Cleveland Jazz Orchestra/The Musical Theater Project

Cole Porter on Broadway!

January 19 & 20, 2019

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January 19, 2019 | 8:00 PM Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square January 20, 2019 | 3:00 PM The Temple-Tifereth Israel

Conceived, written and hosted by BILL RUDMAN Co-hosted by PAUL FERGUSON Featuring MEMBERS OF CLEVELAND JAZZ ORCHESTRA and THE JOE HUNTER TRIO Vocalists VINCE MASTRO and TREVA OFFUTT Musical direction by PAUL FERGUSON and JOE HUNTER Production manager and lighting designer JEREMY K. BENJAMIN Sound designer ERIC SIMNA Media supervisor MARK LOGIES This concert is made possible in part by generous gifts from Robert Conrad, Lainie Hadden, Richard and Pat Pogue, The Cleveland Foundation, Ohio Arts Council and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, with the support of Cleveland Public Library and WCLV 104.9.

CLEVELAND JAZZ ORCHESTRA Paul Ferguson, Artistic Director

THE MUSICAL THEATER PROJECT Bill Rudman, Founding Director

This season made possible with the generous support of:

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QUESTION: WHAT KIND OF CONCERT IS THIS? Answer: Unique. If this is your first experience with Cleveland Jazz Orchestra’s annual collaboration with The Musical Theater Project, we want to tell what you’re in for.

Our singers and instrumentalists are going to present a number of great songs by Cole Porter—but we’re going to do a lot more than that.

We’re going to tell a kind of “story” that we hope will help you enjoy the songs even more. We tell that story through spoken commentary delivered by us —and with video clips, audio clips and more than 100 still images.

It takes hard work, of course, to put one of these shows together, but our goal is to make it look so easy that you’ll truly relax with us. And we hope that if you’re a first-timer, we’ll see you again.

What’s important is that we are all joined together right now to share (as Rodgers & Hammerstein put it) “Something Wonderful.”

Can you think of a better way to spend two hours?

— Paul Ferguson and Bill Rudman

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MUSICAL SELECTIONS Yale University football song (1910) Bingo Eli Yale

From DuBarry Was a Lady (1939) Do I Love You?

From Hitchy-Koo of 1919 (1919) Old-Fashioned Garden

From Let’s Face It (1941) I Hate You, Darling

Excerpt from Within the Quota (1923)

From Seven Lively Arts (1941) Ev’rytime We Say Goodbye

From Paris (1928) Let’s Do It From Wake Up and Dream (1929) What Is This Thing Called Love?

From Fifty Million Frenchmen (1929) The Tale of an Oyster From The New Yorkers (1930) Love for Sale From Gay Divorce (1932) Night and Day After You, Who? From Nymph Errant (1933) It’s Bad for Me From Anything Goes (1934) Anything Goes All Through the Night I Get a Kick Out of You You’re the Top From Jubilee (1935) Begin the Beguine Just One of Those Things From Red, Hot and Blue (1936) Ridin’ High

From Something for the Boys (1943) The Leader of a Big-Time Band From Kiss Me, Kate (1948) Another Op’nin’, Another Show Too Darn Hot So in Love Brush Up Your Shakespeare From This Moment On (1953 film version) From Can-Can (1953) I Love Paris There will be one fifteen-minute intermission.

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From Leave It to Me (1938) Get Out of Town My Heart Belongs to Daddy

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THE MUSICAL THEATER PROJECT THE MUSICAL THEATER PROJECT (Co-Producer) was formed in 2000 to foster a deep appreciation of the American musical—and the social and cultural history surrounding it— by creating programs that educate as well as entertain people of all ages. Through its concert and cabaret series, The Song Is You!, and its school program, Kids Love Musicals!, TMTP serves 10,000 Northeast Ohioans each year. The organization also reaches more than 100,000 listeners annually through the WCLV radio program Footlight Parade, and thousands more through the program’s national distribution on public radio stations and Sirius XM Satellite Radio. For more information, visit MusicalTheaterProject.org.

