Pacific Jazz Combos
Mell Combo
Andrew Mell, director
Dubberly Combo
Jamie Dubberly, director
Sunday, April 21, 2024
2:00 pm
Recital Hall
The Collective
Joe Mazzafero, director
118TH PERFORMANCE OF 2023–24 ACADEMIC YEAR
Dat Dere (1960)
St. James Infirmary
It’s De-Lovely (1936)
APRIL 21, 2024, 2:00 PM
Bobby Timmopns (1935–1974)
Traditional Cole Porter (1891–1964)
Mell Combo
Kai Hatton, trumpet; Fabian Beltran, piano
Josh Gutierrez, bass; Louis Cufley, drums
Andrew Mell, director
Strollin’ (1960)
Peace (1959)
Nica’s Dream (1954)
Dubberly Combo
Horace Silver (1938–2014)
Alejandro Villalobos, trumpet; Joseph Schwarz, clarinet
Jenna Kalik, vibes; Donald Parker, guitar
Michael Andersen, bass; Joseph Evans, drums
Jamie Dubberly, director
Depth (1989)
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Anthropology (1946)
The Collective
Roy Hargrove (1969–2018)
Henry Mancini (1924–1994)
Charlie Parker (1920–1955)
Alex Maldonado, trumpet; Mateo Ruiz, tenor saxophone
Bergen Finley, guitar; Kyle Saelee, bass
Reyna Machado, drums
Joe Mazzaferro, director
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHIES
Andrew Mell joined University of the Pacific's Conservatory of Music faculty as assistant professor of practice in jazz and music industry studies in 2023. As a bassist, Mell has performed across the country at renowned venues with jazz, Latin, classical, and popular music groups. He has shared the stage with celebrated artists such as Emilio Solla, Marcus Lewis, Jeffery Jenkins, or Mitch Towne.
Mell has worked in many areas of the music industry. He has held the position of artistic operations coordinator for the Eugene Symphony, stage manager for the Stanford Jazz Festival, and a recording engineer for the University of Oregon.
Mell holds a bachelor’s degree from Willamette University, a master’s degree from the University of Oregon, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He has also held the position of bass instructor at Willamette University and taught in the jazz and music technology departments at University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
At University of the Pacific Jamie Dubberly teaches advanced improvisation and intro to jazz. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Georgia, and a master’s degree in music from the Hartt School of Music (University of Hartford), where he also participated in a doctoral program and was on the faculty as an adjunct, part-time instructor. He is currently also on the faculty of California State University, Stanislaus, where he teaches the low brass studio, student chamber and jazz ensembles and various classroom music courses. Dubberly is a multitalented trombonist, composer, and bandleader originally from Georgia. He moved to California from the New York City. Since he arrived in 2003, he has been a part of the burgeoning Bay Area Latin and jazz scenes and is currently a member of the following prominent ensembles: Avance, Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Realistic Orchestra, Jazz Mafia Symphony, Montuno Swing, Brian Andres’s Afro Cuban Jazz Cartel, and Orquesta Dharma (leader). He also works frequently with notable Bay Area bands such as La Fuerza Gigante, Mazacote (Louie Romero), and many others.
Having come from a classical/orchestra background, Dubberly performs with Bay Area and Central Valley orchestras such as the Townsend Opera Orchestra (principal trombonist) or the Oakland Opera Orchestra. He has also
performed with many internationally known acts such as The Manhattans, Joan Rivers, Bloodstone, and Gene Chandler and has performed along jazz artists such as Bobby Shew, Ernie Watts, Steve Davis (trombone), Arturo
O'Farrill, Kenny Rampton, Doug Beavers, Alan Ferber, Marc Gross, Jimmy Greene, Paul Contos, and Mic Gillette. He has also performed with bands backing top salsa names including Frankie Vazquez, Tony Vega, Eddie Santiago, Willy Torres, Marco Bermudez, Tito Rojas, Willie Gonzales, and Cali Aleman.
Dubberly helped initiate a monthly jazz vespers service at First United Methodist Church in Modesto, California, where he is a member and acts as musical director for the jazz services. Additionally, he has formed a Latin jazz orchestra, Dharma, which showcases his writing and arranging skills. Their debut album, Road Warrior, was selected as the "2011 next generation Latin jazz album of the year" by the latinjazzcorner.com website and ranked number seven on Rudy Mangual’s "top ten albums of 2012" by Latin Beat Magazine.
Joe Mazzaferro is the associate director of jazz studies and associate professor of practice in jazz at University of the Pacific. As a trumpeter, educator, and composer, Mazzaferro is active in the Northern California jazz scene and in demand as a guest artist and clinician across the United States.
Mazzaferro’s debut release In Terms of . . . (2017)— which features saxophonist Jeff Clayton along with special guests, drummer Carl Allen and pianist Donald Brown—received high praise from critics and was described as “vintage hard bop with maturity” (George Harris, Jazz Weekly).
Mazzaferro is a graduate of University of the Pacific (Bachelor of Music degree in music education) and the University of Tennessee (Master of Music degree in jazz and studio music).
Mazzaferro has gained critical acclaim as a composer and arranger and has arranged works for pianist Edward Simon, drummer Carl Allen, trumpeter
Terell Stafford, and vocalist Jazzmeia Horn. In 2019 he contributed arrangements to Smoke Session Record’s release Bird at 100, commemorating the centennial of Charlie Parker’s birth, which featured alto saxophonists Vincent Herring, Bobby Watson, and Gary Bartz. Mazzaferro’s July 2020 big-band release Talk About It! Live @ The CLARA features exclusively his arrangements and compositions. music.pacific.edu
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DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHIES