Cleveland Jazz Orchestra May 11 & 12 Concerts

2017|2018 SEASON

Caribbean Music Explosion!

Friday, May 11 BLU Jazz+, Akron Saturday, May 12 Ohio Theatre Playhouse Square

Jazz Enthusiasts, unite! The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra introduces its 2017-2018 season.

The season tag-line “You Should Hear Us Now!” emphasizes the exceptional sound of this classic jazz orchestra.

Subscription packages are officially on sale at Cleveland’s Playhouse Square box office. Tickets for individual shows go on sale to the public September 8th. Fans are encouraged to order subscriptions before September 8th in order to secure the best seating.

Subscribers save by purchasing ticket packages that include the five-concert Series. Details about the Series shows are included on the attached subscription order form. Subscribers save by ordering subscriptions instead of purchasing tickets to individual shows. For example: a Premium Dress Circle subscription costs $220 + fees. The combined price for tickets to the five individual shows is $260 + fees.

Fans will save over $40 by subscribing.

Kenny Koblitz

In describing the upcoming season, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Artistic Director Paul Ferguson said “This season’s lineup will give audiences a great mix of music. The Orchestra will feature fantastic guest artists who bring great music along with artistic flair that will be very pleasing.

This is going to be a really fun year for Cleveland Jazz Orchestra!”

Paul Ferguson

This year’s schedule begins with a show at the Gartner Auditorium in the Cleveland Museum of Art. For the final four shows, the Orchestra will return to Cleveland’s Playhouse Square theaters. Kenny Koblitz, Executive Director of the Orchestra said, “The Cleveland Museum of Art show facilitates the connection of two of Cleveland’s premier fine arts and culture organizations.” In regard to the Playhouse Square shows he said, “Playhouse Square provides our audience with a first class experience. Great music in great venues means our fans are experiencing unparalleled entertainment!”

Cleveland Jazz Orchestra is a non-profit ensemble dedicated to performing and creating traditional and emerging jazz at the highest professional artistic level. Our VISION is to celebrate jazz as a uniquely American art form. Our MISSION is to enrich the cultural and intellectual fabric of the communities we serve through jazz.

Subscription packages are available now by mail at the Cleveland Playhouse Square box office: Playhouse Square Attn: CJO Subscription Department 1501 Euclid Ave., Suite 200 Cleveland, Ohio 44115 QUESTIONS? – Contact Marilyn.Niksa@playhousesquare.org or by phone at 216-640-8865 For more information about the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra visit clevelandjazz.org Cleveland Jazz Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) organization.

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CLEVELAND JAZZ ORCHESTRA

The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Cleveland Jazz Orchestra has been Northeast Ohio’s premier jazz voice for 33 years, with the mission of enriching the cultural and intellectual fabric of the community with a uniquely American art form. CJO promotes jazz in its historical and contemporary forms through concerts with gifted jazz musicians, arrangers, composers and educators in Northeast Ohio. CJO aims for worldwide recognition in cooperation with guest artists, and looks to shepherd young musicians toward the future of jazz. The current season exemplifies this mission and vision through a variety of new music, new compositions and arrangements, and a stellar lineup of well-known guest artists and young up-and-coming talent. For more information, visit clevelandjazz.org

CJO Caribbean Music Explosion with Dan Wilson PROGRAM

Cubauza

Michael Mossman

Suk-Cha

Moacir Santos

I Have a Dream

Herbie Hancock with Dan Wilson

Don’t You Worry Bout a Thing

Stevie Wonder

Sulfurous Sticks

Paul Ferguson

Dreamsville

Henry Mancini

It Might as Well Be spring

Richard Rodgers, arr. Sam Blakeslee

Ary Barroso

Brazil Intermission

Sonny’s Side

Howie Smith

Night in Tunisia

Dizzy Gillespie

Where Are The Children?

Clare Fischer

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Quasi Modal

Chas Baker

Este Montana

Sephardic, arr. Paul Ferguson

Who Shot John

Dan Wilson

All the Way

Jimmy Van Heusen

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Dan Wilson The CJO welcomes back guitar giant and Akron native Dan Wilson for these performances.

Dan’s solo projects are both excellent and diverse—he has presented critically acclaimed sounds from Brazil to Motown to Wes Montgomery. He currently leads a New York City trio with David Throckmorton and Cliff Barnes, and has released two solo CDs. Dan is a member of the Joey DeFrancesco Trio and has been nominated for a Grammy as a member of DeFrancesco’s ensemble. He also recently appeared on a Christian McBride recording, and has shared the stage with Eric Marienthal, Russell Malone, Les McCann and Dave Stryker.

