Cleveland Jazz Orchestra

2018|2019 SEASON

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May 17 & 18, 2019

Dear CJO Supporters, As we approach the close of season 34 and look ahead to season 35, we hope that you have enjoyed wonderful music, had fun, and have made some new friends along the way!

The past few years have seen some remarkable successes for the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. With thanks to our many devoted supporters, our recent fundraising benefits have had record attendance and returns, which has enabled us to expand our Educational Outreach and our musical footprint throughout the region. Additionally, the CJO has been able to partner with a number of other non-profits in our region to better serve Northeast Ohio in a variety of ways.

A great deal of our recent success can be traced to the appointment of Kenny Koblitz as Executive Director in June of 2016. We are grateful for the vision and energy he brought to the organization. Kenny announced his retirement from this position as of March 31, 2019. The CJO artists and Board of Directors are most grateful that Kenny will remain in the CJO family as Executive Director Emeritus. You will be certain to see him and his wife Audrey in the lobby continuing to greet our crowds and being our biggest fans. We will be honoring Kenny and Audrey at the CJO’s Annual Benefit to be held at Hawken School, Gates Mills Campus, on September 28th.

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Scott Garlock as the new Executive Director of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. Dr. Garlock is Professor of Music at Ashland University, where he is recognized for his long time commitment to jazz education and where he has influenced many jazz musicians and music educators. In addition to being a 20-year member of the CJO (currently on lead trombone), Scott has already served the CJO in a variety of management capacities. He has served in the role of Booking Agent and then in an expanded role encompassing Marketing and Social Media. For the last two years, Scott has been the CJO’s Managing Director, where he was additionally responsible for grant writing, fundraising and concert production. We look forward to Scott’s leadership in Season 35!

Please join us on June 21, 2019 for our 35th Season Announcement Event at Nighttown, Cleveland Heights. Time to celebrate!

Paul Ferguson Artistic Director

Scott Garlock Executive Director

Kenny Koblitz Executive Director Emeritus

John Karkosiak CJO Board President Upcoming Shows: June 21—35th Season Announcement Event; Nighttown September 28—CJO Annual Benefit; Hawken School For a continually updated list of our summer concerts, please go to: clevelandjazz.org George Shernit Personnel Manager/ Librarian

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Bernie Dresel Bernie Dresel has been one of the busiest studio and live musicians in the world as both a drummer and percussionist since moving to Los Angeles in 1983 after graduating from the prestigious Eastman School of Music. He has traveled the world, occupying the coveted drum chair for Grammy Award®-winning Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band since its inception in 1999. And also, for an overlapping 15 years (1992 to 2006), he was the drummer for the multiGrammy Award-winning Brian Setzer Orchestra, selling close to 4 million records. Modern Drummer magazine’s readers’ poll named Bernie “Best Big Band Drummer” and DRUM! magazine has put him on their list of “53 Drummers Who Made a Difference in the ’90s” as well as honoring him with a Drummie® for Best Big Band Drummer.

Bernie Dresel’s jazz orchestra, The BBB, is without question one of Los Angeles’, if not the planet’s, most exciting large jazz ensembles.

It is one of the most innovative and original hard-swinging large jazz ensembles ever. The BBB provides potent testimony to the sheer exhilaration of big band jazz...a combination of intense swing and fiery soloing, as well as tight ensemble playing, powered by Bernie Dresel’s extraordinary drumming talents.

Established in 2014, with a live performance tribute to Buddy Rich, The BBB plays monthly at jazz clubs in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Prior to forming his own jazz orchestra, Bernie backed Maynard Ferguson, the Brian Setzer Orchestra, and Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. Bernie served 15 years for both Setzer and Goodwin. He has been the drummer on numerous Brian Setzer Grammy Award®-winning recordings and more recently on every recording that Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band has released, including the Grammy Award®-winners.

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Saxophones Brad Wagner, lead alto Chris Coles, alto John Klayman, tenor Johnny Cochran, tenor George Shernit, baritone Trombones Paul Ferguson, lead Mark Mauldin Chris Anderson Scott Garlock, bass Trumpets Scott McKee, lead Joe Miller Jack Schantz Theresa May Rhythm Bob Ferrazza, guitar Aidan Plank, bass Bernie Dresel, drums Artistic Director, Trombone Paul Ferguson

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The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Cleveland Jazz Orchestra has been Northeast Ohio’s premier jazz voice for 35 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 CLEVELANDJAZZ.ORG

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Introducing Your 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.

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.