BILL RUDMAN (Co-Host, Writer), the founder and artistic director of The Musical Theater Project, is a nationally recognized authority on the American musical. His radio program Footlight Parade is heard locally on WCLV 104.9 and coast-to-coast on 100 public stations and Sirius XM Satellite Radio (under the title On the Aisle). Bill has created more than 100 concerts and cabarets for TMTP’s The Song Is You! series and has produced recordings of classic American theater and film songs featuring such vocalists as Peggy Lee and Maxine Sullivan (including Sullivan’s Grammy-nominated album of Cotton Club songs). Recent speaking engagements include New York’s Paley Center for Media and the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival.

In 2000 Bill became the first recipient of the Robert P. Bergman Award for his work in arts education and community outreach.

THE JOE HUNTER TRIO has been a featured attraction of TMTP’s The Song Is You! series since it began in 2002. Joe has played piano professionally since 1979, and his versatility has garnered him work with an array of artists. In 1981 he studied in Rio de Janeiro at the Universidade Gama Filho, which fueled his passion for Brazilian music.

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Music faculty at Capitol University in Columbus.

Joe has performed with many national artists including Conti Condoli, Tito Puente, Scott Hamilton and Cleveland’s Ernie Krivda. He serves on the faculty of Tri-C’s Jazz Studies Program. BRYAN THOMAS (Bass) can be heard in many diverse musical settings including symphony orchestras, salsa and swing dance bands. He works in multimedia projects that incorporate poetry, theater and visual arts. He also plays blues, bluegrass, African music and American “old time.” RAY PORRELLO (Drums) is a Louis Bellson protégé and a veteran of the Count Basie Orchestra, and was a featured member of Sammy Davis Jr.’s personal rhythm section. Ray spent several years honing his skills in Las Vegas clubs and hotels. He currently holds the drum chair at Tri-C’s Jazz Studies Program.

VINCE MASTRO (Vocalist) has had a career in jazz and popular music spanning more than 60 years. A native of Cleveland, he won a Decca Records contract that took him to New York City in the 1950s, studying harmony and theory at the Juilliard School and playing clubs such as Gilly’s, the Copa and the Metropol. It was a particularly exciting time to be in Manhattan, and Vince’s friends included Lenny Bruce, Pat Cooper and Teresa Brewer (with whom he performed). For Decca he recorded “Crazy River” and “Forever Is Always” among other songs; his best-seller was “Searching for Someone to Love” on the Roulette label. Today he continues to sing, play the keyboard and record, and he has been a frequent performer on TMTP’s The Song Is You! series since 2003.

TREVA OFFUTT (Vocalist) is a singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, director and visual artist. She has had the honor of working with many dynamic dance/theater/ music ensembles including the Urban Bush Women, Remote Control Productions, Adishakti, Roger Guenveur Smith’s Iceland, Fred Ho’s Big Red Media, Jamaican music ensemble, Ancient Vibrations, African Pop group Afro-Blue, South African ensembles— Shyingoma, Osha and Lucky Ngema and Friends, Mexican vocal project Choro

Tajin, Phillip Hamilton, the David Murray Big Band, Sabir Mateen and Jeff Shurdett, Hammiett Blueit, Craig Harris, Dan Zanes, her own ensembles Hearsay, duo with guitarist Barry Salmon, and Lulutoy with Andy Ezrin and Jean Baptiste Boclé.

Treva is thrilled to work with TMTP, CJO, The Joe Hunter Trio and Vince again!

HEATHER MEEKER (TMTP Executive Director) shares the leadership of The Musical Theater Project with colleague Bill Rudman. For nearly 20 years, she directed public relations and fundraising efforts at arts, cultural and educational nonprofits including the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio, Hiram College and the Repertory Project (now VERB Ballets). Heather directs TMTP’s student education programming, including Kids Love Musicals!, which serves more than 20,000 students and 200 teachers each year. She is a graduate of Hiram College and earned her MFA in theater at Virginia Tech.

