Listen now, Gather later Virtual Series Playbill - Chad Eby and Ariel Pocock

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ARIEL POCOCK AND CHAD EBY FILMED & RECORDED 10/25/20 AVAILABLE 11/3/20 THROUGH 12/31/20

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Jefferson Center is excited to welcome six acclaimed acts to our Fostek and Shaftman stages for an exclusive digital series. Thanks to generous support from the community, we’ve curated an inspired season of shows, with appeal across a multitude of genres.

From jazz and Americana to chamber music, the collection of digital shows will launch in the coming weeks, available to anyone with an internet connection.

The lineup features artists with local and regional connections both to The Roanoke Valley and to Jefferson Center.

A history of Jefferson Center’s fiscal responsibility along with our Give now, Gather later campaign and support from corporate sponsors like Kroger have allowed the organization to continue with its mission of contributing to the art and culture of the region, and Jefferson Center is seeking to do more as uncertainty continues into the months ahead. The organization has also begun providing online classes for its Music Lab with new curriculum offerings.

Thank you for your generous support. Please enjoy the show,

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Jefferson Center is deeply grateful to our community of business partners and grantors for their ongoing philanthropic commitment. For additional information or to benefit from a relationship with Jefferson Center, please contact Kim Turner, Development Director at (540) 343 2624 ext. 212 or kturner@jeffcenter.org.

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New ONLINE classes are now available via Jefferson Center’s Music Lab including Songwriting and our newest offering: Hip Hop 101. Learn beatmaking and more from local poet, rapper, and DJ, Bryan “Harvest Blaque” Hancock.

Hip Hop 101 • Mondays, 5-6pm Students will learn the history of the art form, obtain technical skills to help them succeed in the studio and live environments, and interact with local and international artists.

Music Production • Tuesdays, 5-6pm Students will learn about music technology for studio production (recording) as well as live audio (concert) applications. No prior training is necessary.

Theory 101 • Wednesdays, 5-6pm Students will learn the basics of music theory in this class. Students will acquire tools to help with composition, collaboration, and musicianship. No prior theory study is necessary.

Songwriting • Thursdays, 5-6pm Students will explore the art of songwriting, including compositional (instrument) and lyrical elements. No songwriting experience necessary.

Enroll today at jeffcenter.org/musiclab.

DONORS Special thanks is extended to the following for bringing Jefferson Center’s mission to life through their generous financial support received July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

For a full listing of donors, please visit jeffcenter.org/donorlisting.

V I S I O N A RY C I RC L E $25,000+ Joe and Janice Fostek

P L AT I N U M C I RC L E $10,000 - $24,999 Charles and Carol Speck Maury L. Strauss Tom and Mary Evelyn Tielking

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$5,000 - $9,999 Dr. Timothy Andriano Berkshire Charitable Foundation Howard and Tracy Shumate Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia Marc and Suzy Fink Dr. and Mrs. Paul Frantz Prabhat and Vandana Jain Mitchell Kaneff Mr. and Mrs. Nathan and Angela Kerr Suzanne W. Thorniley

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Ms. Dotsy Clifton and Dr. Lewis Singer In honor of Paul and Susan Frantz Martha Creasy In memory of Mickey Nelson Mr. Thomas Davis Shawn Dolley Dr. Antonio T. and Mrs. Marilyn Donato Dr. Hoye Duckworth and Mr. John Duckworth Dr. and Mrs. Michael Friedlander Mrs. Marianne Gandee Mr. and Mrs. Ray Garland Ms. Catherine C. Greenberg Janet Higgs-Yeandle Robyn and David Johnsen Tom Klatka and Ferri Lockhart Mr. Timothy Marshall Adam and Teresa Mastrangelo Mr. and Mrs. Mack McGhee John Steinbrecher and Eugenie T. Moriconi New Vista Montessori School Mr. and Mrs. William Poe Harry and Penny G. Schwarz Gift Fund Julie A. Drewry and Lee Slover Richard Socha-Mower Ms. Lesleigh B. Strauss In honor of Maury L. Strauss The Anne Armistead Fund Joe Vaughn and Connie Brockenbrough-Vaughn Scott and Bonny Winter Mr. Walt Young Every effort has been made to ensure that our list of donors is correct. If your name is misspelled or omitted, please accept our sincere apologies and inform our offices at (540) 685-2312.

