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	Upcoming Clinics/Workshops	Select a School below for their jazz listings	Hip Places to Hear Music:
Grammy Winning Bobby McFerrin Premieres Lawrence University Jazz Composer's Latest Work APPLETON, WIS. -- Fred Sturm's latest composition, "Migrations," is about to receive a high-profile, international premiere. The commissioned work, which showcases 23 indigenous songs from 21 countries worldwide, will be performed for the first time Thursday, Aug. 30 by 10-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist Bobby McFerrin and the Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) Big Band at the 22nd annual Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Hamburg, Germany. Sturm, director of jazz and improvisational music at Lawrence University as well as guest composer/conductor for numerous professional ensembles in the United States and Europe, has served as McFerrin's arranger and conductor on three previous occasions. . . . for more	LAWRENCE JAZZ WEEKEND NOV. 9-10	Lawrence University U.W. Eau Claire U.W. Green Bay U.W. Oshkosh U.W. Stevens Point U.W. Whitewater	The Fox Note in Princeton, WI coming in Dec. - Steve March Torme coming in Jan. - Terell Stafford coming in Feb. - Charles McPherson Restaurant Magnus in Madison - hosts of the annual IAJE-WI Jam Session check their music schedule for weekly great jazz performances Lawrence Jazz Series in Appleton

Lawrence University Jazz and Improvisational Music Department 2007-2008 Calendar of Jazz Events

OCTOBER 2007:
8th LU JAZZ FACULTY RECITAL: Lee Tomboulian, piano and accordion (Harper 8 pm)
22nd LU JAZZ ALUMNI SHOWCASE: Latitunes and Longitones: Hearing the World from Appleton to Ulaanbaatar featuring Peter Marsh '88 and Brian Pertl '86 (Harper 8 pm)

NOVEMBER 2007:

LAWRENCE JAZZ WEEKEND NOV. 9-10:

9th LU JAZZ CELEBRATION WEEKEND SHOWCASE: New York Voices with the LU Jazz Singers (Chapel 7:30 pm)
10th LU JAZZ CELEBRATION WEEKEND Clinics and Master Classes (8:00 am-5:30 pm)
10th LU JAZZ CELEBRATION WEEKEND SHOWCASE: Branford Marsalis Quintet and the LU Jazz Ensemble (Fox Cities Performing Arts Center 7:30 pm)
19th LU Jazz Small Groups Concert (Harper Hall 8 pm)

DECEMBER 2007:
6th Lawrence Jazz Writers Concert: "New Music for Small Ensemble" (Shattuck Hall Room 46, 4:30 pm)

JANUARY 2008:
17th LU JAZZ FACULTY RECITAL: Steve Peplin, guitar (Harper 8 pm)

FEBRUARY 2008:
4th Jazz Singers Soloists with Lawrence Jazz Faculty Trio (Harper 8 pm)
8th LAWRENCE JAZZ SERIES: Chris Potter Underground (Chapel 8 pm)
25th LU Jazz Small Groups Concert (Harper Hall 8 pm)

MARCH 2008:
10th Lawrence Jazz Singers Concert (Harper Hall 8 pm)

APRIL 2008:
10th Lawrence Jazz Writers Concert: New Music for Large Jazz Ensemble featuring the Lawrence Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Band (Shattuck Hall Room 46, 4:30 pm)

MAY 2008:
16th LU Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Band Concert (Chapel 8 pm)
19th LU Jazz Small Groups Concert (Harper Hall 8 pm)
23rd LAWRENCE JAZZ SERIES: Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts with Terell Stafford, trumpet; Larry Goldings, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; and Matt Wilson, drums (Chapel 8 pm)

JUNE 2008:
2nd Lawrence Jazz Singers (Stansbury Theatre 8 pm)

Lawrence University, PO Box 599, Appleton, WI 54912 (920) 832-7000 Contact Lawrence