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Musical Chairs From 1986-1990 and 2003 to now, I’ve had the distinct pleasure to sit in a number of remarkable chairs in the CJO. While I’ve played every trombone chair in the band multiple times, for years I sat next to and studied Paul Ferguson when he was our lead trombone player. At the same time, I had the absolute best place to sit for a CJO concert—next to Jim Rupp! I’ve gotten to hear Jack Schantz’s unbelievable long flugel lines in my left ear, and been made nearly deaf in my right ear from the searing lead trumpets of Dave, Joe and Scott. I’ve had a front row seat to the relentless energy of Howie Smith and our great saxophone section that can play anything and do so on all the woodwind doubles that often fells a lesser group of players. For the past few years, I’ve gotten to sit as the leader of the trombone section, and have enjoyed hearing Chris’ brilliant solos, Mark’s energy, and the always steady presence of Paul Hungerford.

The last few years I’ve had the chance to sit in some other chairs with the CJO—first as our booking agent, and more recently in Marketing and Social Media. As of this season, I’ve been given the opportunity to serve the group as our Managing Director. After 20+ years of involvement with the CJO, I am so grateful for the chance to further the CJO and to work with Kenny, Paul and our Board of Directors. This chair I now occupy means that I will be looking for new ways for the CJO to be less of a well-kept secret and celebrated for the world class band that it is. I’ll also be looking for both your help and input to make us better.

The CJO has existed for 33 years because of the support of the people sitting in the chairs in our audiences—we so appreciate your attendance, your help, and look forward to asking you to help us enrich the CJO’s mission of providing the best in big band jazz on the concert stage and in our region’s schools.

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CAIN PARK’S 80th SEASON

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MEMPHIS THE MUSICAL

BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY BLACK VIOLIN

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DAVE KOZ AND FRIENDS SUMMER HORNS TOUR

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7/21

With special guests Gerald Albright, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot and introducing Aubrey Logan

MORRIS DAY AND THE TIME With special guest The Ohio Players

THE O’JAYS

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Dreams can come true

Cleveland Public Theatre’s STEP Education Program Photo by Steve Wagner

... WITH INVESTMENT BY CUYAHOGA ARTS & CULTURE Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) uses public dollars approved by you to bring arts and culture to every corner of our County. From grade schools to senior centers to large public events and investments to small neighborhood art projects and educational outreach, we are leveraging your investment for everyone to experience.

Your Investment: Strengthening Community Visit cacgrants.org/impact to learn more.

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It’s Time You Really Meet the Band Introducing Your Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Artistic Director, Paul Ferguson has been director of Jazz Studies at Case Western Reserve 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.

Chris Anderson has played trombone with fine musicians in idioms spanning classical, Latin, jazz and gospel. In addition to writing and performing many different styles of music, Chris has won various local and national competitions and has performed with groups including Canton Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Heritage Orchestra. Chris currently works with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District through the All-City Arts Program. In addition, he is an instructor at The Music Settlement and Cuyahoga Community College. Among recordings Chris has contributed to is Dave Morgan’s The Way of the Sly Man. Chas Baker recently retired from Kent State where he was an associate professor of Jazz Studies and led the KSU Jazz Ensemble.

His background includes experience as a soloist for the Austrian Radio & TV Network Big Band in Vienna, Austria. In 1968-69, as a U.S. Army band

man, he was trombone soloist with the 1st Air Cavalry Division Band, Viet Nam. Chas has been a very active player with Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and in that capacity has performed behind guest artists including Bob Brookmeyer, Joe Lovano, Maria Schneider and John Hollenbeck. He also has worked in concerts starring the likes of Tony Bennett and David Sanborn.

Dave Banks has returned to Northeast Ohio after a 20-year career in Las Vegas where he performed in more than 4,000 shows. In Las Vegas, Dave worked with many famous entertainers and was a member of Lou Elias Relief Orchestra.

Dave has also performed with Nevada Symphony Orchestra, Las Vegas Philharmonic and Nevada Chamber Orchestra. He was also a trumpet instructor and assistant director of bands at University of Nevada. He is a member of the faculty of Walsh Jesuit High School, where he teaches music and drama. Dave regularly performs with the Jack Schantz Jazz Unit and Ernie Krivda and the Fat Tuesday Big Band. He also leads his own group, Dave Banks Big Band.

