Performance
Wednesday, April 25th, 2018
Starts at 7:30 PM
University of Colorado Grusin Music Hall
1020 18th St
Imig Music Building
Boulder, CO 80302
Imig Music Building
Boulder, CO 80302
The Concert Jazz Ensemble, the Thompson Jazz Studies Program’s premier ensemble, performs music from the rich legacy of big band music, from its early swing days to music by contemporary innovators. Jazz II, comprised of both jazz and non-jazz majors, perform a wide selection of repertoire for big band. Students develop their mastery of styles, ensemble playing and improvisation.
PROGRAM: Thad Jones: "Cherry Juice," "Big Dipper," "Three and One," and "Little Pixie"; Duke Ellington: "Harlem Airshaft"; Neil Hefti: "Flight of the Foo Birds"; Steve Owen: "The Goombay Smash"; Maria Schneider: "Lately"; Wayne Shorter: "Infant Eyes"; Thelonious Monk: "Epistrophy"; Herbie Hancock: "Eye of the Hurricane"