Featuring Jimmy Emerzian w/ the Craig Von Berg Trio
Take a moment out of the hustle and bustle of the holidays, and
celebrate the spirit of the season at 90.7 KFSR's first annual 'Tis the
Season Jazz Concert - 2:00pm, Sunday December 17th at Fresno State.
You'll hear jazz versions of your favorite Christmas and wintertime
songs, performed by saxophonist Jimmy Emerzian with the Craig VonBerg
Trio, featuring Craig VonVerg on piano, John Laufenburger on bass, and
Brian Hamada on drums. The concert will be held in the Wahlberg Recital
Hall in the Music Building at Fresno State, and a post concert
reception will follow. Tickets are $10 for KFSR members, and $12 for
non-members. Tickets & information are available by calling 90.7
KFSR at (559) 278-2598.
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A reminder that Fresno City College will be offering Jazz Theory this spring. This class is only in the “rotation” about every fourth semester, so if you (or a friend
or students) are interested, this is a great time!
The class will cover lots of topics that are important to jazz performers at all
levels:
* Chord construction
* Scale construction
* Chord/scale relationships
* ear training
* common jazz chord progressions
* how to learn/memorize tunes
* lots more!
Here are details on the class:
* Course number, name: Music 4, Jazz Theory
* Instructor: Mike Dana
* 3 units
* Schedule #: 32868
* Meets Monday nights, 6-9 pm, MS 223 (upstairs in FCC Music bldg.)
beginning on Monday Jan. 8.
* Registration info: http://www.fresnocitycollege.edu/
High school students can take this class! See your HS counselor about the High School Enrichment program.
Students at CSUF, Pacific, COS etc. can take this class too! You need to enroll at FCC, then add the class. See the website above.
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February 9th at Roosevelt High Auditorium
JazzFresno presents trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos and his quintet,
in concert at Fresno's Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Friday
February 9th at 7:30pm. Gilbert grew up in Fresno, and attended
Roosevelt School of the Arts. He is now one of
the top trumpet players in Southern California, and in addition to
leading his own group, is a member of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz
Orchestra. His most recent CD "Underground" was released by Seedling
Records in summer 2006. A special pre-concert conversation with the
artist will take place at 6:30pm.
This event is funded in part through a grant from the Community
Enrichment Program, administered by the Fresno Arts Council. Special
thanks to the Roosevelt School of the Arts for their support of this
concert.
Listen to 90.7 KFSR's interview with Gilbert Castellanos... (mp3 download)
The Gilbert Castellanos Quintet (w/ Tom Catanzaro, Tenor Sax;
Mikan Zlatkovich - Piano;
Harish Raghavan - Bass;
Kevin Kanner – Drums)
Friday February 9th, 2007
Conversation with the artist at 6:30pm - Concert begins at 7:30pm
Roosevelt High School Auditorium - 4250 E Tulare St - Fresno, CA
Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 JazzFresno members; $7 students
Ticket locations: Roosevelt School of the Arts Office; Kern Street Coffee Company, Tower Theatre Box Office, Sierra Nut House (Villagio)
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