Cleveland Jazz Orchestra

2018|2019 SEASON

Cupid in the CLE! February 15 & 16, 2019

Dear Jazz Enthusiasts, The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra welcomes you to its 2018/2019 season, Looking Forward, Laying Back.

This season includes a series of five concerts that are rich in their diversity and feature fresh, new charts and many new arrangements. Our 34th season showcases some of northeast Ohio’s great venues: the Hanna and Ohio Theatres at Cleveland’s Playhouse Square, Akron’s BLU Jazz+, and Beachwood’s Temple-Tifereth Israel.

Paul Ferguson Artistic Director

Mark your calendars for these concert dates, so you don’t miss a note: October 20, 21, 2018 Dreams from 1968 December 7, 8, 2018 The Holidays with Helen!, featuring Helen Welch, vocals January 19, 20, 2019 Cole Porter on Broadway!, featuring Vince Mastro and Treva Offutt, in partnership with The Musical Theater Project

Kenny Koblitz Executive Director

February 15, 16, 2019 Cupid in the CLE!, featuring Jiggs Whigham and Evelyn Wright May 17, 18, 2019 Bern, Bern, Bern!, featuring Bernie Dresel, drums The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra is dedicated to performing and creating traditional and emerging jazz at the highest professional and artistic level. The CJO is pleased to collaborate with respected guest artists and to shepherd young musicians toward the future of jazz.

Scott Garlock Managing Director

Our VISION is to celebrate jazz as a uniquely American art form.

Our MISSION is to enrich the cultural and intellectual fabric of the communities we serve through jazz.

Thank you for joining us this season!

The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) organization.

George Shernit Personnel Manager/ Librarian

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CJO Musicians Saxophones Howie Smith Brad Wagner John Klayman Johnny Cochran George Shernit Trombones Scott Garlock Pete Cumming Brett Balika Paul Hungerford Trumpets Scott McKee Joe Miller John English Jack Schantz Rhythm Rock Wehrmann Aidan Plank Jim Rupp Artistic Director, Trombone Paul Ferguson Guests Artists Evelyn Wright, vocalist Jiggs Whigham, trombone

Evelyn Wright Evelyn Wright has been a professional vocalist for over thirty years and has been a central figure in jazz making in Northeast Ohio. She revels in and performs easily all styles of jazz, R&B and pop. After studying voice with Dr. John Howard Tucker of Oberlin, she toured throughout the United States and Canada performing in top clubs and concert halls, and opened for the likes of Mel Tormé, Joan Rivers, Harry Belafonte, Bob James and David “Fathead” Newman. Among her many other notable performances include evenings for the First Lady Rosalynn Carter, Oprah Winfrey and General Colin Powell. In 2008, Evelyn was given the prestigious honor of the “Jazz Legend Award” from Cuyahoga Community College.

Jiggs Whigham Native Clevelander Jiggs Whigham is an internationally acclaimed trombonist, band leader and educator. This versatile performer first came to the attention of critics and fans at 17, as featured soloist and first trombonist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and only two years later, he was first and solo trombonist with Stan Kenton. In 1979 he was named Professor and Head of the Jazz Department at Cologne University College of Music, the first appointment of its kind in Germany. Other appointments have included bandleader of the Swiss Radio Band (Radio DRS), chief conductor and artistic director of the Berlin Radio Orchestra (RIAS Big Band Berlin) and President of the International Trombone Association. While Jiggs has recorded a number of highly successful solo artist recordings, the list of jazz illuminati that he has recorded and performed with would take up this entire program. From Benny Goodman to Count Basie to Michael Brecker to Donna Summer or Sarah Vaughan, this trombonist’s trombonist is always tasteful and interesting, while at the same time pushing aside notions of what the instrument is capable of doing.

The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Cleveland Jazz Orchestra has been Northeast Ohio’s premier jazz voice for 34 years, with the mission of enriching the cultural and intellectual fabric of the community with a uniquely American art form. CJO promotes jazz in its historical and contemporary forms through concerts with gifted jazz musicians, arrangers, composers and educators in Northeast Ohio. CJO aims for worldwide recognition in cooperation with guest artists, and looks to shepherd young musicians toward the future of jazz. The current season exemplifies this mission and vision through a variety of new music, new compositions and arrangements, and a stellar lineup of well-known guest artists and young up-and-coming talent. For more information, visit clevelandjazz.org 4

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Cupid in the CLE!

