20221018_Jazz Ensemble I

THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents

“Celebrating American Composers” Jazz Ensemble I

Leon Anderson, Jr., Director and Conductor With special guest

David Detweiler, Saxophone

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 7:30 p.m. | Opperman Music Hall

PROGRAM Cherry Juice

Thad Jones

Dissonance in Blues

Gerald Wilson

Ambiance

Marian McPartland arr. Jerry Dodgion

Without A Song

Joe Henderson arr. Henderson

David Detweiler, saxophone — Brief Intermission —

After You’ve Gone

Creamer and Layton arr. Bill Holman

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk arr. Oliver Nelson

Crystal Silence

Chick Corea arr. Mike Tomaro

Tutti For Cootie

Duke Ellington and Jimmy Hamilton arr. David Berger

To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All… Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting during performances. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Recording or broadcasting of the concert by any means, including the use of digital cameras, cell phones, or other devices is expressly forbidden. Please deactivate all portable electronic devices including watches, cell phones, pagers, hand-held gaming devices or other electronic equipment that may distract the audience or performers.

Recording Notice: This performance may be recorded. Please note that members of the audience may at times be included in this process. By attending this performance you consent to have your image or likeness appear in any live or recorded video or other transmission or reproduction made in conjunction to the performance.

Health Reminder: The Florida Board of Governors and Florida State University expect masks to be worn by all individuals in all FSU facilities.

Florida State University provides accommodations for persons with disabilities. Please notify the College of Music at (850) 644-3424 at least five working days prior to a musical event to request accommodation for disability or alternative program format.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR Leon Anderson, Jr., Associate Professor and Director of Jazz Studies, joined the Florida State University faculty in 1998. His musical experience includes that of a classical and jazz percussionist, educator, clinician, and composer. Mr. Anderson earned the B.A. degree in Music Education at Louisiana Tech University and the M.A. degree in Percussion Performance at Southeastern Louisiana University. His mentors have included Ellis Marsalis, Willis Delony, and Victor Goines of the New Orleans jazz scene, as well as the late bassist Ben Tucker. Mr. Anderson currently teaches drum set, jazz ensembles, jazz combo, and jazz history at the FSU College of Music.

In 1997 Mr. Anderson was a featured soloist with The Marcus Roberts Trio’s performance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl, and he was the selected drummer for the “Great Saxophone Legends” concert at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival, featuring Jimmy Heath, David Sanchez, Javon Jackson and Red Holloway.

Anderson also has performed with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in roles of drummer and percussionist. Additionally, he has performed with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra with the Ellis Marsalis Trio; National Orchestra de France with the Marcus Roberts Trio conducted by Seiji Ozawa; Umbria Jazz Festival, Perugia Italy; Ingolstadt Jazztage in Ingolstadt Bavaria; Switzerland Jazz Festival in Basel, Switzerland; North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Ascona Jazz Festival in Ascona, Switzerland.

His professional recordings include Victor Goines’s Joe’s Blues (1998), Marcus Roberts’s Cole After Midnight Vol. 1 (1998); To Those We Love So Dearly (1999) with Victor Goines; Sunrise to Midnight (2000) The Victor Goines Quartet; Five By Design’s Club Swing (2001); Richie Summa’s Tear It Down (2001); Etienne Charles’s Culture Shock (2006); David Detweiler’s New York Stories (2009); Melvin Jones’s Grammy nominated Pivot, (2011); Larry Panella’s The Gestures Project (2012); and Joy Road Vol 2 (The Complete Works of Pepper Adams) with the Kevin Bales Quartet (2017).

His professional collaborations include performances with numerous artists: David Sanchez, Red Holloway, Donald Brown, Wynton Marsalis, Mike Wolf, Nathen Page, Allan Harris, Stephanie Nakasien, Phyllis Hyman, Barry Greene, Dianne Reeves, Harold Baptiste, Donald Harrison, Mary Stallings, Judy Collins, Wessell Anderson, Wycliffe Gordon, Kent Jordan, Oliver Lake, James Moody, Deborah Brown, Rufus Reid, Henry Mancini, Art Farmer, Jason Marsalis, Eric Reed, Sean Jones, Oliver Lake, Delfeayo Marsalis, Victor Goines, Ellis Marsalis, Lou Donaldson, Hank Jones, Ben Tucker, Terence Blanchard, Bunky Greene, Carmen Bradford, Byron Stripling, Jon Faddis, Rodney Whitaker, Terrell Stafford, Marcus Printup, Larry Panella, Melvin Jones, Mace Hibbard, Gary Motley, Nicholas Payton, Alvin Batiste, and many others.

Mr. Anderson has also performed at the International Association of Jazz Education Conference with Bunky Green, Ellis Marsalis and the New Orleans Jazz All-Stars, and has served as an artist/clinician for several jazz festivals in the United States, including the Bill Evans Jazz Festival; Savannah Music Festival (Swing Central Jazz); Loyola University (New Orleans) Jazz Festival; Governor’s Honors Jazz Camp; Broward County All-City Jazz Ensemble; “Jazz in the Schools” program in Jacksonville, FL; Florida Music Educators All-State Jazz Ensemble; Louisiana Music Educators All-State Jazz Ensemble, and numerous All-County Jazz Ensembles throughout the state of Florida.

Anderson has also been featured in a review of the jazz composition “Afro Blue” for the text Teaching Music Through Jazz (December, 2007) and an article entitled “JazzEd Scene” by Steve MacQueen, published in Research and Review (Vol. XIV, No. III, Fall, 2004). He also occupies the drum chair in The Jazz Orchestra at the Dr. Phillips Center in Orlando, Florida.

At FSU, Anderson continues to implement innovative ways in an effort to enhance and expand the Jazz Program.

Since its inception, the program has grown exponentially and yielded numerous successful students, many of whom have solidified careers nationally in Jazz performance and education.

David Detweiler, Assistant Professor of Jazz Saxophone, previously served as Director of Jazz Studies at Nazareth College (Rochester, NY). He has performed at many of New York City’s premiere live-music venues, such as The Blue Note, Birdland, The Knitting Factory, and The Iridium. His first record as a leader, New York Stories, recorded in Tallahassee with Leon Anderson, Clarence Seay, Chris Pattishall, and Rick Lollar, received a favorable review by Scott Yanow. His second record as a leader, The Dave Detweiler Trio featuring Fumi Tomita and Alex Patrick, was released in August 2015. Detweiler studied at both the University of North Texas and William Paterson University, receiving the BM degree from William Paterson. He received the MM degree from Florida State University in 2010 and the DMA degree from the Eastman School of Music in 2015. His teachers include Ramon Ricker, Charles Pillow, Bill Kennedy, Gary Smulyan, and Steve Wilson.

Jazz Ensemble I Personnel Leon Anderson, Jr., Director and Conductor Saxophone Manny Lumapas, alto Tyler Pauletti, alto Kyle Bramson, tenor Jacob Wright, tenor Joshua Spraker, baritone

Trombone Russell Ramirez Steven Blake Hannah Duhon Kyle Tennyson Justin Hamann (bass)

Trumpet Thana Rangsiyawaranon Thum Rangsiyawaranon Brett Cole Wayne Pearcy Joseph Shahady KeShawn Hardy

Rhythm Section Andrew Salow, piano Samuel Hanson, piano Kaleb Thompkins, bass Aviel Del Rosario, bass Carson Degner, drums Nygel Anderson, drums