Music Department Announces Last Faculty Recital
posted 3/18/08
Kretzer presents jazz recital on March 31

Scott Kretzer

ADRIAN, Mich. – The Adrian College music department announces the last recital of this year’s Faculty Recital Series. Instructor Scott Kretzer will present a jazz recital on Monday, March 31 at 8 P.M. in Dawson Auditorium.

Scott will be joined by pianist Cliff Monear and bassist Nick Calandro – two of Michigan’s finest jazz musicians. The trio will perform musical selections by Thelonious Monk, Paul Simon, Dave Carpenter, and Sting.

A graduate of the University of Kentucky with a degree in music education, Scott Kretzer is a freelance percussionist and teacher in the Northwest Ohio/Southeastern Michigan area. He teaches percussion, percussion methods, and also serves as the drumline instructor for the marching band at Adrian College.

Scott performs regularly with the Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra, Carl Cafagna and North Star Jazz, The Sixth Edition, and the Murphy’s Place Jazz Orchestra. Scott has performed with many top jazz artists including Clark Terry, Delfayo Marsalis, David “Fathead” Newman, Shirley Jordan, and Jon Hendricks. Scott was inducted into the Yamaha Young Artist Program in 1991 and has performed recitals, clinics, and master classes throughout the United States and Japan.

This concert is free and open to the public. Dawson Auditorium is located off of Charles Street on the Adrian College campus.