Disk 1 Track 7 - Centerpoint-Urbana

CENTER POINT-URBANA JAZZ BAND

VINE STREET RUMBLE (Benny Carter)

Dan Jacobi, Director | Featuring Michael Conrad*, Piano & Trombone

*Soloist

Saxophone: Avanti Dunn, Elizabeth Belyeu, Benjamin Heiderscheit*, Kolbie Kriegel, Dan Eldred, Sean Kisling

Trumpet: Vaughn McDonough*, Dominick Powell, Sophia Maki, Rory Newman, Pepper Taylor

Trombone: Bobby Dunn, Drake Schlemmer, Josh Kuhlers, Kyle James, Connor Kreutner

Piano: Jaden Patterson* | Bass: Shay Massner | Vibes: Will Cardo | Drums: Delaney Jacobi*

About the Centerpoint-Urbana Jazz Band

The Center Point Urbana High School Jazz Band has a long and successful history dating back to the early 1970s. The band qualified for the 2023 Jazz Championships after receiving Division 1 - 2023 IHSMA State Jazz Festival and 3rd Place - 2023 Coe College Jazz Summit

Delaney Jacobi received Outstanding Soloist Awards at the Liberty and Coe festivals.

About Mike Conrad

Mike Conrad has been recognized for his arranging and composing with four ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards and seven DownBeat Awards, as well as awards and commissions from organizations like the Bundesjazzorchester of Germany, the West Point Jazz Knights, and the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers. Conrad’s arrangements have been performed all around the world, including a 2014 premiere at Carnegie Hall, and a performance at the US Presidential Inauguration in 2013.

As a performer, Conrad has toured China, played at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, and appeared at various jazz festivals and venues all over the United States. His latest project is the Iowa Jazz Composers Orchestra, a big band exclusively performing works by Iowa Composers.

Dr. Conrad earned degrees from the University Northern Iowa (BM and BME), the Eastman School of Music (MM), and the University of Northern Colorado (DA). He is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies & Music Education at the University of Northern Iowa, where he directs Jazz Band Two and teaches courses a full load of jazz courses.