CONCERT PROGRAM I OCTOBER 22, 2021 I 7:30 PM
Pacific Faculty Jazz Ensemble Selections to be chosen from the following: Stompin’ at the Savoy (1933)
Edgar Sampson (1907 - 1973) arr. Joe Mazzaferro
Just By Myself (1957)
Benny Golson (b. 1929) arr. Alex Reyes
You Dream Flat Tires (1982)
Joni Mitchell (b. 1943) arr. Melissa Fulkerson
Pacific Jazz Ensemble featuring vocalist Gretchen Parlato Selections to be chosen from the following: Flor de Lis (1976)
Djavan C. Viana (b. 1949) arr. Jim McNeely
Ugly Beauty (1967)
Thelonious Monk (1917 - 1982) arr. Jim McNeely
Weak (1992)
How We Love (2011)
Brian Morgan (b. 1960) arr. J. McNeely/R. Glasper Gretchen Parlato (b. 1976) arr. Jim McNeely
PACIFIC FACULTY JAZZ BAND Patrick Langham Joe Mazzaferro Alex Reyes Jamie Dubberly Melissa Fulkerson Aaron Garner Gerry Pineda Brian Kendrick
Alto Sax Trumpet Tenor Sax Trombone Vocalist Piano Bass Drums
PACIFIC JAZZ ENSEMBLE Saxophone Section Shazaa Lyons (Alto) Gianna Pedregon (Violin) Tal Kalman (Tenor 1) Mateo Ruiz (Tenor 2) Michael De Lashmutt (Bari) Trombone Section Andy McKimmy Daniel Siragusa Michael Camfield Victor Alcaraz
Trumpet Section Kody Etchison Kylie Ward Alex Hodeib Max Ehrhardt Rhythm Section Toby Keys (Piano) Marwan Ghonima (Bass) Samson Hulett (Drums) Reyna Machado (Drums)
Pacific Jazz Ensemble is a big band in the tradition of Duke Ellington and Count Basie, the ensemble performs the classics and embraces the music of contemporary composers & arrangers. They have an impressive list of credentials having been invited several times to play at the Next Generation Jazz Festival in Monterey, CA.
CONCERT PROGRAM I OCTOBER 23, 2021 I 7:30 PM
Pacific Jazz Ambassadors featuring pianist Sullivan Fortner & vocalist Samara Joy Selections to be chosen from the following: Beautiful Love (1931)
Wayne King (1901 - 1985) arr. Toby Keys
Calcutta Cutie (1965)
Horace Silver (1928 - 2014)
Little Push (2021)
Tal Kalman (b. 2001)
PACIFIC JAZZ AMBASSADORS The Ambassadors represent our institution and exemplify excellence in musical education at Pacific. Regular international performances are a primary component of the Ambassadors’ education. They perform extensively regionally, throughout the U.S., and abroad. Gianna Pedregon Tal Kalman Toby Keys Marwan Ghonima Samson Hulett
Violin Saxophone Piano Bass Drums
SOLOISTS & DIRECTOR Gretchen Parlato is featured on over 85 albums, and four as a leader, Gretchen received a GRAMMY® Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album, and a coveted 4.5 star review from DownBeat, for Live in NYC (2013), which also reached No.1 on the iTunes Best Music Video list. The Lost and Found (2011) received more than 30 national and international awards, including the DownBeat Jazz Critics Poll No.1 Vocal Album of 2011, and iTunes Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. Her sophomore release, In A Dream (2009), was JazzTimes Critics’ Poll Vocal Album of 2009 and hailed by Billboard as “the most alluring jazz vocal album of 2009.” It all began with her self-titled debut, Gretchen Parlato, recorded shortly after winning the 2004 Thelonious Monk International Award for Jazz Vocals. For the past decade, Sullivan Fortner has been stretching deep-rooted talents as a pianist, composer, band leader and uncompromising individualist. The GRAMMY Award-winning artist received international praise as both key player and producer for his collaborative work on The Window (Mack Avenue, 2018), alongside multi-GRAMMY winner, vocalist-composer Cecile McLorin Salvant. As a solo leader, he has released Moments Preserved (Decca, 2018) and Aria (Impulse!, 2015) to critical acclaim, and he’s only getting started. This past year, Fortner earned recognition in multiple DownBeat Critics Poll categories, winning first place in Rising Star Piano and Rising Star Jazz Artist.
SOLOIST & DIRECTOR With a voice as smooth as velvet, Samara Joy’s star seems to rise with each performance. Following her winning the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, she is currently recording her debut recording, which will feature Samara backed by the Pasquale Grasso Trio. Not yet 21 years old, Samara has already performed in many of the great jazz venues in NYC, including Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, The Blue Note, and Mezzrow, in addition to working with jazz greats such as Christian McBride, Pasquale Grasso, Jon Faddis, Kirk Lightsey, Cyrus Chestnut, and NEA Jazz Master Dr. Barry Harris. As she begins work on her debut recording (to be released in the spring of 2021), Samara Joy looks forward to sharing her passionate love for jazz as a uniting force and as a catalyst for change in the years to come. Patrick Langham is an experienced educator and performer with an 18-year career at the University of the Pacific. As Professor and Director of Jazz Studies, Langham created the Pacific Jazz Studies degree programs. During his tenure at Pacific, he has traveled to Spain as visiting jazz conductor, overseen performances in Paraguay, and directed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Reno Jazz Festival, and Dizzy’s ClubJazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. In 2017, Langham was awarded the California Music Educators Association Jazz Educator Award honoring excellence in jazz education and performance. He is currently the Past President of the California Alliance for Jazz. University of the Pacific honored him with the Champion of Diversity Award in 2018.
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