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MEMBERS OF CLEVELAND JAZZ ORCHESTRA ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PAUL FERGUSON has been director of Jazz Studies at Case Western Reserve University since 1988. A graduate of the University of Akron and Eastman School of Music, Paul has traveled with the Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller bands as lead trombonist and arranger and currently fills those functions with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. Paul was principal trombonist of Canton Symphony Orchestra from 1989-98 and at various times has also performed with The Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Opera, Ohio Chamber Orchestra, Apollo’s Fire, Cleveland Chamber Brass, New Hampshire Festival Orchestra and various groups across Northeast Ohio. In 1995, Paul was the recipient of the Gil Evans Fellowship in Jazz Composition.

JOHNNY COCHRAN, a native of Cleveland’s southwest side, attended Cleveland School of the Arts and Cuyahoga Community College simultaneously during high school, studying saxophone with Ernie Krivda. He has had the opportunity to perform with artists such as Clark Terry, Carl Allen, Jason and Wynton Marsalis, Randy Brecker, Mike Lee, Billy Hart, and Rodney Whitaker. Johnny studied with Gary Bartz at Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

While the saxophone is his primary instrument, Johnny also is proficient in piano, drums and several other woodwind instruments.

JACK SCHANTZ, former Artistic Director of CJO, is the Director of Jazz Studies at The University of Akron.

Jack has toured with Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Artie Shaw Orchestra and Woody Herman. He has also worked in the pickup bands of

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Jimmy Dorsey, Larry Elgart and Guy Lombardo.

Among shows he has worked: Miss Saigon, Annie Get Your Gun, Guys and Dolls, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Color Purple and The Sound of Music. He also has performed with artists such as Mel Tormé, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, Cleo Laine, Jack Jones, Nancy Wilson and Diane Schuur. He has played trumpet and flugelhorn with Cleveland Pops, Blossom Festival Orchestra and Band, and Akron Symphony.

GEORGE SHERNIT, baritone saxophonist, has performed with The Cleveland Orchestra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. He also has worked numerous Broadway shows and is featured on records by CJO, The Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Symphonic Winds.

Shernit earned a bachelor of arts degree in music theory and composition, as well as a master’s degree in performance, from Cleveland State University. Shernit has taught at Cleveland State, Case Western Reserve University, Ashland University, The University of Akron, and Muskegon University.

A charter member of CJO, he also is the band’s personnel manager. He is a district sales manager with Jupiter Band Instruments.

BRAD WAGNER, saxophonist and composer, originally hails from Akron, Ohio. In June of 2003, Brad received his B.M. in Jazz Studies from University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. Brad has studied with Rick VanMatre, Brad Goode, Phil DeGreg, John Von Ohlen, Marc Fields, Ernie Krivda and others.

Brad has been a member of many jazz groups including Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, Ernie Krivda and the Fat Tuesday Big Band, Hendectet Jazz Collective, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and more. Brad leads his own quartet and sextet and stays busy composing and arranging for various groups and projects.

SOME WORDS ABOUT COLE PORTER BY BRENDAN GILL Playboy. Expatriate. Highbrow. Snob. The names flung at him in his youth he slowly, manfully outgrew by the exercise of an extraordinary musical talent working in the closest possible union with high intelligence.

(The Porter lyrics, composed at the same time as his music and indissolubly wedded to it bar by bar, syllable by syllable, were a product of intense intellectual concentration; the seemingly effortless rhymes came not from heaven but from a rhyming dictionary.)

Cole literally sweated to make good, though it was part of what was later to become known

as a “life style” for him never to be observed to be sweating at all: a mild Mediterranean glow was the permissible limit. In Venice, back of the drawn blinds of the Palazzo Rezzonico while the rest of the household napped, or in Paris, in the chaste, art-deco elegance of the silvery house at Number 13, Rue Monsieur, or in New York, on the 41st floor of the Waldorf Towers, he gave himself to his difficult craft. It was donkey work, but he did it….

