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2-29-1996 Concert: Ithaca College Jazz Workshop, N.Y.S.B.D.A. Convention Ithaca College Jazz Workshop

Steve Brown

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ITHACA COLLEGE JAZZ WORKSHOP Tuesday-Thursday Jazz Lab Steve Brown, musical director Chris Vadala, guest saxophone soioist

, The Kid From Red Bank Neal Hefti

Pick Yor..!I'Self Up Kem/Field arranged by Sammy Nestico

Speedball Lee Morgan arranged by Mike Crotty

A Night in Tunisia Dizzy Gillespie arranged by JeffTyzik

Quintessence Quincy Jones arranged by Rob McConnell

Friday Night At the Cadillac Club Bob Berg arranged by Craig Fraedri::h

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N.Y.S.B.D.A. Conventfion Sheraton Inn Syracuse.Liverpool, New York Thursday, February 29, 1996 8:00 p.m. Guitarist, composer, arranger, Steve Brown, is a full professor of music and Director of the Jazz Studies program at Ithaca College. He has two albums presently available under his own leadership, Good Lines and Child's Play, both on Cafe Records. He is also co-author with Ray Brown of an instructional book and recording entitled An Introduction to Jazz Improvisation published by Brown Cats Productions. He has also recorded with Chuck Israels' National Jazz Ensemble, Chuck Mangione, and the California big band, Full, Faith and Credit. His latest projects have included commissioned works for the Hal Galper Trio and The Airmen of Note, The Celebration of the Arts Jazz Festival (C.O.T.A. Cats) featuring himself and Phil Woods, and a piece for the Ithaca College Trombone Troupe. He has also recently participated as an arranger and guitarist on three new recording by the Danny D'Imperio Sextet that will be released on V. S. 0. P. records; Blues for Philly Joe, Hip To It and Glass Enclosure. He is very active as a performer/clinician both in the United States and Europe, and has performed with Chuck Israels, Billy Hart, Bobby Watson, Bill Goodwin, Jimmy Smith, Steve Gilmore, Barry Harris, Gerry Niewood and many others.

One of the country's foremost woodwind artists, Chris Vadala is in demand as a jazz/classical performer and educator. He has appeared on more than fifty album recordings to date, as well as innumerable jingle sessions, film and TV scores, performing on all the saxophones, flutes, and clarinets. A native of Poughkeepsie, New York, he graduated from the Eastman School of Music, earning the honor of the Performer's Certificate in saxophone as well as a bachelors degree in Music Education, and received the masters degree in clarinet from Connecticut College. His teachers have included William Osseck of the Rochester Philharmonic, renowned classical saxophonist Donald Sinta, and jazz great Phil Woods.

Professor Vadala is currently Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Maryland, as well as adjunct faculty member at Montgomery College in saxophone and jazz studies. Previous academic appointments include teaching studio woodwinds and conducting jazz ensembles at Connecticut College and Hampton University, as well as interim professor of saxophone at the Eastman School of Music.

Mr. Vadala's performing career has been highlighted by a long tenure as standout woodwind artist with the internationally recognized Chuck Mangione Quartet, which included performances around the world, and performing credits on five gold and two platinum albums. As one of The Selmer Company's most requested clinicians, Mr. Vadala travels worldwide, performing with and conducting student and professional jazz ensembles, symphonic bands, and orchestras. Within just the past few years alone, he appeared at over 200 colleges across the nation and Canada. Mr. Vadala's column on woodwind doubling appears regularly in Saxophone Journal, and he has authored articles for many other magazines. He has been a Downbeat magazine poll finalist in four categories, the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Study grant, and has published a number of original compositions and arrangements. His book, Improve Your Doubling, published by Dom Production, is already acclaimed as a valuable addition to woodwind literature. ITHACA COLLEGE JAZZ WORKSHOP Tuesday-Thursday Jazz Lab Steve Brown, musical director

Saxophone Guitar Steve Bridges Dave Gluck Mar~ Wienand .Joe2:arr Piano Jill Fried TonyDeSare :Kristen Frappier Bass Trombone Billy Likitsakos Tracy Hurlee Amara Peltier Drums Brian Thomas Jay Fisher Benji Osborne Scott 'N'allace Vibe£ :Mark Heinsm.an Trumpet Lath Freymiller Tony Godoy Dave Szebeda Emily Kluga Alex Meixner

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. . ~J. ... uD ~··, ·'· j ) The Jazz Workshop was organized to give those sincerely interested in Jazz as an art form an opportunity to participate in organized ensembles where creativity through improvisation and composition is encouraged. THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC

The Ithaca College School of Music has one of the largest undergraduate music programs of any private, non-doctoral degree granting institution in the United States. Long known for its emphasis on music performance coupled with a practical approach to musi education, many leading professional performers and music educators are counted among Ithaca College School of Music alumni.

Most undergraduates at Ithaca College enroll in the Bachelor of Music program, majoring in performance, music education, composition, jazz studies, or music theory. One of the most useful and popular programs combines music education and performance. This nine semester course of study prepares the student for a career in music education while also fulfilling all requirements for the degree in music performance. The Bachelor of Music in Combination with an Outside Field provides the student with the opportunity for strong musical training while also providing sufficient time for an emphasis or extensive minor outside of music. Some of the more popular fields include business and audio production. Students desiring a large amount of liberal arts may choose a music major in the Bachelor of Arts degree. A degree program in Musical Theater, offered jointly by the Department of Theater and the School of Music, serves those students interested in both theater and music. The Ithaca College School of Music also offers master's degrees in music performance, music education, composition, conducting, music theory, and Suzuki pedagogy in strings or piano.

Throughout their course of study, music students perform in major ensembles chosen from the Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Choir, Chorus and Women's Chorale. In addition, many participate in the Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Workshop, Percussion Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Madrigal Singers, Brass Choir and Opera and Musical Theater Workshop. Regardless of the students' degree program, Ithaca College values the importance of performance.