Sunday, March 5, 2017 • 8:00 P.M. Jazz Workshop Dana Hall, director Jazz Orchestra Thomas Matta, director Jazz Ensemble Thomas Matta, guest director DePaul Student Center 2250 North Sheffield Avenue • Chicago Sunday, March 5, 2017 • 8:00 P.M. DePaul Student Center JAZZ WORKSHOP Dana Hall, director JAZZ ORCHESTRA Thomas Matta, director JAZZ ENSEMBLE Thomas Matta, guest director PROGRAM JAZZ WORKSHOP Dana Hall, director To be selected from the following: Irving Berlin; arr. Mark Taylor Blue Skies Jimmy Forrest; arr. Bob Florence Night Train Bob Meyer Carson’s Choice Duke Ellington Braggin’ in Brass Count Basie; arr. Eddie Durham Swingin’ the Blues Gerry Mulligan Westwood Walk Boyd Raeburn; arr. Milton Kleeb Sequence Walt Weiskopf Lean and Green Milton Kleeb Box and Burn Bill Evans; arr. Chuck Isreals Show Type Tune ALL THREE JAZZ ENSEMBLES • MARCH 5, 2017 PROGRAM JAZZ ORCHESTRA Thomas Matta, director Bill Holman Ticker Phillip Rapa Ternary Tone Ariel Glassman Wake Up Douglas Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish & Duke Ellington; arr. Frank Mantooth Sophisticated Lady Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz; arr. Paul McKee Alone Together Bob Brookmeyer Ding Dong Ding JAZZ ENSEMBLE Thomas Matta, guest director Thad Jones Three and One Jim McNeely 305 Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer; arr. Steve Wiest I’m Old Fashioned Miles Davis; arr. Thomas Matta The Serpent’s Tooth Jeff Hamilton; arr. Joe Clark Samba de Martelo Dave Pietro Juba ALL THREE JAZZ ENSEMBLES • MARCH 5, 2017 BIOGRAPHIES Drummer, composer, ethnomusicologist, and bandleader Dana Hall has been an important musician on the international music scene since 1992, after leaving aerospace engineering for a life in music. He has performed, toured, and/or recorded with such luminaries as Nicholas Payton, Joe Lovano, Horace Silver, Ray Charles, Maria Schneider, Jackie McLean, Mulgrew Miller, Jon Faddis, Joe Henderson, Curtis Fuller, and Branford Marsalis, among others. In 2009, Mr. Hall’s debut CD, Into the Light, was released to great critical acclaim. Former Artistic Director of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, Mr. Hall is an Associate Professor of Jazz Studies and Ethnomusicology and the Director of Jazz Studies at DePaul University. In addition to his active performing, composing, and university schedules, Dana can be heard every Monday evening leading his group Black Fire at Andy’s Jazz Club, now in its third year of residency. Neil Tesser has noted that, “even among modern drummers, Dana Hall stands out.” Described by the Chicago Tribune’s Howard Reich as “viscerally exciting, intellectually formidable” with “…a seemingly bottomless well of ideas…”, Mr. Hall recently premiered a newly commissioned, multi-disciplinary work as part of the 2014 – 2015 Symphony Center Presents Jazz Series at Chicago’s Orchestra Hall. Thomas Matta Associate Professor of Jazz Studies, boasts a body of work as a musician that spans an impressive spectrum of genres, styles, and disciplines. An active performer, Mr. Matta has performed extensively internationally, and is one of the most sought-after bass trombonists in Chicago. His compositions and arrangements have been performed world-wide by top jazz, chamber, and orchestral ensembles. ALL THREE JAZZ ENSEMBLES • MARCH 5, 2017 PERSONNEL JAZZ WORKSHOP JAZZ ENSEMBLE Dana Hall, director Thomas Matta, guest director Ben Voigt, alto & soprano saxophone; flute Gerald Martinez, alto saxophone Dan Burke, tenor saxophone Jacob Delgado, alto saxophone Alex Blomarz, baritone & tenor saxophone; Kyle Jimenez, tenor saxophone bass clarinet Paul Wagner, tenor saxophone Denny Carlson, baritone saxophone Benjamin Phillips, trumpet & flugelhorn Henry Smith, trumpet & flugelhorn Timothy Bales, trumpet Aaron Washington, trumpet* Andrew Egizio, trumpet Aaron Burns, trumpet Benjamin Pedersen, trombone Aaron Washington, trumpet Alex Piazza, trombone* Gil Bolster, trombone and bass trombone* Gil Bolster, trombone Alex Piazza, trombone Zac Nunnery, guitar Frankie Dobyns, trombone Benjamin Karon, vibraphone Andy Chester, bass trombone David Robert Priest, acoustic bass Lucas Gillan, drums & cymbals Michael Tahlier, guitar James Holman, piano *SPECIAL GUEST Marcel Reimão Bonfim, acoustic bass Gregory Hartman, drums & cymbals JAZZ ORCHESTRA Thomas Matta, director Denny Carlson, alto saxophone James Cook, alto saxophone Brian Seyler, tenor saxophone Peter Tearse, tenor saxophone Richard Brasseale, baritone saxophone Ben Dixon, trumpet Hailey Menkhus, trumpet Connor Druhan, trumpet Bobby Goodrich, trumpet Frankie Dobyns, trombone Somer Joe Hornbuckle, trombone Michael Schober, trombone Andrew Chester, bass trombone Ariel Glassman, guitar Alex Murphy, piano Austen Goebel, acoustic bass Andy Danstrom, drums & cymbals ALL THREE JAZZ ENSEMBLES • MARCH 5, 2017 JAZZ STUDIES FACULTY Dana Hall Director of Jazz Studies/Associate Professor of Music; Coordinator of Jazz Combos; Jazz Workshop, director; Ethnomusicology, Jazz History, Jazz Rhythm Section Techniques, Jazz Combos; applied jazz percussion lessons. Bob Lark, D.M.A. Professor of Jazz Studies; Jazz Ensemble, director; Applied Improvisation, Jazz History, Jazz Pedagogy and Jazz Style and Analysis; applied jazz trumpet lessons; Jazz Combos Thomas Matta Associate Professor of Jazz Studies; Jazz Composition and Arranging; Jazz Orchestra, director; applied jazz trombone lessons, applied composition and arranging Scott Burns applied jazz saxophone lessons; Jazz Combos Dennis Carroll applied acoustic bass lessons; courses in Applied Jazz Improvisation; Rhythm Section Techniques; Jazz Combos Tim Coffman applied jazz trombone lessons; courses in Music Traditions: Jazz, Jazz Improvisation, and Jazz History; Jazz Combos Typhanie Coller Jazz Combos Chad McCullough applied jazz trumpet lessons; courses in Applied Jazz Improvisation; Jazz Combos Bob Palmieri applied jazz guitar lessons; courses in Jazz Improvisation; Jazz Combos; Jazz Guitar Ensemble Ron Perrillo applied jazz piano lessons; courses in Applied Jazz Improvisation; Rhythm Section Techniques; Jazz Combos Bob Rummage applied jazz percussion lessons; Jazz Combos Bradley Williams Jazz History, Jazz Essentials Listings in the honor roll reflect contributions and pledge payments made between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016 to DePaul University’s School of Music. Gifts of $1,000 and above annually qualify for membership in the President’s Club, DePaul University’s honor society of donors. $50,000 + $5,000-$9,999 Bertha Lebus Charitable Trust Fr. McCabe Circle Fr. O’Connell Circle Irene McDunn Edward & Lois Brennan Family Fdn. Rochelle Abramson, MED ‘89 & William McIntosh John Brennan (Trustee) & Elliott Abramson James Shaddle Jean Brennan * Craig J. Anderson, MUS ‘96 & Dr. Craig A. Sirles Kimberly Brennan & Kathryn K. Anderson, LAS ‘92 + Lawrence Sullivan, BUS ‘57 & Donald Brennan Russ Bach, MUS ‘58; MM ‘60 & Geraldine Sullivan Lois Brennan (dec.) * + Mary Ellen Brumbach (dec.) Elizabeth Ware, MA ‘98 Philip H. 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Marie Michuda, MUS ‘89 Margaret Fuguitt Leslie Antunovich & Cathleen Osborn & William Osborn Barbara Giambalvo Joseph Antunovich Roger Plummer (Life Trustee) & Scott Golinkin, JD ‘84 Aon Foundation Joanne Plummer Janice Honigberg & John Hedges Cherylee Bridges PNC Foundation + IBM International Foundation Bulley & Andrews, LLC Isabel Polsky & Charles Polsky Arthur James, MA ‘75 Rosemarie Buntrock & Rev. John T. Richardson, C.M. Marilyn Kelly & Dr. John Markese Dean Buntrock (Life Trustee) Mary Marshall & Cesare Ugianskis Donald Casey Jr. # & Rosetta W. Harris Charitable Florence Miller Christine Casey Lead Trust Mark Mroz James M. Denny (Life Trustee) & Rev. Charles Shelby, C.M., MS ‘72 * Raymond Niwa, MUS ‘43; MM ‘49 Catherine Denny * Ernest Wish, BUS ‘57; LLD ‘91 Celeste O’Donnell, MED ‘94 & Gina Gaudio, LAS ‘99 & (Life Trustee) & Mimi Wish * Lee O’Donnell Robert D’Addario, MUS ‘11 Beatrice Orzac William Hay, MBA ‘66; DHL ‘06 $2,500-$4,999 Anthony Peluso, MUS ‘73 & (Trustee) & Mary Pat Gannon Hay, Fr. O’Malley Circle Julie Peluso DHL ‘06 * Guy