Adrian College Jazz Ensembles Present Free Concert posted 9/21/09
Performances on Sept. 27 to include a variety of big band arrangements.

The public is invited to a free concert featuring the Adrian College Jazz Ensembles 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sunday, Sept. 27 in Dawson Auditorium. The two bands will perform a wide variety of big band arrangements ranging from traditional to modern.

Selections include: Ray Bryant’s widely recorded Afro-Cuban work song, Cubano Chant; Libertango, Astor Piazolla’s best known tango; Dave Wolpe’s setting of Secret Love, written for the trombone section of Les Brown and his Band of Renown; Shiny Stockings, Frank Foster’s composition for the Basie Band; Peg from the album Aja, the first platinum hit for the group Steely Dan; Freddie Hubbard’s uptempo composition, Red Clay; Wayne Shorter’s One by One, arranged from the acclaimed Shorter Quintet recordings; Spring Cleaning, a jazz composition with New Age influence by Matt Harris; Flew the Coop from Kris Berg’s “chicken funk” series of compositions.

Dawson Auditorium is located of the Adrian College campus off of Charles St.