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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, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Paul Hungerford, CJO charter member, received his undergraduate and master’s degrees in trombone performance from Cleveland State University along with his

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 Play House. She has also been featured as a guest artist in the Alumni Recital Series at the University of Dayton. continued >> CLEVELANDJAZZ.ORG

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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 the late 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 JosephNicolas-Pancrace Royer’s Le Pouvoir de l’Amour (composed in 1743) in 2002 at Oberlin College as well as in the world premier of Randall Woolf

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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.

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.

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The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra STAFF Paul Ferguson Artistic Director Dr. Scott Garlock Executive Director Kenny Koblitz Executive Director Emeritus George Shernit Personnel Manager, Librarian BOARD OF DIRECTORS John D. Karkosiak President Stephen Ropp Treasurer EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Jeff Mihalich, V.P. Marketing Steven Balogh, V.P. Development Marc Paige, V.P. Governance Trustees Evie Braman, Christopher Coles, Eric Daniel, David Gedeon, Lynne Gerace, Samuel Gerace, Mary Glauser, Musette Vincent Artistic Directors Emeriti Roland Paolucci*, Jack Schantz, Sean Jones

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Musical Chairs Over 20 years, I’ve had the distinct pleasure to sit in a number of unique chairs for the CJO. I’ve played every trombone chair in the band multiple times, and have enjoyed learning and listening to the brilliant energy and creations of my cohorts. The last few years I’ve had the chance to sit in some other chairs with the CJO—first as our booking agent, then doing Marketing and Social Media, and then for the last two years, I’ve served as the CJO’s Managing Director. With the retirement of Kenny Koblitz on April 1st, I’ve been entrusted to be CJO’s Executive Director.

I am beyond grateful and excited for the chance to further the CJO. With Paul, the Band and our Board of Directors I will do all I can to see the CJO prosper in our ongoing efforts to bring the finest in jazz education and entertainment to the Northeast Ohio region. This chair I newly 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—email me your thoughts at booking@clevelandjazz.org.

The CJO has existed for 34 years because of the support of the people sitting in the chairs in our audiences—we so appreciate your attendance and your help, and look forward to your help in advancing the CJO’s mission of providing the best in big band jazz on the concert stage and in our region’s schools.

So much of what the CJO is now and will be is owed to Kenny and Audrey Koblitz. Via Kenny’s energy, ideas and steady hand, the CJO finds itself poised to grow in what we offer our communities and schools as we start our 35th season. I do hope you all make plans to help us honor Kenny and Audrey at CJO’s Annual Benefit on September 25th at Hawken School. For more information, as always, go to clevelandjazz.org.

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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 ($2,500-$9,999) Scott & Steven Balogh/ Mar-Bal Anna Greenfield Kulas Foundation John P. Murphy Foundation Swagelok Director’s Circle ($1,000 - $2,499) Drs. Glenn R. & Jeanette Grasselli Brown Eleanor Dreshfield Paul Ferguson Gloria Fine Sarah & David Gedeon 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 The Albert Ratner Family The Ritz Carlton Hotel Tri-C Jazz Fest

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Lead Chair ($100-$249) Judie & Bruce Amsel Chris Anderson Shephen D. Atkins Melissa & Scott Berman Marcy & Rick Bern Richard Blatchford Edwin F. Brobeck Mr. & Mrs. Joel Brotman Stacy & Kevin Chernett Chromaflo Timothy T. Clarke & Linda A. Grandstaff Johnnie Cochran Thomas Coffey & Melodie Grable Richard R. Colebert John Corrigan Lois Joan Davis Dr. & Mrs. Josef Edelstein Ann & Benjamin Farah Judith Feniger Mrs. Lois Gaynor Elaine Hadden Margie Harris Mr. & Mrs. John J. Hetzer Dennis & Marilyn Johnson

Your donations not only make our season possible, but provide the much needed funding for the 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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ADOPT-A-CAT MUSICIAN SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM Nancy Kermode Karen & Richard Koblitz Melissa & Jeff Koblitz Sally & Alan Koblitz Dr. Frederic J. Levine & Dr. Janine R. Martyn Lynda K. Lovell Doug A. Marsh Julie E. Micheletti & James C. Gray Mr. & Mrs. George G. Morris Jr. Marjorie & Bert Moyar Beatrice Muller Deborah L. Neale Tim & Sherry Niederkorn R.J. Norwick, Jr. Tony Oliverio Carolyn Elizabeth Osborne Linda & Steve Owendoff Rich & Sue Pejeau Joanne & Don Reiss Mikki & Michael Rocker Jim Rupp Jack Schantz Patricia & Thomas Schinabeck Linda & Ralph Scola Marjorie Shorrock Toby & Jay Siegel Dorothy & Reuben Silver in honor of Norma McLaughlan Nelson & John McLaughlan Naomi & Ed Singer Dr. William H. Stigelman Jr. Butchie Udelson Blanche & Jack Valancy Mary Warren Grace Williams Reginald Williams Shane Williams Tracy Williams Norm Zak Evelyn Wright Susie & Bob Zimmer Sideman ($1-$99) Barbara M. Barstow & Ralph C. Bertonaschi Penny and Brian Benchak Lisa Brand Mariah and John Breuning Margaret Brooks Sarah & Earl Britton Bettye & Reginald Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Chaka