From Cole: A Biographical Essay (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972)

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Cole: A Biographical Essay by Brendan Gill (New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1972).

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He has designed for Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music Opera Department, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Dancing Wheels, Great Lakes Theater, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Oberlin Opera Theatre and Department of Theatre and Dance, Ohio Dance Theatre, Opera Cleveland, Pointe of Departure, Stages Repertory Theatre and Verb Ballets. Jeremy currently serves as director of theater/ production manager/technical director at Lorain County Community College.

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The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Donors (2018-2019) CJO Jazz Circle Founder’s Circle ($10,000 - $25,000) Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Eaton Charitable Fund The George Gund Foundation Ohio Arts Council Producer’s Circle ($2500-$4999) Scott & Steven Balogh/ Mar-Ball Anna Greenfield Director’s Circle ($1,000 - $2,499) Drs. Glenn R. & Jeanette Grasselli Brown Paul Ferguson Gloria Fine Joan Gelb Samuel & Lynne Gerace James R. and Kris Gerish John & Carolyn Karkosiak Audrey & Kenny Koblitz Nancy Leizman, Leizman Wealth Management of Raymond James Norbert J. Lewandowski Mar-Ball Inc. The Albert Ratner Family The Ritz Carlton Hotel Tri-C Jazz Fest

Arranger ($500-$999) Judith & Bob Charlick Thomas Coffey Jacquelyn & Eric Daniel Scott & Emily Garlock Robin Hughes Susan & Robert Hurwitz Dr. & Mrs. Sheldon Kaffen Dr. & Mrs. Mark Levine Norma McLaughlin Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Marc Paige Marcia Snavely Polyak & Gregory Polyak Robert and Sandra Reynolds James Szabo Thompson-Hine Musette Vincent & Jim Chandler Soloist ($250-$499) Aileen & Larry Apple Louis Armagno Mitchell Balk Carolyn & Jim Balogh Bruce Bartte Jackie & Don Bercu Barbara & Doug Bletcher Evie Braman Marty Burke Karen Collado Jamie Fitzgerald Jonathan Freeman Mary Gardner & Ralph Hegsted Sarah & David Gedeon Blake Gerbitz Linda & Cleve Gilmore Patti Green Anna Greenfield Mr & Mrs. Seth Harris Susan & Robert Hurwitz Elizabeth Klein & Earl Pike Bonnie & Danny Marks Sheila McCarthy & Thomas A. Muzilla Michele & Jeff Mihalich James Noucek Mr. & Mrs. Dick Pogue Kathy Presciano &

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The Musical Theater Project Donors The Musical Theater Project’s donors help to engage and enlighten audiences of all ages about the American Musical - through programs that serve the greater Cleveland community and beyond. We are grateful for the generosity and passion of the following organizations and individuals since July 1, 2017.

FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT The Abington Foundation Akron Community Foundation The Eva L. & Joseph M. Bruening Foundation Cedars Legacy Fund The Cleveland Foundation Robert R. and Gay C. Cull Family Foundation Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation The Roe Green Foundation The George Gund Foundation The Yip Harburg Foundation The Mabel Mercer Foundation The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Jewish Federation of Cleveland The Kulas Foundation George A. Misencik Living Trust The A.M. Motta Fund The John P. Murphy Foundation Music and Drama Club Ohio Arts Council The Peterman and DeMinico Family Foundation The Rodgers & Hammerstein Foundation Schwab Charitable Joyce M. Stielau and Herbert W. Stielau Foundation The Stocker Foundation Treu-Mart Fund

