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Photo: Bob James. Photo: 18th Performance of the 136th Annual Season of 18th Performance Series 21st Annual Jazz Saturday Evening, November 15, 2014 at 8:00 November Evening, Saturday • Ann Arbor Hill Auditorium Piano and Keyboards Bob James, Saxophones Andy Snitzer, Guitar Hughes, Perry Bass del Puerto, Carlitos Drums Mason, Harvey WITH BOB JAMES JAMES WITH BOB UMS PRESENTS AN EVENING 24 AN EVENING WITH BOB JAMES FALL 2014 UMS performed withoutintermission. Tonight’s program willbeannounced from thestage by theartists andwillbe PROGRAM Bob James appears by arrangement withMonterey International. Media partnership provided by WEMU89.1 FM,WDET101.9andAnnArbor’s 107one FM. Endowed supportfrom theJazzNet Endowment Fund. This evening’s performance issupported by TheSarns Family. visit www.umslobby.org to findthese stories. your camera atthecode, andscan to see multimedia content; or Download afree QRcode reader apponyour smartphone, point most-sampled artistsinhip-hophistory? Explore thehighlights. Scan for alistening guide!Didyou know thatBobJames isoneof the BE PRESENT FALL 2014 25 ), Since Bob James founded Fourplay in Fourplay founded James Since Bob successful very but An unexpected is an alumni of the James Bob jazz recording, Mr. James has composedMr. James recording, jazz Tom by Hapgood including for Broadway, and Jack O’Brien, directed by Stoppard, Kline. Kevin , directed by Hamlet 10 albums has recorded group 1991, the toured of copies, sold millions of its own, in 2004 was nominated and the world, for their recording Award for a Grammy (X album tenth . The group’s Journey 2006, was also a released in August nominee. Grammy is career James’ Mr. of component top with the industry’s his popularity of his 1970’s and 1980’s Samples rappers. been and recordings have compositions as early as Grandmaster artists rap used by PrinceFresh Jazzy Jeff & the Flash and DJ G, and on to Run-DMC, LL Cool J, Warren Guru, In 2007 alone, Jay-Z, Jamie Foxx. all have Consequence, and Busta Rhymes used his samples. of Michigan School of Music,University a & Dance where he earned both Theatre degree and a mastersbachelor of music He was recently composition. in music recognized with the U-M School of Music, & Dance 2014 Hall of Fame Theatre Alumni Award. UMS ARCHIVES , a Detroit native and resident, makes his second UMS appearance following appearance UMS second his makes resident, and native Detroit a , , featuring Bob James and Bob One On One, featuring

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members of tonight’s quintet as they make their UMS debuts this evening. their UMS debuts make as they quintet of tonight’s members in January 2013 at Hill Auditorium. UMS welcomes the three other Hill Auditorium. UMS welcomes 2013 at Musical Golden Age in January From Cass Corridor to the World: A Tribute to Detroit’s to Tribute A World: the to Corridor Cass From in a soloist as debut UMS his Hughes Perry Perry Guitarist this evening. UMS debut his James who makes Bob UMS welcomes themes in television history. In addition to history. themes in television by ASCAP as one of the top 10 series series 10 the top as one of ASCAP by )” is recognized “Angela (Theme from Taxi all-original music for the show’s entire run. entire for the show’s all-original music as well as as well series Taxi song for the television copies each. Mr. James composed the theme each. Mr. James composed copies Award and sold in excess of one million in excess and sold Award James and David Sanborn, won the Grammy won Sanborn, James and David Double Vision, with Bob Earl Klugh, and Double

and into the 21st century. and into released by Mr. James in the 1980s, ’90s,released by A&R, 10 more titles were produced and were A&R, 10 more titles Bros. There, while Vice President of of President Vice while There, Bros. 1980s before Mr. James’ move to Warner Warner to move James’ Mr. before 1980s albums were released in the 1970s and were albums on his CTI label. At CBS, another 14 solo another CBS, At label. on his CTI albums were produced by Creed Taylor Creed Taylor produced by were albums the #1 jazz radio hits and five #1 tracks on #1 tracks hits and five #1 jazz radio the Year,” “Jazz Producer of the Decade,” “Jazz Producer of the Year,” between there has been “Jazz Artist of there has been “Jazz Artist between Achievement Award in April 2006. In in April 2006. In Award Achievement recently with the George Benson Lifetime with the George recently at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival and most Dame Jazz Festival the Notre at innumerable awards, beginning in 1962 awards, innumerable resulted in 15 Grammy nominations plus nominations 15 Grammy resulted in solo albums and collaborations have have collaborations and albums solo I