Thursday, April 26 - 7:30 PM
Dr. Michael Caldwell, Assistant Professor of Trumpet in the Fresno State Department of Music will be performing in a faculty recital titled, “Whose Tune is it ANYWAY?”—An Evening of Improvised Music with award-winning and Emmy nominated Seattle pianist David Paul Mesler. Caldwell and Mesler previously collaborated on a CD released in 2006 entitled, “The Balladeer.” The duo will perform together based on stories they will share with the audience and will also call upon a pair of Caldwell’s Fresno State colleagues, classicist Dr. Honora Chapman and photographer Dr. Joan Sharma. The musicians will improvise in real-time to readings selected by Chapman visual images of Sharma’s work, which will be projected for the audience. In addition, the artists will be collecting story suggestions from the audience as inspiration for improvisations that will be created and conceived based on those stories. This promises to be a very exciting and unpredictable evening of music as Caldwell and Mesler and both established performers who share a passion for the art of improvisation.
Fresno State Department of Music - Concert Hall
Tickets— $6.00 General; $5.00 Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students
INFO—559-278-2654
ONLINE—www.csufresno.edu/music/CurrentEvents.html
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 In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, The Fresno County Library and JazzFresno present a free discussion on the life and music of John Coltrane, by local jazz musician and educator Les Nunes. The event takes place at 7:00pm on Wednesday April 25th at the Woodard Park Regional Library. In addition to the lecture, the acclaimed Buchanan High School Jazz Combo will perform some of Coltrane's compositions. The students were recently honored at the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation competition as one of the nation's outstanding high school jazz combos. 2007 marks the 40th anniversary of John Coltrane's death, and the 50th anniversary of one of his greatest recordings, Blue Train. Refreshments will be served after this free event. The Woodward Park Regional Library is located at 944 East Perrin Avenue, in Fresno. Phone: (559) 433-3135
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 Thanks to everyone who attended the 17th annual City Jazz Festival, March 29th and 30th at Fresno City College. In addition to stellar performances by dozens of student groups, including the FMCMEA High School and Junior High Honor Jazz Bands, Fresno audiences were treated to great performances by trumpeter Ingrid Jensen and the Tierney Sutton Band. Local photographer Tomas Ovalle was there to document the events. You can see his work online:
City Jazz - Thursday night March 29th - featuring Ingrid Jensen
City Jazz - Friday Night March 30th - featuring The Tierney Sutton Band
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