UWSP Jazz Guest Artists

Wednesday, November 12^th Medeski, Martin, and Wood

Sunday, November 16^th Ken Schaphorst Trio w/ Matt Turner and Dane Richeson

Tuesday, November 18^th Paquito de Rivera

Wednesday, January 28^th James Dapogny’s Chicago Jazz Band

For more info go to: Jazz Studies at UWSP

Lawrence University Jazz and Improvisational Music Department 2004-2005 Calendar of Jazz Events

OCTOBER 2004:

16^th Lawrence Faculty Jazz Group & Lawrence Jazz Quartet (Chapel 8 pm)
25^th Lawrence Jazz Alumni Showcase featuring pianist/composer Laura Caviani, Class of 1984 (Harper Hall 8 pm)

NOVEMBER 2004:

12^th JAZZ WEEKEND CONCERT: Pianist/Singer/Composer Eliane Elias Trio with the Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Singers (Chapel 7:30 pm)
13^th JAZZ WEEKEND CLINICS/CONCERTS: 8:00 am-5:00 pm (multiple sites in the Conservatory of Music)
13^th JAZZ WEEKEND CONCERT: Trumpeter/Composer Tim Hagans with the Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble, Faculty Jazz Group, and Lawrence Jazz Quartet (Chapel 7:30 pm)
24^th LU Jazz Small Groups Concert (Harper Hall 8 pm)

DECEMBER 2004:

2^nd LU Student Jazz Composers and Jazz Small Groups: New Works for Chamber Jazz Ensemble (Shattuck Hall Room 46, 4:30 pm)

JANUARY 2005:

12^th Lawrence Jazz Quartet (Harper Hall 8 pm)

FEBRUARY 2005:

5^th LU Jazz Ensemble on Tour: New Trier High School Jazz Festival, Winnetka, IL. Featured University Ensemble Showcase, 4:00 pm.
14^th LU Jazz Small Groups Concert (Harper Hall 8 pm)
18^th LU Jazz Band Concert (Chapel 8 pm)
21^st Lawrence Jazz Singers Concert (Harper Hall 8 pm)

MARCH 2005:

6^th IGLU (Improvisation Group of Lawrence University) Concert (Harper Hall 8 pm)
10^th & 11^th LU Jazz Ensemble Concert (Stansbury Theater 8 pm). Free admission with ticketed reservations (limited seating available).

APRIL: 2005

7^th Lawrence Jazz Writers Concert: “New Music for Large Jazz Ensemble” featuring the Lawrence Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Band (Harper Hall 8 pm).
26^th LAWRENCE JAZZ SERIES: John Scofield Trio (Chapel 8 pm).

MAY 2005:

14^th LAWRENCE JAZZ SERIES: Gonzalo Rubalcaba (Chapel 8 pm)
16^th LU Jazz Small Groups Concert (Harper Hall 8 pm)
22^nd IGLU (Improvisation Group of Lawrence University) Concert (Harper Hall 8 pm)
23^rd Lawrence Jazz Singers Concert (Chapel 8 pm)
27^th LU Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Band: 2005 Jazz Finale (Chapel 8 pm)

For More Information go to: Lawrence University Jazz Site

Sunday, November 23, 2003 at 3:00pm

The Fourth Stream: a concert of original jazz compositions

Tom Gullion, saxophone and flute
William Neil, piano

Treasures in the Bakery
155 E. Seminary St.
Richland Center
Contact 608.647.5444 or pub@tingjing.com for more information

3rd Jazz Education Day
Thursday, March 25, 2004
UW-Oshkosh

On March 25, 2004 the UW Oshkosh Music Department will host its third Jazz Education Day. Guests for the day will be the Jim Snidero Quartet from New York. Clinics and coaching sessions covering, theory, improvisation, combo and big band performance, and master classes (trumpet, trombone, saxophone, piano, bass, and drums) will be presented. All events are open to the public. There is a $10 registration fee (payable that day) that includes all classes and the evening concert.

