Pacific Jazz Ensemble
Patrick Langham, director
Joe Mazzaferro, guest conductor
2025–26 Performance Competition Winner
Rose Krueger, voice
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
7:30 pm
Faye Spanos Concert Hall
Skylark (1941)
Selections to be chosen from the following:
Hoagy Carmichael (1899–1981)
Love Walked In (1937)
Isn’t She Lovely (1976)
Almost Like Being in Love (1947)
For All We Know (1934)
I Wish It So (1959/2026)
The Saga of Jenny (1941/2026)
arr. Bob Brookmeyer George Gershwin (1898–1937)
Ira Gershwin (1896–1983) arr. Kim Richmond
Stevie Wonder (b. 1950)
arr. Bill Holman
Alan Jay Lerner (1918–1986)
Frederick Loewe (1901–1988) arr. Don Sebesky
J. Fred Coots (1897–1985)
arr. John Clayton
Marc Blitzstein (1905–1964)
arr. Joe Mazzaferro Kurt Weill (1900–1950)
Ira Gershwin arr. Joe Mazzaferro
Rose Krueger, voice
Patrick Langham is an experienced educator and indemand performer. As professor and director of jazz studies, Langham developed the university’s jazz studies degree programs.
During his time at Pacific, Langham has traveled to Spain as a visiting jazz conductor, overseen student performances in Paraguay, and directed ensembles at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Reno Jazz Festival, and Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New Nork City.
As a saxophonist, Langham has performed with distinguished jazz artists including Lewis Nash, Bob Hurst, Donald Brown, Tom Harrell, Essiet Essiet, Terell Stafford, and Louis Hayes.
Joe Mazzaferro is associate director of jazz studies and associate professor of practice in jazz at University of the Pacific. He previously served as coordinator of jazz studies at California State University, Stanislaus and has taught at Sacramento State and San Joaquin Delta College. An active performer, he has appeared with artists including Dave Brubeck, Christian McBride, Stefon Harris, Donny McCaslin, Wycliffe Gordon, Ingrid Jensen, and Lewis Nash.
Rose Krueger is a third-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Music in music management at University of the Pacific. Her primary instrument is voice which she studies with Professor Daniel Ebbers. As part of the Pacific Opera Theatre Program, Krueger has appeared in Carousel (2025), Camelot (2025) and A Hand of Bridge (2026). She also recently performed as Juliet in scenes from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with the Stockton Symphony (2026).
In 2025, Krueger won first place in the Upper College Musical Theater Treble Voices category for the NATS California Capital Chapter Student Auditions, and second place overall. Outside of school, she has performed the National Anthem at Stockton Ports and Stockton Kings games, as well as for the Sacramento (Oakland) Athletics and Sacramento Kings.
Pacific Jazz Ensemble is an award-winning big band in the tradition of Duke Ellington and Count Basie. The ensemble performs classic big band literature and embraces the music of contemporary composers and arrangers. They have an impressive list of credentials having been invited to perform at jazz festivals around the West Coast.
Saxophones
Aimee MacDonald, lead alto
Ray Cruz, alto 2
Leo Milano, tenor 1
Syd Zak, tenor 2
Ethan Karatov, baritone
Trumpets
Kai Hatton
Eric Luman
Alex Maldonado
Amalia Silva
Trombones
Bronson Burfield
Miguel Palma
Radley Rutledge
Matt Young, bass
Rhythm Section
Mike Belasco, guitar
Victor Camacho, bass
Victor Cyrus-Franklin, drums
Joe Evans, drums
David Nnamdi-Ukpabi, piano
Kyle Saelee, bass
Faculty Coaches
Patrick Langham, program director, saxophone
Joseph Mazzaferro, associate director, trumpet
Sean Britt, guitar
Jamie Dubberly, brass
Andrew Mell, bass
Aaron Garner, piano
Brian Kendrick, percussion
Jonathan Latta, ensembles program director
Breanna Daley, ensemble librarian
