Evening Concert Series 2020–2021 Season Wednesday, November 18, 7:30 PM

The Crane Jazz Ensemble Giroux Honors Jazz Combo Clark Hunt, director

The Crane Jazz Ensemble Remote Recording (2020) Clark Hunt, audio editing Alexander Gray, video editing

Splanky Neal Hefti

Jerry Wilke, tenor saxophone

Bye Bye Blackbird Ray Henderson arr. Tom Kubis

Eric Waters, tenor saxophone Josh Barkley, video editing

Giroux Honors Jazz Combo Performed Live in Hosmer Hall (2020)

Nice People Jimmy Heath

Jordu Duke Jordan

Black Narcissus Joe Henderson

Seek the Source Christain McBride

Grand Central John Coltrane

PERSONNEL

The Crane Jazz Ensemble Clark Hunt, director

Saxophone Matthew Levine, alto 1 Nick Alvarez, alto 2 Jerry Wilkie, tenor 1 Alexander Gray, tenor 2 Eric Waters, tenor 2 Matthew Catron, baritone

Trombone Daniel O’Herien, lead Danny Neri, 2 Todd Caputo, 3 Sam Regan, bass

Trumpet Derek Wolfe, lead Dan Isak, 2 Nick Vest, split lead/3 Brian Buckhout, 4 Justin Wheeler, 5 Simon Lindmark, 5

Rhythm Section Josh Barkley, piano Andrew Brett, bass Shawn Berman Joe Malone, drums James Knapp

Giroux Honors Jazz Combo Clark Hunt, director

Brian Buckhout, trumpet Matthew Levine, alto saxophone Jerry Wilkie, tenor saxophone Josh Barkley, piano Andrew Brett, bass Joe Malone, drums

Clark Hunt received his Masters of Music in Trumpet Performance/Jazz Studies at Georgia State University, where he was the recipient of a Graduate Assistantship. Prior to his graduate studies, Hunt received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Jacksonville State University. Hunt recently taught at Reinhardt University as the Adjunct Trumpet Instructor from 2015-2017. Hunt is currently entering the exam phase of his Doctorate of Music degree in trumpet performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Hunt has been the lead trumpet player for one of the top collegiate jazz bands in the country, the Brent Wallarab Jazz Ensemble. While at Indiana University, he has also performed with the IU Faculty Brass Quintet, Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, the Singing Hoosiers, and played principal in the University Orchestra. Professionally, Hunt has performed with jazz greats, Roger Ingram, Gregory Porter, Joe Lovano, Wycliffe Gordon, Carmen Bradford, Francine Reed, Matthew Morrison, Vince Mendoza, Carl Fischer, Dave Douglas, Steve Houghton, Duffy Jackson, Terrell Stafford, Paquito D’Rivera, Jerry Weldon, Eddie Daniels, and Vince Gardner, Alex Iles. Hunt is the band leader for the Drive-By Big Band and a founder/coordinator of The Beltline Brass Quintet. Hunt toured frequently with Blair Crimmins and the Hookers, a 1920’s Dixieland ragtime jazz group out of Atlanta and served as the Solo Eb Soprano cornet with The Georgia Brass Band from 2011 to 2016. Hunt has also been a guest principal trumpet for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on several occasions. Other performance groups include Salsa great; Orquestra MaCuba, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, the Joe Gransden Big Band, Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, Sean Imboden Large Ensemble, the Don Krekel Orchestra, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, the Atlanta Pops Orchestra, and the Macon Pops Orchestra. Hunt has been a clinician, guest artist, and given masterclasses for many music programs around the country and remains one of the top call lead/commercial players throughout the country.