My Funny Valentine

Richard Rodgers, Arr. Nat Pierce, Woody Herman

Heartland

Aidan Plank

Love Theme from Spartacus

Alex North

Day In Day Out

Johnny Mercer, arr. Brad Wagner

Love for Sale

Cole Porter

Natural Woman

Carole King

Featuring Evelyn Wright

Featuring Jiggs Whigham

Love Walked In

George Gershwin

Tu Eres

Norma McLaughlin Nelson

If I Should Lose You

Leo Robin

The Bones from Brazil

Paul Ferguson Intermission

Too Close for Comfort

Jerry Bock, arr. Bill Holman

To You (For Roland Paolucci)

Thad Jones

Featuring Evelyn Wright

Watch What Happens

Michel Legrand

In the Heat of the Night

Quincy Jones, arr. Brad Wagner

Featuring Jiggs Whigham

I’ll Be Around

Alec Wilder, arr. Bill Holman

But Beautiful

James Van Heusen

Just In Time

Jule Styne

Upcoming Gigs SUBSCRIPTION SERIES DATES: SHOW 5: BERN, BERN, BERN! featuring Bernie Dresel, drums Friday, May 17, 2019 • BLU Jazz+, Akron 8:00 PM Saturday, May 18, 2019 8:00 PM • Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square, Cleveland Tickets are available through Playhouse Square Call 216-241-6000 or playhousesquare.org

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Introducing Your Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Artistic Director, Paul Ferguson has been director of Jazz Studies at Case Western Reserve University since 1988. A graduate of the University of Akron and Eastman School of Music, Paul has traveled with the Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller bands as lead trombonist and arranger and currently fills those functions with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. Paul was principal trombonist of Canton Symphony Orchestra from 1989-98 and at various times has also performed with The Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Opera, Ohio Chamber Orchestra, Apollo’s Fire, Cleveland Chamber Brass, New Hampshire Festival Orchestra and various groups across Northeast Ohio. In 1995, Paul was the recipient of the Gil Evans Fellowship in Jazz Composition.

Chris Anderson has played trombone with fine musicians in idioms spanning classical, Latin, jazz and gospel. In addition to writing and performing many different styles of music, Chris has won various local and national competitions and has performed with groups including Canton Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Heritage Orchestra. Chris currently works with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District through the All-City Arts Program. In addition, he is an instructor at The Music Settlement and Cuyahoga Community College. Among recordings Chris has contributed to is Dave Morgan’s The Way of the Sly Man. Chas Baker recently retired from Kent State where he was an associate professor of Jazz Studies and led the KSU Jazz Ensemble.

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was trombone soloist with the 1st Air Cavalry Division Band, Viet Nam. Chas has been a very active player with Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and in that capacity has performed behind guest artists including Bob Brookmeyer, Joe Lovano, Maria Schneider and John Hollenbeck.

He also has worked in concerts starring the likes of Tony Bennett and David Sanborn.

Dave Banks has returned to Northeast Ohio after a 20-year career in Las Vegas where he performed in more than 4,000 shows. In Las Vegas, Dave worked with many famous entertainers and was a member of Lou Elias Relief Orchestra.

Dave has also performed with Nevada Symphony Orchestra, Las Vegas Philharmonic and Nevada Chamber Orchestra. He was also a trumpet instructor and assistant director of bands at University of Nevada. He is a member of the faculty of Walsh Jesuit High School, where he teaches music and drama. Dave regularly performs with the Jack Schantz Jazz Unit and Ernie Krivda and the Fat Tuesday Big Band. He also leads his own group, Dave Banks Big Band.

Christopher Burge began his musical career at The Ohio State University where he studied saxophone and music theory with Gene Walker and Hank Marr, graduating with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance in 1997.

During that time, Christopher toured Thailand with free-jazz group Honk, Wail & Moan, toured Europe with the OSU Jazz Ensemble, played on a USO tour of maximum-security prisons, and played concerts with Barry White, Louie Bellson, Stanley Turrentine, The National Black Music Caucus Big Band, and the Stars of the Lawrence Welk Show. Since moving to Cleveland in 1998, Christopher has played with internationally known artists Gino Vannelli, David Sanborn, Cyndi Lauper, Mavis Staples, Ronnie Spector, Clark Terry, David “Fathead” Newman, “Little” Jimmy Scott, Bobby Caldwell, Benny Golson, Eddie Holman, Nancy Wilson, Diane Marino, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Heritage Orchestra, Ernie Krivda and the Fat

Tuesday Big Band, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame house band, and area musicians such as Evelyn Wright, Helen Welch, Joe Hunter, Joe Bell, Sammy DeLeon, Dave Sterner, Ray Porrello, and Bill Ransom. Christopher also is active in the recording studio, playing saxophone, flute and clarinet for American Greetings e-cards, and he wrote and performed the theme song of the WVIZ-PBS TV show Applause. Currently, Christopher teaches saxophone at Skyline Music in Westlake, Ohio, and performs with his own trio and the blues-swing band Blue Lunch, which has just released its 8th CD, Above the Fold, on RipCat Records.

teaching certificate. He was a trombone student of James Taylor and a bass trombone student of Ed Anderson. A charter member of Cleveland Pops Orchestra, Paul also is a member of Heritage Brass Quintet. He has played with many big band performers including Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller. Paul is currently the band and orchestra director at Wiley Middle School in the Cleveland Heights/ University Heights School District.

Johnny Cochran, a native of Cleveland’s southwest side, attended Cleveland School of the Arts and Cuyahoga Community College simultaneously during high school, studying saxophone with Ernie Krivda. He has had the opportunity to perform with artists such as Clark Terry, Carl Allen, Jason and Wynton Marsalis, Randy Brecker, Mike Lee, Billy Hart, and Rodney Whitaker. Johnny studied with Gary Bartz at Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

While the saxophone is his primary instrument, Johnny also is proficient in piano, drums and several other woodwind instruments.

John Klayman is CJO’s featured tenor sax soloist.

He has toured with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and has performed with the Jack Schantz Jazz Unit. A guest soloist and clinician at numerous regional universities, Klayman also has appeared with Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Paquito D’Rivera, The Four Lads, Bob Hope, the Temptations, and Manhattan Transfer, among others. John’s tenor is featured on recordings by vocalist Barbara Knight and CJO, Grupo Brasil, Paul Ferguson, The Cleveland Orchestra, and Janan. John also has worked on jingles for Higbee’s, Glidden Corp. and The Plain Dealer.

Scott Garlock is a full professor of Music at Ashland University. He has a degree in music education from Kent State University, two master’s degrees (music performance and music history) from The University of Akron and a doctorate from The University of Iowa.

In addition to teaching for over five years in the public schools, Scott has also taught at Mount Union College and at Knox College. Scott was cited by Benny Green at the Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival for his “positive, spirited leadership.” He is also a member of Cleveland Pops Orchestra and Mansfield Symphony Orchestra. Scott served as president of Ohio’s chapter of IAJE, and of JECO (the state jazz education organization) which he helped create.

Paul Hungerford, CJO charter member, received his undergraduate and master’s degrees in trombone performance from Cleveland State University along with his

Theresa J. May is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. She received her Masters degree in trumpet performance from the Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music and her Bachelor of Music from the University of Dayton.

Theresa keeps a vigorous performance and teaching schedule. She is adjunct faculty at Cuyahoga Community College where she teaches Applied Trumpet, African American Music History and World Music.

Theresa also plays trumpet in the Cleveland Opera Theater Orchestra and has performed with the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Sherrie Maricle, in the month-long production of Maurice Hines’ Tappin’ Thru Life at the Cleveland Play House. She has also been featured as a guest artist in the Alumni Recital Series at the University of Dayton. continued >> CLEVELANDJAZZ.ORG

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Joseph Miller is one of the most asked-for trumpet players in Northeast Ohio.

His searing sound, joyful approach and high-energy solo work can be heard in all kinds of music and in all kinds of situations, from bashing funk rock to straight up classical… and, fortunately for Joe, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. Classically and jazzily trained, Joe has toured and performed extensively with all sorts of international, regional and local artists.

Joe currently holds the lead trumpet chair at Playhouse Square and has played for too many nationally touring Broadway shows and artists to mention. Joe has also toured internationally with the Grammy-nominated Acid Jazz group, Liquid Soul, and also with Bobby Caldwell.

Joe has played lead and solo trumpet for the late Aretha Franklin, La India, Tony Vega, Tony Bennett, Frankie Valli, Barry Manilow, The Funk Brothers and many others. He has also been a featured soloist with The Contemporary Youth Orchestra. His recording credits are many and varied, including Grammy-nominated recordings with Doug Johns, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, the Jack Schantz Jazz Unit, Paul Ferguson’s Jazz Orchestra, Sammy DeLeon, the late Gerald Levert, Impacto Nuevo, First Light and many more. Joe has been a member of the music faculty at Cleveland State University since 2011, specializing in jazz and commercial music. Joe is a proud Cleveland State University alum and former (and forever) student of both Charles Couch and Kenny Davis, and he credits Jack Schantz for helping him learn what it really takes to be a professional musician.

Aidan Plank performs a diverse range of music throughout Northern Ohio.

He studied with bassist and composer David Morgan as well as with Kevin Switalski of The Cleveland Orchestra. He is a graduate of Cleveland State University and has performed with Dan Wall, Joe Lovano, Judi Silvano, Joe Maneri, Janis Siegel, Frankie Avalon and others. He played baroque bass in the premier of JosephNicolas-Pancrace Royer’s Le Pouvoir de l’Amour (composed in 1743) in 2002 at Oberlin College as well as in the world premier of Randall Woolf

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and Robin Stranahan’s ‘pop-up’ opera Frozen Community, produced by Real Time Opera in 2013. He can be seen performing explorations of improvisation in duo with Daniel Lippel.

Jim Rupp has toured extensively with the bands of Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson and Glenn Miller.

He is the drummer on three Woody Herman CDs: The Fiftieth Anniversary Tour, which was nominated for a Grammy Award, Legacy and Live In London. Jim spent eight years with Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Diane Schuur, and also has performed with artists such as Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, Joe Lovano, Hank Marr, Buddy DeFranco, Clark Terry, Joe Williams, Rosemary Clooney and Natalie Cole. Jim presents workshops and educational clinics all over the country, currently teaches jazz drumming at The Ohio State University and has taught at the University of Michigan.

Jack Schantz, former Artistic Director of CJO, is the Director of Jazz Studies at The University of Akron. Jack has toured with Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Artie Shaw Orchestra and Woody Herman. He has also worked in the pickup bands of Jimmy Dorsey, Larry Elgart and Guy Lombardo. Among shows he has worked: Miss Saigon, Annie Get Your Gun, Guys and Dolls, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Color Purple and The Sound of Music. He also has performed with artists such as Mel Tormé, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, Cleo Laine, Jack Jones, Nancy Wilson and Diane Schuur. He has played trumpet and flugelhorn with Cleveland Pops, Blossom Festival Orchestra and Band, and Akron Symphony.

George Shernit, baritone saxophonist, has performed with The Cleveland Orchestra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. He also has worked numerous Broadway shows and is featured on records by CJO, The Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Symphonic

Winds. Shernit earned a bachelor of arts degree in music theory and composition, as well as a master’s degree in performance, from Cleveland State University. Shernit has taught at Cleveland State, Case Western Reserve University, Ashland University, The University of Akron, and Muskegon University. A charter member of CJO, he also is the band’s personnel manager. He is a district sales manager with Jupiter Band Instruments.

Howie Smith, saxophonist and composer, has presented concerts and workshops throughout the United States, Canada, South America, Europe and Australia, and has performed and/or recorded with musicians/organizations as diverse and renowned as John Cage, The Cleveland Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvis Presley and Tone Road Ramblers. In 2009, Howie was designated Professor Emeritus at Cleveland State University, where he was coordinator of Jazz Studies from 1979 to 2005, and served as Chair of the Art Department from 2003 through 2007.

Brad Wagner, saxophonist and composer, originally hails from Akron, Ohio. In June of 2003, Brad received his B.M. in Jazz Studies from University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. Brad has studied with Rick VanMatre, Brad Goode, Phil DeGreg, John Von Ohlen, Marc Fields, Ernie Krivda and others. Brad has been a member of many jazz groups including Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, Ernie Krivda and the Fat Tuesday Big Band, Hendectet Jazz Collective, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and more. Brad leads his own quartet and sextet and stays busy composing and arranging for various groups and projects.

Jackie Warren, one of the best jazz and Latin jazz pianists and arrangers in Northeast Ohio, has been called the “first lady of jazz” and has released three recordings of her own: Near You, Live at the Wi-Fi Cafe and Oblivion. A native of the Colorado plains, Jackie earned a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and a master’s degree in classical piano from Cleveland State University. A specialist in merengue and salsa, Jackie also has worked on recordings by Jazz Heritage Orchestra and by Impacto Nuevo, the area’s leading Latin band.

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The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra STAFF Paul Ferguson Artistic Director Kenny Koblitz Executive Director Dr. Scott Garlock Managing Director George Shernit Personnel Manager, Librarian BOARD OF DIRECTORS John D. Karkosiak President Stephen Ropp Treasurer EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Jeff Mihalich, V.P. Marketing Steven Balogh, V.P. Development Marc Paige, V.P. Governance Trustees Evie Braman, Christopher Coles, Eric Daniel, David Gedeon, Lynne Gerace, Samuel Gerace, Mary Glauser, Musette Vincent Artistic Directors Emeriti Roland Paolucci*, Jack Schantz, Sean Jones

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Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Diversity Statement “Jazz is a distinct music that depends and thrives on individuality, and yet the individual is not oblivious to others, nor is he immune to their feelings… A session in jazz is comparable to an open forum where theories and opinions are discussed openly and freely.” Stan Kenton Cleveland Jazz Orchestra is an organization of and for people who love jazz. We celebrate the diverse origins of jazz, and its heritage of valuing its player and composer based not on race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation or identity, education or disability, but on whether he (or she) has chops.

Furthering our mission to enrich the cultural and intellectual fabric of the communities we serve through jazz, we respect, value and draw upon the diverse experiences and perspectives of our Board, staff, musicians and audiences to preserve and promote jazz in greater Cleveland for generations to come.

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We strive to: ■ Recognize diversity, inclusion, and equity as connected to our mission and critical to ensuring the well-being of our staff, Board Members and performers and the communities we serve.

■ Commit time and resources to expand more diverse leadership within our Board, staff, committees, and advisory bodies.

■ Acknowledge and dismantle any inequities within our policies and programs.

■ Explore potential underlying, unquestioned assumptions that interfere with inclusiveness.

■ Advocate for and support Board-level thinking about how systemic inequities influence our organization’s work, and how best to address that in a way that promotes our mission.

■ Challenge assumptions about what it takes to be a strong leader at our organization, and who is well-positioned to provide leadership.

■ Practice and encourage transparent communication in all interactions.

■ Lead with respect and tolerance.

Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Disability Accommodation Statement The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra makes every effort to accommodate the needs of individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities for all its programs. While our performances take place at dozens of different venues, we strive to perform at those that are fully accessible to our audience, artists with disabilities and our own staff. Our current primary performance location at Playhouse Square strives to offer barrier-free access to all performances. This includes accommodations for wheelchair access and seating, services for those with limited sight and hearing, as well as accommodations for service animals. Upon request, and with 2 weeks notice, specific accommodations will be made subject to our available resources.

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CJO and its many Educational Activities CJO views its educational responsibility seriously, and presents a variety of programs to nuture the region’s neophyte jazz musicians and listeners. Our projects include: The Side by Side Concerts CJO goes directly into the region’s schools to model, teach, and perform with Northeast Ohio’s neophyte jazz musicians. These programs typically involve CJO members working with high school students in advance of their shared concert date.

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Our team is fourth generation in the industry

On the concert date, CJO sits next to the sponsor high school ensemble and plays, sightreads, and provides help to individuals and to the entire group. The evening concert then features the sponsor high school group and CJO performing both together and separately.

Recently, these Side by Side events have taken place at Solon High School and Cuyahoga Falls High School. Following this experience, CJO offers each student a free ticket to an

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upcoming CJO concert (and discounted tickets to family and friends).

CJO Rehearsals in Schools Last season, the CJO began to do rehearsals at various high schools in the Northeast Ohio region. Students at these schools were offered free tickets to the concert that the CJO was rehearsing, and also had the chance to watch up close as the CJO sight-read, discussed and mastered new material. If you have interest in having the CJO do a rehearsal at your school, please contact George Shernit at: sailsguy@aol.com Student Ticket Pricing Discounted student tickets ($10) are offered to high school and college students for all ticketed events at Playhouse Square, BLU Jazz+ and Temple-Tifereth Israel (through The Musical Theater Project.) Please present a student ID at will call when picking up tickets.

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SAVE THE DATE for the 40th anniversary of

Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland – June 27-29, 2019

Tri-C Performing Arts Series ®

2018-2019

Modern Warrior

Ballet Hispanico

Dominick Farinacci and U.S. Army Veteran Jaymes Poling Oct. 6, 2018 | 7:30 p.m. | Ohio Theatre

Nov. 10-11, 2018 | 7:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Ohio Theatre

An Evening of Film and Music

Beijing Dance Co.

James Newton Howard Oct. 10, 2018 | 7:30 p.m.

Tri-C Fran and Jules Belkin Theatre

Feb. 2-3, 2019 | 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Ohio Theatre

Our Voices: DEMOCRACY RE:visited Terence Blanchard World Premiere Nov. 4, 2018 | 7 p.m.

Maltz Performing Arts Center at The Temple-Tifereth Israel

Co-presented by DANCECleveland

Co-presented by DANCECleveland and The Cleveland Public Library

An Evening of Jazz Featuring the One O’Clock Lab Band Alan Baylock, director April 9, 2019 | 7:30 p.m.

Westlake High School Performing Arts Center

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216-987-4444 | www.tri-edu/performingarts

Adopt-A-Cat CJO Musician Sponsorship Program MUSICIAN SPONSORSHIP LEVELS Artistic Director Section Sponsorship Lead Player Instrument Sponsorship Musician Sponsorship

$1,000 $500 $250 $200 $200

CHOOSE YOUR SPONSORSHIP LEVEL

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Paul Ferguson

❑ ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: $1,000 ❑ SECTION: $500

Lineup of players is subject to change from concert to concert

REEDS *Howie Smith John Klayman Johnny Cochran George Shernit Brad Wagner

TRUMPETS *Dave Banks Joe Miller Jack Schantz Scott McKee

BASS Aiden Plank

PIANO Jackie Warren

(List Section)

TROMBONES *Scott Garlock Chris Anderson Paul Hungerford Mark Mauldin

❑ LEAD PLAYER:

(List Section)

$250

❑ INSTRUMENT: $200

DRUMS Jim Rupp * = Lead Player

(List Section)

❑ MUSICIAN: $200 (List Section)

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Keep the CJO Cooking!

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Donate to ensure CJO’s work in the concert hall, Print your name as you would like it to appear community and schools. in the concert program donor listing: ● Sideman ($1-$99) ● Lead Chair ($100-$249) ● Soloist ($250-$499) ● Arranger ($500-$999) CJO JAZZ CIRCLE: ● Director’s Circle ($1,000-$2,499) ● Producer’s Circle ($2,500-$4,999) ● Composer’s Circle ($5,000-$9,999) ● CJO Founder’s Circle ($10,000+) Thank you for your support! Your gift is 100% tax deductible. CJO is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

If you do not wish be listed, check here £ MAIL TO: Cleveland Jazz Orchestra 29400 South Woodland Rd. Pepper Pike, OH 44124 OR CALL OR EMAIL: 216-287-0945 kenny.koblitzconsult@gmail.com

If you want to change

YOUR COMMUNITY, be that change.

Isabel Trautwein, Cleveland Orchestra First Violinist, Program Director, Dreamer & Doer, Local Hero.

Longing to share the experience of making music with children who had never been to Severance Hall, Isabel launched a strings program at the Rainey Institute in the Hough neighborhood. Now there’s a waiting list to learn how to play classical music. You, too, can play a part in creating lasting change within the Cleveland community by making a donation to the Cleveland Foundation — dedicated to enhancing the lives of all Clevelanders now and for generations to come.

Support your passions.

Give through the Cleveland Foundation.

Please call our Advancement Team at 1.877.554.5054 ClevelandFoundation.org

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Layin Let the CJO Come To You Whether you need one performer, a trio or the full orchestra, we can help make your event a success!

Part of the mission of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra is to provide employment opportunities for our community’s finest jazz musicians, linking talented professionals with serious consumers interested in supporting live jazz. Our band features artists who represent the highest level of musicianship and professionalism in any setting. We offer a variety of pricing and ensemble options ranging from our trio to our full big band.

Kenny Koblitz, Executive Director 216.287.0945 Contact Dr. Scott Garlock, Managing Director at booking@clevelandjazz.org or 419.289.9088 to discuss arrangements.

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