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Jazz concert set for Dec. 2
Posted November 29, 2006; 10:06 a.m.
The Princeton University Concert Jazz Ensemble
and Jazz Composers Collective, directed by Anthony D.J. Branker, will
perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander
Hall.
The concert, titled "Extending the Tradition," will feature
performances of original student compositions and works from a variety
of composers representing a wide spectrum of styles.
Some of the works on the program were performed by the Jazz
Composers Collective on its recent trip to Estonia for a series of
concerts sponsored by the U.S. State Department, the U.S.
Embassy in Estonia and the Estonian Academy of Music. Under the
direction of Branker, the group gave three concerts between Oct. 27 and
Nov. 5, including a performance at the Estonian Academy of Music in
Tallinn, where it premiered "The Eesti Jazz Suite." The piece was
composed by Branker during his fall 2005 residency as a U.S. Fulbright
Scholar and visiting professor of music at the academy of music.
The Princeton students also performed their own original material in
concerts at two jazz clubs and appeared on Estonian national
television's version of "The Today Show." The group includes seniors
Irwin Hall on alto saxophone, Ben Wasserman on tenor saxophone, Dean
Reynolds on bass and Chuck Staab on drums and junior Julia Brav on
piano.
The Dec. 2 event also will feature the Concert Jazz Ensemble
performing the big band music of Charles Mingus, Thad Jones, Horace
Silver, Bob Mintzer and Keny Werner.
Tickets may be purchased online through University Ticketing or through the Richardson Auditorium box office, (609) 258-5000.