Depaul Jazz Combos II Neal Alger, Scott Hesse, & Typhanie Coller, Coaches
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Ronald Caltabiano, DMA, Dean Tuesday, March 3, 2020 • 7:00 PM DEPAUL JAZZ COMBOS II Neal Alger, Scott Hesse, & Typhanie Coller, coaches Mary A. Dempsey and Philip H. Corboy Jazz Hall 2330 North Halsted Street • Chicago Tuesday, March 3, 2020 • 7:00 PM Dempsey Corboy Jazz Hall DEPAUL JAZZ COMBOS II Neal Alger, Scott Hesse, & Typhanie Coller, coaches PROGRAM Jazz Combo IX Frank Loesser; arr. Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley/Cécile McLorin Salvant Never Will I Marry Bobby Webb; arr. Jazz Combo IX Sunny Tom Harrell Fantasy in Latin Francis Jacob; arr. Gretchen Parlato Can’t Hide Love Skip Scarborough; arr. Carmen McRae Can’t Hide Love Julia Smulson, vocals Radka Kasparcova, guitar Paul Roach, piano Mary Halm, acoustic bass Ben Esposito, drums & cymbals Neal Alger, coach Jazz Combo I Horace Silver Peace Lou Alter and Bob Russel Circus DEPAUL JAZZ COMBOS II • MARCH 3, 2020 PROGRAM Micah Collier Day Dreamer Connor Mannebach Floating Away Miles Hardemon, trumpet Ben Leonard, alto saxophone Taraz Tofighi, tenor saxophone Connor Mannebach, piano Micah Collier, acoustic bass Alejandro Salazar, drums & cymbals Scott Hesse, coach Jazz Combo III Vincent Youmans Tea for Two Buddy Johnson Save Your Love for Me Jack Smith But Almost Erykah Badu Agitation Gabrielle Henderson, vocals Jack Smith, tenor saxophone Casey Dahl, piano Micah Collier, acoustic bass Dylan Green, drums & cymbals Typhanie Coller, coach DEPAUL JAZZ COMBOS II • MARCH 3, 2020 BIOGRAPHIES Guitarist Neal Alger is known in Chicago for his consummate musicianship, versatility, and accompaniment skills. Alger has been heralded as “one of the most sensitive and creative guitarists in a city filled with them” by Howard Reich (Chicago Tribune) and has been described as “monstrously talented” by Christopher Loudon (Jazz Times magazine). Neal graduated summa cum laude from Northern Illinois University with a bachelors’ degree in Jazz Guitar Performance and studied with renowned virtuoso guitarist Fareed Haque. After college studies, Neal moved to Chicago in 1995 and established himself as an in-demand sideman and leader. Neal has performed or recorded with Lin Halliday, Howard Levy, Luciano Antonio, Don Stiernberg, Under the Streetlamp, Ed Thigpen, George Fludas, and most notably, singer/ pianist Patricia Barber. Neal has toured Europe, the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Russia, and South Korea with Patricia and he is featured on her Blue Note Records releases Verse (2002), Live: A Fortnight in France (2004), Mythologies (2006), and The Cole Porter Mix (2008). Neal has also appeared on recordings by Chicago-based musicians/groups including Matt Geraghty, Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble, Typhanie Monique, Bad Sneakers Orchestra (Steely Dan tribute), William Kurk Enterprise, Keri Johnsrud, and Brian Gephart. Neal’s newest project as a leader is a trio dedicated to performing several varieties of Brazilian music (samba, choro, baiao, frevo, etc.). Past projects have included a BLUE NOTE QUARTET which unearthed classic and obscure compositions from the legendary Blue Note jazz record label and an original rock band NEEDLES IN THE RED in which Alger sang, played guitar, and composed all of the music and lyrics. Neal also recorded three CD’s as a co-leader with vocalist Typhanie Monique, capitalizing on their intimate voice/guitar duo: Intrinsic (2004), In This Room (2007), and Yuletide Groove (2008). Neal is passionate about jazz education and has presented workshops at various universities in the Midwest. Two of Neal’s favorite topics to present are Pentatonics and Fourths in Jazz Improvisation and How to Create a Jazz Arrangement of a Pop/ Rock/R&B Tune. Neal also maintains a full teaching schedule with guitar and jazz instruction at Roosevelt University, Elmhurst College, and DePaul University. Guitarist Scott Hesse is a well-respected figure in the Chicago jazz community. Known especially for his harmonic and rhythmic inventiveness, Scott