Limited space is available for school ensembles to receive a coaching session with the guest artists. For an application, visit our website at: www.uwosh.edu/music/ or contact Randy Sorensen at

(920) 424-7015 email: sorensen@uwosh.edu

Guest Artist Bios:
Jim Snidero, Saxophone:

New York Saxophonist Jim Snidero has recorded over 10 cd’s as a leader including his newest release “Strings” on Milestone Records. As a sideman, Snidero has performed and recorded with a number of important groups including the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra, the Mingus Big Band, Eddie Palmieri's Latin Jazz Octet, and many others. He has also recorded with Brian Lynch, Conrad Herwig, Walt Weiskopf, Joe Magnarelli and others. Since 1988 Snidero has taught at Abersold’s Summer Jazz Workshops and is the author of the highly acclaimed Jazz Conception Series. To learn more about our guest artist visit his website at JimSnidero.com. Jim Snidero is a Selmer Jazz Artist.

Peter Zak, Piano:

Classically trained, Peter began his jazz career as an undergraduate at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was voted Outstanding Pianist at the Pacific Coast Collegiate Jazz Festival in 1987. Following graduation, he played clubs, concerts and festivals in the San Francisco Bay Area with such artists as Frank Morgan, John Handy, and Chico Freeman. Since relocating to New York in 1989, he has performed and/or recorded with Junior Cook, George Coleman, Ryan Kisor, Etta Jones, Scott Hamilton, Eric Alexander, and Jon Hendricks, among many others. He has also been on the faculty of the New School Jazz Department since 1995. In 1999, Peter was selected as one of twelve semi-finalists in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Joe Strasser, Drums:

Since arriving in New York in 1990, Joe Strasser has performed and toured with many top-flight musicians, including Joshua Redman, Ron Carter, Eddie Henderson, Jon Hendricks, James Moody, Chris Potter, Eric Alexander and many others. Strasser is co-leader of a funk band called Hot-Pants making 2 albums, and has lead several other groups including a quartet featuring Etta Jones and a trio featuring Ronnie Mathews and Walter Booker. Discography highlights include Sam Yehals Searchin and Omer Avitals Live at Smalls. Joe is also very active in the commercial jingle world, having played drums on numerous national television and radio commercials, and has taught at the New School University and the Stamford Jazz Workshop.

Paul Gill, Bass:

Bassist Paul Gill is originally from Baltimore, Maryland where in 1985 he received a bachelor’s degree in music from Towson University. After graduating, Paul became an in-demand freelance player and performed extensively throughout the Baltimore-Washington area with local and nationally recognized artists such as Gary Bartz and Stanley Turrentine. In 1994 Gill moved to New York and worked for four years with vocalist John Hendricks. He then became the bassist for singer Diana Krall and completed a one-year world tour with her. Since moving to New York Mr. Gill has performed with artists such as Lou Donaldson, George Coleman, Joe Henderson, Frank Wess, Junior Mance, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Harold Maybern, and Cecil Payne. Paul is currently a member of the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra.

This event is made possible by the
generous support of the following:

The Selmer Co.
Sponsor of Jim Snidero

Henri’s Music

Fond du Lac Jazz Festival

UW Oshkosh Music Department

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NYC jazz guitarist/composer BEN MONDER will perform with the new LAWRENCE JAZZ QUARTET

(Jose' Encarnacion - reeds, Matt Turner - cello & piano, Mark
Urness - bass, Dane Richeson - drums & percussion) on Wednesday, January 14 at 8 pm in Harper Hall.