Christopher Burge began his musical career at The Ohio State University where he studied saxophone and music theory with Gene Walker and Hank Marr, graduating with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance in 1997.

During that time, Christopher toured Thailand with free-jazz group Honk, Wail & Moan, toured Europe with the OSU Jazz Ensemble, played on a USO tour of maximum-security prisons, and played concerts with Barry White, Louie Bellson, Stanley Turrentine, The National Black Music Caucus Big Band, and the Stars of the Lawrence Welk Show. Since moving to Cleveland in 1998, Christopher has played with internationally known artists Gino Vannelli, David Sanborn, Cyndi Lauper, Mavis Staples, Ronnie Spector, Clark Terry, David “Fathead” Newman, “Little” Jimmy Scott, Bobby Caldwell, continued >> CLEVELANDJAZZ.ORG

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Benny Golson, Eddie Holman, Nancy Wilson, Diane Marino, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Heritage Orchestra, Ernie Krivda and the Fat Tuesday Big Band, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame house band, and area musicians such as Evelyn Wright, Helen Welch, Joe Hunter, Joe Bell, Sammy DeLeon, Dave Sterner, Ray Porrello, and Bill Ransom. Christopher also is active in the recording studio, playing saxophone, flute and clarinet for American Greetings e-cards, and he wrote and performed the theme song of the WVIZ-PBS TV show Applause. Currently, Christopher teaches saxophone at Skyline Music in Westlake, Ohio, and performs with his own trio and the blues-swing band Blue Lunch, which has just released its 8th CD, Above the Fold, on RipCat Records.

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.

Scott Garlock is a full professor of Music at Ashland University. He has a degree in music education from Kent State University, two master’s degrees (music performance and music history) from The University of Akron and a doctorate from The University of Iowa. In addition to teaching for over five years in the public schools, Scott has also taught at Mount Union College and at Knox College. Scott was cited by Benny Green at the Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival for his “positive, spirited leadership.” He is also a member of Cleveland Pops Orchestra and Mansfield Symphony Orchestra. Scott served as president of Ohio’s chapter of IAJE, and of JECO (the state jazz education organization) which he helped create.

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Paul Hungerford, CJO charter member, received his undergraduate and master’s degrees in trombone performance from Cleveland State University along with his teaching certificate. He was a trombone student of James Taylor and a bass trombone student of Ed Anderson. A charter member of Cleveland Pops Orchestra, Paul also is a member of Heritage Brass Quintet. He has played with many big band performers including Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller. Paul is currently the band and orchestra director at Wiley Middle School in the Cleveland Heights/University Heights School District.

John Klayman is CJO’s featured tenor sax soloist.

He has toured with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and has performed with the Jack Schantz Jazz Unit. A guest soloist and clinician at numerous regional universities, Klayman also has appeared with Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Paquito D’Rivera, The Four Lads, Bob Hope, the Temptations, and Manhattan Transfer, among others. John’s tenor is featured on recordings by vocalist Barbara Knight and CJO, Grupo Brasil, Paul Ferguson, The Cleveland Orchestra, and Janan. John also has worked on jingles for Higbee’s, Glidden Corp. and The Plain Dealer.

Theresa J. May is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. She received her Masters degree in trumpet performance from the Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music and her Bachelor of Music from the University of Dayton.

Theresa keeps a vigorous performance and teaching schedule. She is adjunct faculty at Cuyahoga Community College where she teaches Applied Trumpet, African American Music History and World Music.

Theresa also plays trumpet in the Cleveland Opera Theater Orchestra and has performed with the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Sherrie Maricle, in the month-long production of Maurice Hines’ Tappin’ Thru Life

at the Cleveland Playhouse. She has also been featured as a guest artist in the Alumni Recital Series at the University of Dayton.

Joseph Miller is one of the most asked-for trumpet players in Northeast Ohio.

His searing sound, joyful approach and high-energy solo work can be heard in all kinds of music and in all kinds of situations, from bashing funk rock to straight up classical… and, fortunately for Joe, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. Classically and jazzily trained, Joe has toured and performed extensively with all sorts of international, regional and local artists.

Joe currently holds the lead trumpet chair at Playhouse Square and has played for too many nationally touring Broadway shows and artists to mention. Joe has also toured internationally with the Grammy-nominated Acid Jazz group, Liquid Soul, and also with Bobby Caldwell.