is equally at home in straight-ahead or avant-garde settings. Since moving to the Chicago in 2005, Scott has played at every major jazz venue in the area. In addition to performing, he is an avid composer and music educator. Scott holds a BA in Cultural Studies from Empire State College in New York and a master’s degree in Jazz Composition from DePaul University in Chicago. Typhanie Monique Coller is a respected bandleader, songwriter, versatile vocalist and a highly in-demand educator, teaching at some of Chicago’s most recognized institutions, along with coaching professional performers from around the world. DEPAUL JAZZ COMBOS II • MARCH 3, 2020 BIOGRAPHIES In the early 2000’s, Monique teamed up with Chicago-based guitarist Neal Alger. The duo would go on to release three critically acclaimed CD’s: Intrinsic (2004), In This Room (2007), and Yuletide Groove (2009) receiving international press, and performing nationally at renown jazz venues and festivals. Typhanie released her first solo project, Call It Magic on Dot Time Records, in February, 2017. Produced by Grammy award winning producer Jeff Levenson (Kenny Werner, Joe Lovano, The Brecker Brothers), orchestration by Jim Gaillerto, her musical vision of compositional pairings were brought to life by some of Chicago’s top jazz rhythm players, notably arranger Ben Lewis. Typhanie has performed at many notable music venues including; Chicago’s Jazz Showcase, The Old Town School of Folk Music, and City Winery, Smalls Jazz Club and The Kitano in New York, The Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis, The Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis and The Dakota in Minneapolis, and major outdoor festivals like The Chicago Jazz Festival, Taste of Chicago, Isthmus Jazz Festival, SummerFest and many others. Internationally, she has performed in Ukraine, Russia and Columbia. She has shared the stage and recorded with many jazz luminaries, including Joe Lovano, Chris Potter, The Manhattan Transfer, Mavis Staples, Joel Frahm, Ken Peplowski, Victor Goines, Tony Monaco, Tom Kennedy, Dana Hall, and Ernie Adams. Her working quartet consists of Ben Lewis, John Tate, Dana Hall and Greg Artry. Monique’s teaching resume is as diverse as her performance experience and she maintains strong connections with some of Chicago’s premier institutions. She joined the DePaul University Jazz Studies faculty in 2016. She directs the DePaul Vocal Jazz Ensemble, teaches private jazz voice instruction and coachesa jazz combo. Since 2011, she is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, directing ensembles, teaching and developing vocal pedagogy courses, and giving private instruction in musical theater, pop, jazz and soul genres. Fall of 2015, Typhanie taught improvisatory singing styles at Northwestern University, Musical Theater department. Typhanie appears as a guest clinician and performer at high schools and universities around the Midwest, leading workshops and master classes in improvisatory singing styles and contemporary vocal technique. Typhanie served on the adjudication panel for the 2015 Thelonious Monk International Vocal Jazz Competition and the 2018 Downbeat Student Music Awards. She worked as a vocal coach for the Voice of McDonald’s International Voice Competition in 2010, 2012, 2014 and latin pop sensation, Guillermo Otero for his hit album Yo Soy Yo (Capitol Latin/Universal Music Latin Entertainment). Typhanie considers herself a lifelong student of the art of singing and has studied with jazz masters Mark Murphy, Sheila Jordan and Bobby McFerrin, and more recently with Jeanie LoVetri, who stands at the forefront of contemporary commercial music vocal pedagogy. Monique holds a Master of Music degree in Applied Vocal Pedagogy from Northeastern University and a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Business from Elmhurst College. DEPAUL JAZZ COMBOS II • MARCH 3, 2020 TICKETS AND PATRON SERVICES We hope you enjoy each and every concert experience you share with us at the Holtschneider Performance Center (HPC). 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