UIC Jazz Ensemble and Combo 11/30/22

Repertoire

Mahjong Wayne Shorter (b. 1933)

Fran-Dance Miles Davis (1926-1991)

Jump-Monk Charles Mingus (1922-1979)

Misty Erroll Garner (1921-1977)

Combo Andy Baker, conductor

Selected from:

Ray Noble

Cherokee arr. George Grunditz

Be-bop Dizzy Gillespie arr. Med Flory Charles Mingus (1922-1979) Ecclusiastics arr. Sy Johnson

Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love arr. Jack Walrath

Tijuana Gift Shop arr. Michael Philip Mossman

Better Git Hit in Your Soul arr. Sy Johnson

Fables of Faubus arr. Steve Slagle

Nostalgia in Times Square arr. Ronnie Cuber

Boogie Stop Shuffle arr. Sy Johnson

Jazz

Ensemble

Christopher Madsen, conductor

Personnel

Combo

Haydon Larson, tenor saxophone

Tommy Haepp, trombone

Alex Rodriguez, guitar

Bryan “Flip” Filipelli, bass

Rameez Hasnain, piano

Jared Ruby, drums

Jazz Ensemble

Saxophones

Ben Branda, tenor

Ethan Downing, alto & soprano

George Grundtiz, baritone

Hayden Larsen, tenor & soprano

Mark Parages, alto

Trombones

Tommy Haepp

Brian Krause

Luis Lema

Trumpets

Lauren Cole

Lily Cruz

Jaime Lopez

Marques Carroll (specialguest)

Piano Jesse Jefferis Guitar Ben Abid Bass Jaydon Israel-Washington Drums Jared Ruby

Program Notes

Combo

Our program this evening includes music by three of the most significant figures of the 2nd half of the 20th century, each of whom forged their own unique path out of the bebop movement. Miles Davis wrote “Fran-Dance“ for his first wife. Recorded in 1958, it demonstrates some of the harmonic concepts that would be developed on the record Kind of Blue. This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Charles Mingus. His composition “Jump Monk” is from his one of his first recordings as a leader (Mingus at Café Bohemia, 1955) and is named for another great composer, Thelonious Monk. Wayne Shorter is still writing music and is perhaps the most significant living jazz composer. “Mahjong” is taken from his 1965 recording JuJu.

Jazz Ensemble

Our concert consists of “Mostly Mingus”…selections originally composed by the great bassist Charles Mingus and arranged by members of the Mingus Big Band, a group formed in his honor to pay tribute to the man and his music. In addition to Mingus, you can expect to hear an ar rangement to feature our saxophone section as well as one written specifically for this band by one of our own members.

Biographies

Andy Baker

Trombonist, composer, and conductor Andrew Baker, born and raised in London, began performing professionally at the age of 14 and had appeared on recordings and TV shows by the age of 18. During his four years at the Guildhall School of Music, Andy played two seasons with the Covent Garden Festival Orchestra, toured Europe with the Desford Colliery Band and the show Carmen Jones, performed and re corded with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, and began substituting in London’s West End theatres. Although his studies were in orchestral trombone playing, Andy took part in graduate jazz classes and ensembles and conducted his first recital before graduation. Andy spent the next four years touring extensively with the Ray Gelato Giants and freelancing in all aspects of London’s extensive music scene before relocating to Chicago in 2001.

Quickly establishing a reputation as one of the most versatile musicians in town, Andy was a member of Jon Faddis’s Chicago Jazz Ensemble from 2006–2012 and has been a core-member of Fulcrum Point New Music Project since 2010. In the early 2000s, Andy joined the faculties of Northwestern University and Elmhurst College and co-founded the bands BakerzMillion and the New Standard Jazz Orchestra. Returning to school to pursue his interests in education and composition, Andy earned a master’s degree from DePaul University and joined the full-time faculty at the University of Illinois, Chicago in 2012.

Andy appears as a guest artist and clinician across the United States, England, and France and continues to perform and record in jazz, classical, and commercial music. Andy is a Michael Rath Trombones and Denis Wick performing artist. His most recent recording “BakerzMillion Live in Racine” was released on Delmark Records this summer.

Chris Madsen

Dr. Christopher Madsen’s credits as a saxophonist include per formances and recordings with Paul Simon, Wynton Marsalis, Jeff Hamilton, Makaya McCraven, Michael Dease, Ulysses Owens, Ben Williams, Marquis Hill, Jon Irabagon, and countless others. He is a published composer with Kendor Music, Inc., the UNC Jazz Press, and Walrus Music. From 2008 to 2014, he served as Jazz Studies Coordinator for Northwestern University and is currently Jazz Stud ies faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago. A graduate of the Juilliard, DePaul University, and University of Illinois music schools, Madsen is also a Vandoren and Conn-Selmer artist and member of the College Music Society, NAfME, National Educator’s Association, and JEN. He has presented clinics, conducted ensembles, and performed around the U.S. and the world. He is one of the most in-demand and versatile saxophonists in Chicago, maintaining an active performance schedule and private studio. For more information, visit www.chrismadsen.net

About

Jazz Area Faculty & Staff

Andy Baker, faculty

Marques Carroll, faculty

Charles "Rick" Heath IV, faculty

Larry Kohut, faculty

Chris Madsen, faculty

Michael Stryker, director/faculty

Zvonimir Tot, faculty

Cheryl Wilson, faculty

Liliana Cruz, staff

Caleb Gollings, staff

Eduardo Zuccolo, staff

About the School of Theatre and Music

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Calendar

Monday, November 21

UIC Symphonic Band Concert

UIC Theatre L280 1044 W. Harrison St. 7:30pm

Tuesday, November 22

UIC Pop Rock Ensemble

UIC Recital Hall L285 1044 W Harrison St. 7:30pm

Tuesday, November 29

UIC Jazz Workshop & Combo

UIC Recital Hall L285 1044 W Harrison St. 7:30pm

Wednesday, November 30

UIC Jazz Ensemble & Combo

UIC Recital Hall L285 1044 W Harrison St. 7:30pm

Thursday, December 1

Mariachi Fuego

UIC Recital Hall L285 1044 W Harrison St. 7:30pm

Friday, December 2

UIC Percussion Ensemble

UIC Theatre L280 1044 W. Harrison St. 7:30pm

Saturday, December 3

UIC Holiday Concert

Benito Juarez High School 2150 S Laflin St 7:30pm

Sunday, December 4

Small Ensembles Concert

UIC Recital Hall L285 1044 W Harrison St. 3:00pm

Spring Concert Dates

Wednesday, March 8

UIC Symphpnic Band

Friday, March 10 UIC Band & Orchestra Festival

Sunday, March 12 Small Ensembles Concert

Friday, March 17

UIC Choir Festival

Saturday, April 15

UIC Choirs Spring Concert with Elgin Master Chorale and Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, April 16 UIC Bands

Thursday, April 20 UIC Jazz Festival

Sunday, April 23 Small Ensembles Concert

Sunday, April 25

Pop Rock Ensemble

Friday, April 28

UIC Percussion Ensemble

Sunday, April 30 UIC Orchestra with Whitney Young

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