davontragen. Richie Beirach lebt seit Jahren in Deutschland, war lange Zeit Professor an der Hochschule für Musik und Theater »Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy« in Leipzig und kehrt nun für ein exklusives Konzert nach Leipzig zurück. Zunächst als klassischer Pianist ausgebildet, fand Beirach über Miles Davis’ »Milestones« zum Jazz, das heißt vor allem: zur Improvisation. Schon bald etablierte er sich in der New Yorker Jazzszene, spielte mit Dave Holland und Jack DeJohnette in Stan Getz’ Band weltweit Konzerte. -
Richie Beirach Ballads Mp3, Flac, Wma
Richie Beirach Ballads mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Jazz Album: Ballads Country: Japan Released: 1986 Style: Contemporary Jazz MP3 version RAR size: 1538 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1444 mb WMA version RAR size: 1836 mb Rating: 4.3 Votes: 464 Other Formats: VQF FLAC AAC DMF MMF MP4 DTS Tracklist Hide Credits Elm 1 6:29 Written-By – R.Beirach* My Foolish Heart 2 4:42 Written-By – N.Washington*, V.Young* Infant Eyes 3 5:01 Written-By – J.Carn*, W.Shorter* Blood Count 4 3:15 Written-By – B.Strayhorn* Nightlake 5 4:39 Written-By – R.Beirach* On Green Dolphin Street 6 4:15 Written-By – B.Kaper*, N.Washington* Naima 7 4:44 Written-By – J.Coltrane* Small World 8 5:02 Written-By – J.Styne*, S.Sondheim* Leaving 9 4:45 Written-By – R.Beirach* Over The Rainbow 10 2:57 Written-By – E.Y.Harburg*, H.Arlen* You Don't Know What Love Is 11 5:03 Written-By – D.Raye*, G.D.Paul* Sunday Song 12 5:35 Written-By – R.Beirach* Companies, etc. Recorded At – CBS/Sony Shinanomachi Studio Edited At – CBS/Sony Shinanomachi Studio Credits Art Direction, Design – Yasutaka Kato Concept By [Album Concepts] – LeeAnn Ledgerwood, Richie Beirach* Engineer [Assistant Engineer (Recording)] – Koji Suzuki, Yoshinori Sakuma Engineer [Mastering Engineer] – Tetsuro Tomita Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Akira Fukada Photography By – Koh Hosokawa* Piano – Richie Beirach* Producer – Keiichi Nakamura, Richie Beirach* Notes Digital recorded March, 16, 17 & edited March 21, 1986. Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: T4988 009 50805 4 Rights Society: JASRAC Other versions Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year 28AP 3165 Richie Beirach* Ballads (LP, Album) CBS/Sony 28AP 3165 Japan 1986 Ballads (CD, Album, Sony Music Labels SICJ 97 Richie Beirach* SICJ 97 Japan 2015 RE) Inc. -
Full Biography
FULL BIO For forty years, pianist/composer and Fulbright Scholar ARMEN DONELIAN has distinguished himself in 25 countries as a performer, recording artist, master class leader and with his published writings. Donelian’s music is a distinctive blend of 20 influences including his Armenian origin, his Classical technique, and his association with some of the biggest names in Jazz. And, according to Metronom Magazine (1986), he achieves this fusion In such a natural way that one can tell it’s a master’s work. “The best time to learn music,” says Davis and John Coltrane. “Folk, Rock, Dixieland, Jazz, Church, Show and Society music – I played pianist Armen Donelian, “is when you’re them all while growing up,” says Donelian. young, while the brain synapses are still open and fresh. I started playing by ear “In college, I made money by accompanying when I was 5 or 6, and started classical theater and dance classes, providing cocktail music piano lessons when I was about 7 at the at a restaurant on campus and playing and Westchester Conservatory of Music. I arranging for an 8-piece Jazz/Rock band. After was lucky to have parents who supported graduation, I had no gigs, no direction, and lived at my musical aspiration.” home for a few months. My ex-girlfriend’s mother told me, ‘Armen, nothing is going to happen unless As a child, Armen absorbed the sound of you make it happen.’ Armenian, Turkish, Greek and Middle Eastern music at social gatherings and “So, after graduating from Columbia University in from records his father played at home. -
Recital Report
Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU All Graduate Plan B and other Reports Graduate Studies 5-1975 Recital Report Robert Steven Call Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports Part of the Music Commons Recommended Citation Call, Robert Steven, "Recital Report" (1975). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports. 556. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/556 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Graduate Plan B and other Reports by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. RECITAL REPORT by Robert Steven Call Report of a recital performed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OP MUSIC in ~IUSIC UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah 1975 ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to expr ess appreciation to my private music teachers, Dr. Alvin Wardle, Professor Glen Fifield, and Mr. Earl Swenson, who through the past twelve years have helped me enormously in developing my musicianship. For professional encouragement and inspiration I would like to thank Dr. Max F. Dalby, Dr. Dean Madsen, and John Talcott. For considerable time and effort spent in preparation of this recital, thanks go to Jay Mauchley, my accompanist. To Elizabeth, my wife, I extend my gratitude for musical suggestions, understanding, and support. I wish to express appreciation to Pam Spencer for the preparation of illustrations and to John Talcott for preparation of musical examp l es. iii UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC 1972 - 73 Graduate Recital R. -
Moravian College Jazz Artists and Epochs - Syllabus MUS 115 Tony Gairo, Instructor 215-803-3951 [email protected]
Moravian College Jazz Artists and Epochs - Syllabus MUS 115 Tony Gairo, instructor 215-803-3951 [email protected] Objectives Students will demonstrate an understanding of the role of jazz in American culture and as a truly American art form. Students will be able to recognize different eras and styles of jazz. Students will have knowledge of the prominent jazz musicians of each era and each player's contribution to the history of jazz. Requirements Regular, punctual attendance: students are required to attend every scheduled meeting with only those absences that are excused by instructor. Instructor is to be notified of ensuing absence. In addition, students are expected to be in class and prepared by 10:20 AM, no later. Any arrival past 10:25 will result in an official tardiness and will be appropriately penalized. Attentiveness and participation in class. Preparation for each session / completion of assignments Attendance at, at least, three (3) live jazz performances with a one-page typed report of each documenting attendance. A three-to-five-page research paper (topics to be discussed). Occasional pop-quizzes. Grading Attendance, 30% Participation, 10% Quizzes, 10% Mid-term exam, 10% Final exam, 15% Research paper, 15% Concert attendance, 10% Text Required: Jazz: The First 100 Years (Third Edition), Henry Martin & Keith Waters 2 Schedule 13 Jan: introduction. What is jazz? What is its role in American society? 15 Jan: Pre-jazz - the roots of jazz; slavery and its abolition; Jim Crow laws, Cakewalks, Minstrel Shows, African/European influences. Read Chapter 1. 17 Jan: Pre-jazz (cont.) - the Blues (Country Blues - Huddie Ledbetter, Robert Johnson - vs.