Joe has played lead and solo trumpet for Aretha Franklin, La India, Tony Vega, Tony Bennett, Frankie Valli, Barry Manilow, The Funk Brothers and many others. He has also been a featured soloist with The Contemporary Youth Orchestra. His recording credits are many and varied, including Grammy-nominated recordings with Doug Johns, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, the Jack Schantz Jazz Unit, Paul Ferguson’s Jazz Orchestra, Sammy DeLeon, the late Gerald Levert, Impacto Nuevo, First Light and many more. Joe has been a member of the music faculty at Cleveland State University since 2011, specializing in jazz and commercial music. Joe is a proud Cleveland State University alum and former (and forever) student of both Charles Couch and Kenny Davis, and he credits Jack Schantz for helping him learn what it really takes to be a professional musician.

Aidan Plank performs a diverse range of music throughout Northern Ohio.

He studied with bassist and composer David Morgan as well as with Kevin Switalski of The Cleveland Orchestra.

He is a graduate of Cleveland State University and has performed with Dan Wall, Joe Lovano, Judi Silvano, Joe Maneri, Janis Siegel, Frankie Avalon and others. He played baroque bass

in the premier of Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer’s Le Pouvoir de l’Amour (composed in 1743) in 2002 at Oberlin as well as in the world premier of Randall Woolf and Robin Stranahan’s ‘pop-up’ opera Frozen Community, produced by Real Time Opera in 2013. He can be seen performing explorations of improvisation in duo with Daniel Lippel.

Jim Rupp has toured extensively with the bands of Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson and Glenn Miller.

He is the drummer on three Woody Herman CDs: The Fiftieth Anniversary Tour, which was nominated for a Grammy Award, Legacy and Live In London. Jim spent eight years with Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Diane Schuur, and also has performed with artists such as Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, Joe Lovano, Hank Marr, Buddy DeFranco, Clark Terry, Joe Williams, Rosemary Clooney and Natalie Cole. Jim presents workshops and educational clinics all over the country, currently teaches jazz drumming at The Ohio State University and has taught at the University of Michigan.

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 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. continued >>

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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.

Howie Smith, saxophonist and composer, has presented concerts and workshops throughout the United States, Canada, South America, Europe and Australia, and has performed and/or recorded with musicians/organizations as diverse and renowned as John Cage, The Cleveland Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvis Presley and Tone Road Ramblers. In 2009, Howie was designated Professor Emeritus at Cleveland State University, where he was coordinator of Jazz Studies from 1979 to 2005, and served as Chair of the Art Department from 2003 through 2007.

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.

Jackie Warren, one of the best jazz and Latin jazz pianists and arrangers in Northeast Ohio, has been called the “first lady of jazz” and has released three recordings of her own: Near You, Live at the Wi-Fi Cafe and Oblivion. A native of the Colorado plains, Jackie earned a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and a master’s degree in classical piano from Cleveland State University. A specialist in merengue and salsa, Jackie also has worked on recordings by Jazz Heritage Orchestra and by Impacto Nuevo, the area’s leading Latin band.

It never hurts to get a little help from friends…

Meet the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Advisory Board

Dominick Farinacci

John Fedchock

Bill Holman

Sean Jones

Joe Lovano

Ken Peplowski

Jiggs Whigham

Thank you for your support!

Cleveland Foundation • Community Leadership Council • Cuyahoga Arts and Culture Eaton Corporation • The George Gund Foundation • Kulas Foundation John P. Murphy Foundation • Ohio Arts Council • Swagelok • US Bank Individual Donors Like You

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The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra STAFF Paul Ferguson Artistic Director Kenny Koblitz Executive Director Dr. Scott Garlock Managing Director George Shernit Personnel Manager, Librarian

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YOUR LOCAL TREASURE IS HERE!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS John D. Karkosiak President David Gedeon Treasurer EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Jeff Mihalich, V.P. Marketing Evie Braman, V.P. Development Marc Paige, V.P. Governance Steven Balogh, V.P. Education Trustees Karen Collado, Eric Daniel, Lynne Gerace, Samuel Gerace, Stephen Ropp, Musette Vincent Artistic Directors Emeriti Roland Paolucci*, Jack Schantz, Sean Jones CLEVELAND JAZZ ORCHESTRA 29400 S. Woodland Road, Pepper Pike, OH 44124 216-287-0945 info@clevelandjazz.org clevelandjazz.org