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CHAD EBY Newhall, Iowa native Chad Eby is a life-long student of music. Born in 1973, he began playing clarinet at the age of 11 and began studying the saxophone a year later. After studying music at Luther College, the University of North Texas, and Ohio State University, he began his professional career in Columbus, Ohio. While there, he released his first album, “Triptych” (2001), gaining critical acclaim from AllAboutJazz.com and fellow saxophonists Branford Marsalis and Wessel Anderson. His second album, “Broken Shadows”, was released in February of 2010, featuring Steve Haines, Jason Marsalis, Doug Wamble, and Branford Marsalis. His 2014 release, “The Sweet Shel Suite: Music Inspired

by Shel Silverstein”, received a four star rating from DownBeat magazine, and featured his working quartet with trumpeter Brandon Lee, bassist Steve Haines, and drummer Daniel Faust. His most recent album is his intimate 2019 collaboration with pianistsinger-songwriter Ariel Pocock, entitled “BFFs”.

A highly sought-after arranger, Chad’s professionally commissioned works have been performed or recorded by Bill Charlap with Kurt Elling, Wynton Marsalis with Willie Nelson and Norah Jones, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, the Dallas Jazz Orchestra, the L.A. All-Star Big Band, and his own group, the Piedmont Triad Jazz Orchestra. To date, he has arranged over 125 works for big band, small jazz combos, and chamber groups. As well, he is credited with over 50 original compositions, and has won jazz composer awards from the Ohio Arts Council (2004) and the North Carolina Arts Council (2009).

Since 2006, Chad has taught in the Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program at UNC-Greensboro. He is a D’Addario Woodwinds and Conn-Selmer Performing Artist, a clinician for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington program, and has been a featured guest artist/ clinician at universities around the world. Chad lives in Greensboro, NC with his wife Carmen, who is a professional clarinetist, and their two children.

ARIEL POCOCK Ariel Pocock has received international acclaim as an equally captivating jazz pianist, vocalist, and composer. Known for her “sinewy jazz piano [and] breezy, achingly plain-spoken vocal chops” (Seattle Times), Ariel’s notable performances as a headline act include the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Tokyo Jazz Festival, the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, the Iowa City Jazz Festival, the 2014 Jazz Cruise, the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, the Quebec City International Jazz Festival, the Stanford Jazz Workshop, and many more.

Ariel is signed to Justin Time Records and has released two albums as a bandleader: Touchstone (2015) and Living In Twilight (2017). Both records were critically acclaimed by publications including Downbeat Magazine, Jazz Times, and All About Jazz. Living In Twilight spent two weeks at #10 on the Jazz Week radio charts.

In 2019, Ariel recorded and released the album “BFFs” with her frequent collaborator and dear friend, saxophonist Chad Eby. Since the album’s release, Ariel and Chad have given numerous performances and masterclasses together in North Carolina, Virginia, Iowa, Wisconsin, Idaho, and most recently, northern France.

A passionate educator, Ariel is an adjunct professor of jazz piano at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program and an adjunct jazz lecturer at East Carolina University. In the summers, she enjoys teaching at the Jefferson Jazz Institute in Roanoke, Virginia.

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AMICI MUSICORUM NOVEMBER 10 a coalition of like-minded musicians performing under conductor Steven White. The group will explore a diverse repertoire of familiar standards, forgotten gems, and new works by new composers JAYNA BROWN NOVEMBER 17 one-time Music Lab student turned America’s Got Talent star, Jayna’s prowess at such a young age must be seen to be believed BUMPER JACKSONS NOVEMBER 24 a husband & wife, rootsy Americana duo that’s sure to get you singing and toe-tapping along

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