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Songwriters Circle ($1,000-$2,499) Richard Colbert and Ellen Rie Ed and Gay Cull Addicott Michael and Bonnie Cole Richard Day Judith Daykin Bob and Eleanor Dreshfield Beverly Gans Roe Green Lesley Stewart Grilley Henry and Robin Hatch Nancy McCormack Ann and Glenn Miner Stephen and Amanda Morris Spencer Neth and Marjorie Kitchell Alec and Tam Pendleton Michael and Barbara Peterman Ed Pivcevich Meredith Seikel Tom and Beth Sweeney Repeat Performance ($500-$999) Carol Arbaczewski Lois Armington Manny and Bonnie Kane Barenholtz Ann and David Brennan Glenn and Jeanette Brown Marilyn Brown Harry Carlson Daniel and Joanne Cuoco Chandler and Marsha Everett Carol A. Frankel Bob and Ann Gillespie Kare Biel-Goebel Francine Gordon Gloria Fine Michael and Jane Horvitz Mary Ann Ann Jorgenson David Kanzeg Heather and Jami Meeker

Peter and Susi Meisel Ralph and Carol Meyer Mike and Hedy Milgrom Lynn and Mike Miller Debbie Neale Laura and Ted Pinnick Jim and Joan Quinn Albert and Audrey Ratner Brendan Ring Larry Santon Jr. John and Laura Shields Bruce and Nancy Silverman Jeff and Celia Sinclair Dean and Beth Slejko Vernon and Barbara Sponseller David and Jane Steger Betsy and Fred Stueber Peggy Barnes Szpatura Ron and Sandra Taddeo Paul Vincent and Kathy Presciano Jack and Jenifer Warren Joseph and Guadalupe Warren Mary Warren Sharyn Wolf James Wood Matinee ($250-$499) Judie and Bruce Amsel Teresa Andreani Phyllis and Robert Benjamin Lew Bernard Jr. John Bowab Al and Carol Donley Jon and Mary Fancher Arthur Fergenson Daniel and Carol Fshwick Gerald Freedman Jane Friedma Peggy Fullmer Bruce Hennes Arnold and Janice Hirshon Linda Hood Carolyn Horn Robert and Linda Katz Heidi and Patrick Lang Ellen and Bruce Mavec John and Cathy Moore Eddie and Kit Myers Kermit and Joyce Pike Mary Louise Pollak Dick and Chris Powers

Keith and Margaret Robinson Donald Rosenberg and Katherine Brewster Ray and Kit Sawyer Cynthia Stillings Rebecca Storey and Neal Simpson Martha and Ed Towns Kathleen Waits and Martin Belsky Robert and Sara Walters Jim and Eileen Wilkoff John and Sylvia Yankey Opening Night ($100-$249) Anonymous Louise Abrams and Robert Fuerst Dolores Adler Taylor Allen and Pam Snyder Barrie Alves Charles Bailin James Baker Ruth Baker and Jordan Wexler Wendy Steinhoff Baldikoski Linda Barnett Chris and Linda Bartel Carolyn and Bill Batcheller Lois P. Bell Lynda Bender Jeremy Benjamin Don and Jackie Bercu Margaret and Leeds Bird Robert and Eileen Blattner Kurt and Myrna Bloch Marsha Blond Gary and Kay Bluhm Christian and Georgiann Bodle Ivy Boyle Helen Braun Bonnie Brown and Linda Sweress Mike and Carole Brown Lloyd Max Bunker and Tony Bianchi Jon Clement Burroughs Jane Campbell Kathryn Carter Beth Cassella Chris and Kimberly Ceja Ted and Jo Anna Chapin Sonia Chapnick

Nancy Ford Charles Anne Lynett Clark David Conte and Suzanne Ouellette Mark Corcoran Rosemary Corcoran Philip Crosby Jan Curry and Richard Rodda Peter and Sue Danford Andrea and Chad Deal Susan Deguide Elaine DeMore and Harry Gleeson Richard and Iona Dettelbach Eric Dicken and Paul Putman Clarence and Connie Drennon Corinne and Bob J. Dunn III Joanne Durante Mark and Lisa Durbin Loretta Eichenberg Wendy and Gene Elconin Deena and Dick Epstein Rod Erskine Christopher Faiver Jon and Mary Fancher Joyce Feinberg Paul Ferguson Marc and Ann Freimuth Stuart Friedman Michael and Kathleen Gaydos Joan Graham Iris Greene Jo Ann Greiner Glen Gross Bill and Nancy Hachtel Daniel and Christine Hahn Sheldon and Margie Harnick Mary Ann and John Hexter David Hlebcar Elizabeth Hoffman Paul Holland Judy and Peter Holmes Mark Jacobs John and Liz Jarvey Bruce and Ann Jones Mark Jorgensen Stephen Kadish Sheldon and Judith Kaffen Lori L. Kaplan Gilbert and Gail Kenehan Donald and Patricia Korb James Krukones CLEVELANDJAZZ.ORG