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A special thank you to our CJO Community Leadership Council Jules & Fran Belkin Barbara & Douglas Bletcher Gloria Fine Char & Chuck Fowler Vic & Joan Gelb Anna Greenfield Nobby Lewandowski Albert & Audrey Ratner Dennis & Marcy Schwartz

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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

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Paul Ferguson 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 Jack Schantz Scott McKee

TROMBONES *Scott Garlock Chris Anderson Paul Hungerford Mark Mauldin

BASS Aiden Plank

PIANO Jackie Warren

DRUMS Jim Rupp

CHOOSE YOUR SPONSORSHIP LEVEL

❑ ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: $1,000 ❑ SECTION: ❑ LEAD PLAYER:

* = Lead Player

❑ INSTRUMENT: MAIL TO: Cleveland Jazz Orchestra 29400 South Woodland Rd. Pepper Pike, OH 44124

❑ MUSICIAN:

(List Section) (List Player) (List Instrument) (List Musician)

$500 $250 $200 $200

OR CALL OR EMAIL: 216.287.0945 kenny.koblitzconsult@gmail.com Your Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Email: Phone: Circle Method of Payment:

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This Season’s Donors (2017-2018) CJO Jazz Circle Founder’s Circle ($10,000 - $25,000) Cleveland Foundation Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Eaton Charitable Fund The George Gund Foundation Ohio Arts Council Producer’s Circle ($2,500 - $4,999) Scott & Steven Balogh MAR-BAL Anna Greenfield Director’s Circle ($1,000 - $2,499) Barbara & Douglas Belcher Jackie & Don Bercu Eleanor Dreshfield Paul Ferguson Char & Chuck Fowler Mr. & Mrs. David Gedeon Joan & Vic Gelb Audrey & Kenny Koblitz Carolyn & John Karkosiak Lynne & Samuel Gerace Nancy Leizman, Leizman Wealth Management of Raymond James Norbert J. Lewandowski Ed Pivcevich The Albert Ratner Family The Ritz Carlton Hotel Marcy & Dennis Schwartz Tri-C Jazz Fest University Hospitals Anne Marie & Renny Wolfson

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Arranger ($500-$999) Steven Balogh Susan Benedejcic Joel & Vivienne Brotman Dr. & Mrs. Glenn Brown Ellen Buscemi & Dr. Mark Levine Dr. Carol Cunningham Eric Daniel Barry Greenfield Dr. & Mrs. Sheldon & Judy Kaffen Mr. & Mrs. Jason Lucarelli Joe Mosbrook Playhouse Square Linda & John Sebo James Szabo Thompson-Hine Musette Vincent Soloist ($250-$499) Judith & Bruce Amsel Steve & Sasha Atkins Nancy & Larry Bell Marcy Bern Lewis Bernard, Jr. Evie Braman & Chuck Ritley Ellen & Jeffrey Brooks Cleveland Pops Orchestra Donald Esarove Joe Fortunato Eric Friedman Scott & Emily Garlock Joan & Vic Gelb Jonathan Giblin Maria Heckaman & Dudley Rolla Lori & John Herman Richard & Carole Kender Cindy & Doug Klein Stanley Kline Janet Kramer Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lewis Bonnie & Danny Marks Mr. & Mrs. Marc Paige Stamy Paul & Luz Pellot Marcia & Greg Polyak Linda & Jonathan Sobel Nonie & Phil Stella

Dr. William Stigelman Blanche & Jack Valancy Margo Vinney & Jeff Chaitoff Lead Chair ($100-$249) Jane & Don Ambertone Anonymous Marilyn Bedol Melissa & Scott Berman Lewis Bernard Joyce Braun Edwin F. Brobeck Judy & Rob Charlic Stacey & Kevin Chernett Richard R. Colbert Maxine Davis Gloria Fine Richard Ganim III Lois Gaynor Sherril George Brandy Golden Edward Hendershot Jane Jacobson Judy & Don Jacobson Dr. Karen & Marc Jaffe Dr. & Mrs. Sheldon Kaffen Melissa & Jeff Koblitz Sally & Alan Koblitz Janet L. Kramer Natalie Leeks-Nelson Ruth Ann Carlson & Albert Leonetti Lynda Lovell Anita Magovac Janine Martyn & Frederic Lovine Dr. Jerry Merritt Anthony Nathal Deborah L. Neale Michael O’Donnell Linda & Steve Owendoff Trudy & Patrick Pauken Jeani Pierce Kenneth Rabatin Barbara Ragon Mr. & Mrs. Donald O. Reiss Linda & Ralph Scola Beth Sersig & Christopher P. Brandt

