Faculty Jazz Ensemble kicks off jazz-filled year

calendar icon05 Nov 2013    

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Faculty Jazz Ensemble kicks off another wonderful year of jazz at UNL’s Glenn Korff School of Music with a featured concert at 7:30 p.m. on November 5 in the Westbrook Music Building Recital Hall. The event will be free and open to the public.

Highlighted in this concert are the compositions of the group's "composer in residence" Tom Larson. Additional pieces by faculty and jazz standards are also planned for the program. This concert will also feature the newest addition to the UNL Jazz Studies area, Dr. Dave Hall, Assistant Professor of Percussion and Jazz Studies.

“We are excited to share our newest faculty artist and our new music with Lincoln!,” said Paul Haar. “I couldn't think of a better way to start the year's jazz series at UNL.”

Bio: Comprised of the some of the nation's finest performers and educators, The UNL Faculty Jazz Ensemble drew national attention in 2010 with their appearance on the NET Television and UNL School of Music program Jazz Cabaret, which has been viewed by millions. The program captured the versatility and creativity audiences have come to expect from the group. From unique arrangements of jazz and popular standards, to original works the UNL Faculty Jazz Ensemble present a varied and exciting program. Active as clinicians and educators the group brings its "Mobile Jazz Classroom" to schools throughout the Midwest.