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Gerrit and Peg Kuechle Enid and Irving Kushner Tom and Barbara Marchetti Kelann Maus Sarah May and Park Goist Robin Mayer Jessica Miller Steven Minter George and Carole Morris Marjorie and Bert Moyar Jim and Kathy Murphy Deb and Les Nash Jane and Fritz Neubauer Ed and Caroline Oberndorf Margaret Olds Laura Palcisko Rich and Sue Pejeau Rick Pender Ken Pike and Damaris Peters-Pike Pete and Iris Pistell Diana Price and Pat Dooley Barbara Perris Patricia Radigan Tom and Helen Rathburn Woody and Susie Reichert John Reilly Phillip and Lois Resnick Elton and Lenora Riemer Roger and Jan Robinson Jay and Kathy Rockman Bob Rody Amy Rosenfield Sue Rubin Ronald Rydarowicz Patricia Sabga Jim and Betsy Sampliner Kathleen Sanow and Dennis Runkle John Schambach John and Debra Schinker Melvin and Susan Schwarzwald Stuart and Roberta Sears Mary Segulin Daniel Seifried and Robert Rivera Melanie Shakarian and Peter Kvidera Hannah Sharnsky John Shelley Alice Sherman Thomas Shim 20

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Richard Shirey Sanford and Eppie Shore Jay and Toby Siegel William and Helen Spatz Kathy and Tom Stellato Joe and K. K. Sullivan Dennis Taylor Rebecca Thomas Carl and Shirley Topilow Dan and Priscilla Treadwell Jean Tuskes Joanne Uniatowski Karen Van Linge Barbara Walker Churchill and Evelyn Ward Arthur and Madelaine Warren Ramona Weber Patricia Weintraub Larry and Elizabeth Weiss Don and Adele Wheeler Robert Williams Mike and Karen Zak Sandra Zieve Preview (up to $99) Bruce and Gloria Abbott Nancy A. Adams Amy Asch George Bakalar John and Kathy Baker Janet Barlow Camille Baron Faye and Michael Bass Fran and Marv Bauer Joyce and George Becker Jeffrey and Barbara Beder Lois P. Bell Roy and Eunice Berko Phyllis Berlas Victor Bernot and Alicia Ciliberto Ralph Bertonaschi and Barbara Barstow Larry Biales Marianne Bican Claire Biel Fred and Ellen Bishko Jim and Suzanne Blaser Richard Bongorno Berit Branch Maureen Brett Smith and Marjorie Brittingham

Al Brouman Polly Burns Beth Chernoff James and Caroline Chesebrough Kim Cole Tom Conroy Thomas J. Coogle Harriett Culp Clancy and Carolyn Danielson Judy Darus Bill Doll and Carolyn Buller Hank Doll Jeffrey Dross Lynn and Erwin Edelman Thomas and Lucinda Einhouse Elaine Engeln Susanna Erdos Gerald and Shulamith Erenberg Michael Putman Estwanik Peter Faass and Anthony Kastellic Sol and Charlene Factor Richard and Lisa Falkenberg Keith Filip Charles “Bud� Ford Jr. Alan Friedman Edward and Carolyn Gabelman Delores Gair Lois Gaynor Thomas Gilbride Shelley and Alvin Gilmore David Glatzer Nancy Glende Deborah Glosserman Norman and Arlene Golovan Sally Good Bernie and Shirley Gordon Karen Gotwald Helene Gradolph Ellen Greenberger Robert Greenwald Marsha Gross Charles and Linda Gruenspan Mary Frances Haerr and Kal Zucker Nancy Hammond Louis and Julie Handler Jean Hanson Wil S. Hattendorf Audrey Heller