Monder studied music at the University of Miami and Queens College. A
musician in the New York area for over 15 years, he has performed with a
variety of artists, including Jack McDuff, Marc Johnson, Lee Konitz, Paul
Motian, and Tim Berne. He has also appeared with the Carnegie Hall Jazz
Orchestra, the Kenny Wheeler Large Ensemble, Guillermo Kleins Los Guachos,
and is a regular member of the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra. For the past
three years, he has placed in the Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition
category of the Downbeat critics poll. He has conducted clinics and
workshops around the world, and is currently on the faculty of the New
England Conservatory of Music in the Jazz and Improvisation department. Ben
continues to perform original music internationally with his own quartet and
trio. He has appeared on over 70 CDs as a sideman, and to date has released
3 CDs as a leader: Flux (Songlines,1995), Dust (Arabesque, 1997), and
Excavation (Arabesque, 2000).

http://benmonder.tripod.com/monder/index.html

Fred Sturm
Jazz and Improvisational Music Department
Conservatory of Music
Lawrence University
420 E. College Avenue
Appleton, WI 54911

fred.sturm@lawrence.edu
(920)993-6029

PRESS RELEASE -- February 2005

Yellow Jackets

Yellowjackets to jazz up Fond du Lac April 8-9 at oldest jazz festival in Wisconsin

The Yellowjackets, a jazz quartette known worldwide for their energetic, contemporary style, are the headline performers at the 23rd annual Fond du Lac Jazz Festival -- the oldest jazz festival in Wisconsin. The two-day event is scheduled for April 8-9 at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Rec Center in an intimate setting that includes a Jazz Café, quaint shopping opportunities at vendor booths, and an afterglow party at the Ramada Plaza Hotel.

Rhythm City, a seven-piece Chicago Rhythm and Blues vocal and instrumental group, is the Friday night act, followed by the Yellowjackets on Saturday night.

The Yellowjackets, who have performed for 16 years, will showcase Bob Mintzer on the saxophone, Russell Ferrante on the keyboard, Jimmy Haslip on bass, and Marcus Baylor on drums. In addition to Fond du Lac and five other states located coast to coast, the Yellowjackets will take their jazz worldwide to concert halls in Poland, the West Indies, Chili, South Africa, and Mexico between January and May.

Peace Round, a Christmas CD, is the Yellowjackets’ most recent release. Samples of their music can be heard on their website at http://www.yellowjackets.com.

”From blistering-hot fusion to full-blown acoustic jazz, the Yellowjackets will bring a sting to the Fond du Lac audience -- in a good way,” said Janelle Anderson, event co-chair.

The Yellowjackets will also host a group clinic on Saturday April 9th, 3:30 pm in the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Rec Center. Admission to the clinic is free with purchase of a concert ticket.

Rhythm City, the R&B group from Chicago, will deliver a balance of energy and elegance at their Friday night jazz performance. Their repertoire includes Motown, Jazz, Soul, Funk, Blues, Disco and Reggae. The style of famous musicians such as Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Van Morrison, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, The Jackson Five, and Donna Summer come alive during their performance. Visit their website at http://www.rhythm-city.com.

Past performers at the Fond du Lac Jazz Festival have included jazz greats such as Poncho Sanchez, Arturo Sandoval, Kevin Eubanks, Diane Schuur, Boots Randolph, Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson, George Shearing, and more.

Starting at 6pm, two local jazz groups comprised of students from the Fond du Lac/Fox Valley area perform. The UW Vocal Jazz Ensemble will sing at 6pm, followed by the All Star Jazz Ensemble performance at 7pm. These two groups pave the way for the 8pm headline performance each evening.

The Jazz Café opens at 5:30pm for sandwiches, snacks, desserts, and beverages which are available throughout the concert. Concert seating is cabaret-style and on a first-come first-served basis.

A Jazz Festival Afterglow is available at the close of the concert both evenings at the Ramada Plaza Hotel.

Admission is $15 for Friday, $28 for Saturday, and $38 for a combination of both nights. Tickets are available at the door and by calling the Windhover Center for the Arts at (920) 921-5410 or by purchasing them in Fond du Lac at Wegners Office Supply, Mad Hatteur Music & Tapes, and Mike’s Music. They are also available in Oshkosh at Henri's Music. Credit card purchases are available only at the Windhover Center for the Arts.

For more information on the event, call Janelle Anderson at (920) 922-4854.

Fond du Lac Jazz Festival, Inc. is a non-profit organization that offers jazz workshops and music scholarships for area students.

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