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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

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Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Diversity Statement “Jazz is a distinct music that depends and thrives on individuality, and yet the individual is not oblivious to others, nor is he immune to their feelings… A session in jazz is comparable to an open forum where theories and opinions are discussed openly and freely.” Stan Kenton Cleveland Jazz Orchestra is an organization of and for people who love jazz. We celebrate the diverse origins of jazz, and its heritage of valuing its player and composer based not on race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation or identity, education or disability, but on whether he (or she) has chops.

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As such, CJO is committed to modeling diversity and inclusion in the arts, and to fostering and maintaining an inclusive environment with equitable treatment for all.

We strive to: ■ Recognize diversity, inclusion, and equity as connected to our mission and critical to ensuring the well-being of our staff, Board Members and performers and the communities we serve.

■ Commit time and resources to expand more diverse leadership within our Board, staff, committees, and advisory bodies.

■ Acknowledge and dismantle any inequities within our policies and programs.

■ Explore potential underlying, unquestioned assumptions that interfere with inclusiveness.

■ Advocate for and support Board-level thinking about how systemic inequities influence our organization’s work, and how best to address that in a way that promotes our mission.

■ Challenge assumptions about what it takes to be a strong leader at our organization, and who is well-positioned to provide leadership.

■ Practice and encourage transparent communication in all interactions.

■ Lead with respect and tolerance.

Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Disability Accommodation Statement The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra makes every effort to accommodate the needs of individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities for all its programs. While our performances take place at dozens of different venues, we strive to perform at those that are fully accessible to our audience, artists with disabilities and our own staff. Our current primary performance location at Playhouse Square strives to offer barrier-free access to all performances. This includes accommodations for wheelchair access and seating, services for those with limited sight and hearing, as well as accommodations for service animals. Upon request, and with 2 weeks notice, specific accommodations will be made subject to our available resources.

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CJO and its many Educational Activities The CJO is serious about jazz education. Our projects include: The Side by Side Concerts CJO goes directly into the region’s schools to model, teach, and perform with Northeast Ohio’s neophyte jazz musicians. These programs typically involve CJO members working with high school students in advance of their shared concert date.

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On the concert date, CJO sits next to the sponsor high school ensemble and plays, sight-reads, and provides help to individuals and to the entire group. The evening concert then features the sponsor high school group and CJO performing both together and separately. Recently, these Side

by Side events have taken place at Solon High School and Cuyahoga Falls High School. Following this experience, CJO offers each student a free ticket to an upcoming CJO concert (and discounted tickets to family and friends).

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CJO Rehearsals in Schools Last season, the CJO began to do rehearsals at various high schools in the Northeast Ohio region. Students at these schools were offered free tickets to the concert that the CJO was rehearsing, and also had the chance to watch up close as the CJO sight-read, discussed and mastered new material. If you have interest in having the CJO do a rehearsal at your school, please contact George Shernit at: sailsguy@aol.com CJO Field Trips and Student Tickets At certain CJO Season Series Concerts, school jazz programs and their directors can get in free!

On these shows, there will be a Pre-Concert talk with current CJO members before each of these shows describing the concert and the path taken to becoming a successful jazz musician.

Additionally, discounted student tickets ($10) are offered to high school and college students for all ticketed CJO Season Series shows. Please present a student ID at will call when picking up tickets.

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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

(List Section)

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

TRUMPETS *Dave Banks Joe Miller Jack Schantz Scott McKee

TROMBONES *Scott Garlock Chris Anderson Paul Hungerford Mark Mauldin

BASS Aiden Plank

PIANO Jackie Warren

DRUMS Jim Rupp * = Lead Player

❑ LEAD PLAYER:

(List Section)

$250

❑ INSTRUMENT: $200 (List Section)

❑ MUSICIAN: $200 (List Section)

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Keep the CJO Cooking!

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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: 419.289.9088 booking@clevelandjazz.org

If you want to change

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.

Support your passions.

Give through the Cleveland Foundation.

Please call our Advancement Team at 1.877.554.5054 ClevelandFoundation.org

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