Jazz Small Ensembles: McBee Ensemble, Lockwood Ensemble, and Walker World Jazz Ensemble

tHREE SETS: 7:00 PM, 8:15 PM, & 9:30 PM

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7:00 pm - McBee Ensemble

The ensemble plays a variety of music including student originals and arrangements, as well as McBee's originals and arrangements. He also stresses the importance of standard repertoire and traditional playing.

Cecil McBee, Coach
Elizabeth Embser, Voice
Lemuel Marc, Trumpet
Nick Ryder, Tenor Sax
Kai Burns, Guitar
Jake Walters, Piano
Xin Xu, Bass
Dominic Vance, Drums

8:15 pm - Lockwood Ensemble

This ensemble performs arrangements and compositions of John Lockwood. Students are also encouraged to compose pieces for the ensemble.

John Lockwood, Coach
Sarah Matsushima, Voice
Ben Mizrach, Alto Sax
Garrett Frees, Tenor Sax
Miles Keingstein, Trumpet
George Behrakis, Piano
Sam Reiss, Bass
Caleb Montague, Drums

9:30 pm - World Jazz Ensemble

This ensemble explores two facets of modern jazz: the authentic use of world rhythms of South America and the Caribbean and the works of high-level jazz composers such as Ralph Towner, Lyle Mays and Paquito D’Rivera, all of whom Walker has worked with and who have utilized these rhythms in ground-breaking compositions.

Mark Walker, Coach
Yihong Guo, Voice
Michael Brehm, Trumpet
Cooper Malanowski, Trombone
Kyra Tyboe, Piano
Leo Weisskoff, Bass
Maude Bastien-Desilets, Drums