Phyllis Henry Jim and Carolyn Herman Tom Hoadley and Cindy Lombardo Eileen Hoicowitz Don Horn Edie Horvat Cheryl Jackson Stanley and Marcia Jaffe Jodith Janes Sandra Johnson Kathryn Karipides Lois Karlsberger Gil and Gail Kenehan Jerry and Karen Ketchaver Theresa Kuehn Carl and Bonnie Kuhns Mindy Kuth Jim and Debra LaPierre Jim Lawson Victor and Rachel Lesser Renee Lieberman Dennis and Karen Linden Mary Jane Linn Norty and Joni London J.J. Louttit Robert and Joan Lustig Dan and Nancy Maier Sue and Howard Maier Jack and Nikki Maschke Pauline Mastrangelo Timothy McKeown Marilyn Meadows Barbara Megery Matthew Midgett Antoinette Miller Laura and Charles Monroe

Lois Morris Merilyn and Tom Morrow Jewel Moulthrop and Evan Komito Linda Myers John and Georgia Nelson Joe Newman Robert and Pamela Noll Marilyn Nudelman Joan Orr and Kathleen Guzowski Mary and David Osburn Walter and Alberta Oswald Estelle Painter David and Judie Perelman Bill Peterson Jane Pfaff Joanne Poderis Ronald Posner James and Susan Prince Mark and Claire Purdy Timothy Rasinski Ed and Janet Reichek Charles and Sally Rich Patricia Richards Mark Rinis Phillip Roscoe Beth and Stan Rosenblum Ksenia Roshchakovsky Mike and Angie Rowan Wally Rubin Sheldon Rudolph Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Schaeffer Lynn and Lawrence Schmelzer Sharon Schnall and Drew Sellers

Roger Schore Warren Seamans Sara Shaner Don & Elaine Sherman Ronna Sherman Faye Sholiton Ted and Natalie Silverberg Ronald and Loramae Simkoff Shirley Simmons Marion Slejko Jacob and Carole Slepian Marie Smith Steven Smith Heidi and Pete Spencer Marcia Spiro J. Wesley Sroub Micki St. James Jon Steiger Jean Stevens Beverly Stewart Gail Stroud Jan Swetel Liz Tekus Suzanne Tenbrook Ileen Tepper George Thomas Annette Thornton Harold and Ellen Ticktin Diana Tittle Ralph and Barbara Trepal Eric van Baars K J Vanlinge Allen and Phyllis Wapnick Ieda Warshay Joanne Watterson Jim and Molly Harvey Weaver III

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Sally Weinberg Meg and Sam Weingart Chris and Debbie Weinkamer Annabelle Weiss Fern Weiss Stephen and Joan Werber Dick and Liz Whitaker Janet Wieselthier Judy Wilour and Ron Prosek David Winkworth Sheila Wyse Joseph Yannotti Mildred Zalben Stephen and Wendy Zinn We’ve made every attempt to accurately list contributions made between July 1, 2017 and January 3, 2019. Please call 216-8601518 regarding any omissions or misspellings and accept our sincere apologies. Thank you for your commitment to The Musical Theater Project.

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One that tells the story of creativity in Ohio and illustrates it.

Expression is an essential need.

By better illustrating our story, we can better help you express yours.

Complete the story at oac.ohio.gov/identity.

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RECORDINGS

HARBINGER RECORDS A division of The Musical Theater Project, Harbinger Records was formed in 1983 by musical theater authorities Bill Rudman and Ken Bloom with the mission of preserving the traditions of musical theater, cabaret and the Great American Songbook.