Goldie Shulman Toby & Jay Siegel Dr. William Stigelman, Jr. Diane Turner Kay & Ken Welsh D.L. Wyatt Norman Zak Dr. Ed Zastawny Sideman ($1-$99) Barbara & Frederick Brown Charles E. Ford Jr Rebecca Hoyt & Robert Luce James A. Leu Debora & Marc Lynn Carole & George Morris Daniel Petricig Diane M. Ruppelt Germaine L. Spencer Harriet “Butchie” Udelson in honor of Anna Greenfield Anne S. Wilson & Jay C. Klemme

ADOPT-A-CAT MUSICIAN SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM Through the ADOPT-A-CAT CJO Musician Sponsorship Program you can honor that musician or instrument and help Cleveland Jazz Orchestra continue its dynamic programming.

More information about this exciting program and all of the benefits is available in the lobby at tonight’s concert!

Johnny Cochran...................................... Dennis & Marcy Schwartz Scott Garlock........................................... Audrey & Kenny Koblitz Aidan Plank.............................................. Evie Braman Jim Rupp................................................... Urban & Christine Picard George Shernit........................................ Audrey & Kenny Koblitz Howie Smith............................................. Mr. & Mrs. David Gedeon Jackie Warren.......................................... Dennis & Marcy Schwartz

Your donations not only make our season possible, but provide the much needed funding for CJO to provide outreach in the community and perpetuate the love of jazz for generations to come. A donation form is enclosed in tonight’s program or you can donate online at clevelandjazz.org/donate.

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Upcoming Gigs May 21 CJO Rehearsal Performance Richland Academy, Mansfield June 1 CJO Upcoming Season Announcement Nighttown June 4 “CJO in the City” Alumni House Case Western Reserve University (Trio) June 6 “CJO in the City” Goodtime III (Trio) June 15 “CJO in the City” ChamberFest Cleveland Benefit Calfee Law Firm (Downtown) (Full Band + Vocalist) July 21 “CJO in the City” Heights Arts “Entice” Benefit Cleveland Institute of Art (Trio + Vocalist)

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August 4 “CJO in the City” Ashland Bandshell Ashland August 18 “CJO in the City” Tremont’s Arts in August Festival (Full Band + Vocalist) September 30 CJO Annual benefit The Hawken School October 28 “CJO in the City” Fairmount Temple Sisterhood Benefit (Full Band + 2 Vocalists) NEXT SEASON SUBSCRIPTION SERIES DATES: SHOW 1: 10/20 BLU Jazz+, 10/21 Ohio Theatre SHOW 2: 12/7 BLU Jazz+, 12/8 Hanna Theatre SHOW 3: 1/19/19 Hanna Theatre, 1/20/19 Temple Tifereth Israel (The Musical Theater Project) SHOW 4: 2/15/19 BLU Jazz+, 2/16/19 Ohio Theatre Tickets are available through the Playhouse Square box office.

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2017-2018 PERFORMING ARTS SERIES

Manhattan Transfer with The Hazelnuts 7:30 p.m. | Oct. 17, 2017 Ohio Theatre

Dominick Farinacci’s The Spirit of the Groove presents The Mayor and The People 7 p.m. | Oct. 22, 2017 Maltz Performing Arts Center Part of the Tri-C Stokes Legacy Project

Che Malambo 7:30 p.m. | March 17, 2018 Ohio Theatre Co-presented with DANCECleveland

Gerald Clayton: Piedmont Blues – A Search for Salvation featuring The Assembly and René Marie 7:30 p.m. | April 14, 2018 Tri-C Metropolitan Campus

Tri-C JazzFest June 28 - 30, 2018

Grupo Corpo 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 and 3 p.m. Jan. 21 Ohio Theatre Co-presented with DANCECleveland

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YOUR COMMUNITY, be that change.

Isabel Trautwein, Cleveland Orchestra First Violinist, Program Director, Dreamer & Doer, Local Hero.

Longing to share the experience of making music with children who had never been to Severance Hall, Isabel launched a strings program at the Rainey Institute in the Hough neighborhood. Now there’s a waiting list to learn how to play classical music. You, too, can play a part in creating lasting change within the Cleveland community by making a donation to the Cleveland Foundation — dedicated to enhancing the lives of all Clevelanders now and for generations to come.

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d l ou h S You Hear Us Now! 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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