In addition to distributing the entire Harbinger catalog, TMTP is pleased to showcase these recent releases, available at Amazon.com, iTunes and Naxos Direct: • • • •

Jones & Schmidt: Hidden Treasures It’s Almost Christmas Eve Shuffle Along of 1950 Cy Coleman: A Jazzman’s Broadway To learn more, visit www.MusicalTheaterProject.org/recordings

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SAVE THE DATE for the 40th anniversary of

Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland – June 27-29, 2019

Tri-C Performing Arts Series ®

2018-2019

Modern Warrior

Ballet Hispanico

Dominick Farinacci and U.S. Army Veteran Jaymes Poling Oct. 6, 2018 | 7:30 p.m. | Ohio Theatre

Nov. 10-11, 2018 | 7:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Ohio Theatre

An Evening of Film and Music

Beijing Dance Co.

James Newton Howard Oct. 10, 2018 | 7:30 p.m.

Tri-C Fran and Jules Belkin Theatre

Feb. 2-3, 2019 | 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Ohio Theatre

Our Voices: DEMOCRACY RE:visited Terence Blanchard World Premiere Nov. 4, 2018 | 7 p.m.

Maltz Performing Arts Center at The Temple-Tifereth Israel

Co-presented by DANCECleveland

Co-presented by DANCECleveland and The Cleveland Public Library

An Evening of Jazz Featuring the One O’Clock Lab Band Alan Baylock, director April 9, 2019 | 7:30 p.m.

Westlake High School Performing Arts Center

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216-987-4444 | www.tri-edu/performingarts

Adopt-A-Cat CJO Musician Sponsorship Program MUSICIAN SPONSORSHIP LEVELS Artistic Director Section Sponsorship Lead Player Instrument Sponsorship Musician Sponsorship

$1,000 $500 $250 $200 $200

CHOOSE YOUR SPONSORSHIP LEVEL

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Paul Ferguson

❑ ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: $1,000 ❑ SECTION: $500

Lineup of players is subject to change from concert to concert

REEDS *Howie Smith John Klayman Johnny Cochran George Shernit Brad Wagner

TRUMPETS *Dave Banks Joe Miller Jack Schantz Scott McKee

BASS Aiden Plank

PIANO Jackie Warren

(List Section)

TROMBONES *Scott Garlock Chris Anderson Paul Hungerford Mark Mauldin

❑ LEAD PLAYER:

(List Section)

$250

❑ INSTRUMENT: $200

DRUMS Jim Rupp * = Lead Player

(List Section)

❑ MUSICIAN: $200 (List Section)

Your Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Email: Phone: Circle Method of Payment:

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Keep the CJO Cooking!

Please specify amount: $

Donate to ensure CJO’s work in the concert hall, Print your name as you would like it to appear community and schools. in the concert program donor listing: ● Sideman ($1-$99) ● Lead Chair ($100-$249) ● Soloist ($250-$499) ● Arranger ($500-$999) CJO JAZZ CIRCLE: ● Director’s Circle ($1,000-$2,499) ● Producer’s Circle ($2,500-$4,999) ● Composer’s Circle ($5,000-$9,999) ● CJO Founder’s Circle ($10,000+) Thank you for your support! Your gift is 100% tax deductible. CJO is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

If you do not wish be listed, check here £ MAIL TO: Cleveland Jazz Orchestra 29400 South Woodland Rd. Pepper Pike, OH 44124 OR CALL OR EMAIL: 216-287-0945 kenny.koblitzconsult@gmail.com

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Layin Let the CJO Come To You Whether you need one performer, a trio or the full orchestra, we can help make your event a success!

Part of the mission of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra is to provide employment opportunities for our community’s finest jazz musicians, linking talented professionals with serious consumers interested in supporting live jazz. Our band features artists who represent the highest level of musicianship and professionalism in any setting. We offer a variety of pricing and ensemble options ranging from our trio to our full big band.

Kenny Koblitz, Executive Director 216.287.0945 Contact Dr. Scott Garlock, Managing Director at booking@clevelandjazz.org or 419.289.9088 to discuss arrangements.

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