JAZZ BANDS
LOEBPLAYHOUSE
Featuring:
Purdue Jazz Band, American Music
Repertory Ensemble, Concert Jazz Band II, & Lab Jazz Band II
FACULTY & STAFF
Jay S. Gephart.....................................................................................................Director and AI G. Wright Chair
Matthew R. Conaway......................................Professor, Director of “All-American” Marching Band
Dr. Pamela J. Nave................................................................Associate Professor, Director of Percussion
Adam Bodony..........................................................................Associate Professor, Director of Orchestras
Bethany Robinson...............................................Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Jazz Bands
Jarrard Harris..............................................................................................................Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. David M. Blon.......................................................................................................Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. Lucas H. Petersen.............................................................................................Clinical Assistant Professor
Douglas R. Fletcher.............................................................................................................Director of Operations
Amy Brandfonbrener................................................................................................Chamber Music Instructor
Esther Kirgiss........................................................................................................Director of External Relations
Caitlin Cotten........................................................................Manager of Recruitment & Student Success
Humza Nasir..............................................................................................................................Multimedia Designer
Susan Lipscomb.............................................................................................Senior Administrative Assistant
Kim Delks.........................................................................................................................................Business Assistant
Adisyn Nichols..................................................................................................................Student Office Assistant
Elora Ifeguni............................................................................................................................Graphic Design Intern
Udochukwu Akorah...................................................................................................Social Media Ambassador
PROGRAM
AMERICAN MUSIC REPERTORY ENSEMBLE
Bethany Robinson, conductor
Point Counterpoint.......................................................................................................................................Ellen Rowe
Just Friends..................................................................................................................................................
John Klenner
arr. Mike Carubia
Sagebrush......................................................................................................................................................
Annie Booth
Afro Blue...........................................................................................................................................Mongo Santamaria arr. Michael Mossman
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Henry Cai
Abraham Koransky
Easton Nguyen
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Conner Bigler
Carman Stanton
Asher Young
Gabriel Dennis
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Cam August
FLUTE
Adisyn Nichols
TRUMPET
Peter Timpane
Jack Graham
Ben Kowert
Siddarth Nagapudi
Hector Hornero
TROMBONE
Johannes Sprenger
Oliver Sweatman
Dylan Fortney
Sam Gibbons
Keegan Lee
GUITAR
Cadel Emmons
Gavin Forrest
BASS
Keatin Hertz
Henry Ham
PIANO
Ellis Thome
Josh Saylor
DRUMS
Aadit Kumar
Harry Casher
Daniel O’Donnell
VOCALS
Sam Gibbons
Patton Duvall
Rachel Chen
Brenna Losch
PROGRAM
CONCERT JAZZ BAND II
Bethany Robinson, conductor
Oclupaca....................................................................................................................................................Duke Ellington
Prayer Meetin..................................................................................................................................................Matt Harris
Road Song..........................................................................................................................................Wes Montgomery
arr. Alan Baylock
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Kiersten Penquite
Chyim Van Meter
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Luke Trahin
Gavin Eke
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Jacob Beveridge
TRUMPET
Blake Benner
Eric Kabot
Will Mattison
Ethan Hagerman
TROMBONE
Tyler Carrington
Ella Rejman
Bryanne Garcia
GUITAR
Joseph DeWane
BASS
Liam Strietelmeier
PIANO
Adrian Grace
Michael Clarke
DRUMS
Zachary Smith
Emmeline Bergner
PROGRAM
JAZZ LAB BAND II
Bethany Robinson, conductor
Along Came Betty.....................................................................................................................................Alan Baylock
Carismatica....................................................................................................................................Michele Fernandez
What Is This Thing Called Love.............................................................................................................Cole Porter arr. Alan Baylock
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Logan Crawford
Sarah Bohne
Nathan Adamson
Kai Sustersic
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Austin Guerrero
Delia Heet
Hannah Thompson
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Xavier Collie
TRUMPET
Brice Sanford
Hayden Emmert
Mollie Dial
Andrew Warner
TROMBONE
Jenna Dopps
Michael Schwab
Zachary Begeman
Graham Gibson
Rishit Sharma
GUITAR
Gavin Weller
BASS
Lauren Kessler
PIANO
Shawn Mastandrea
Pranav Krishnamoorthy
DRUMS
Jacob Dwyer
Adam Rushdy
AUX PERCUSSION
George Neault
VIBRAPHONE
Edward Tappan
PROGRAM
PURDUE JAZZ BAND
Bethany Robinson, conductor
Giant Steps.................................................................................................................................................
John Coltrane arr. Jamey Simmons
Big Tiny......................................................................................................................................................Marshall Gilkes
Round Midnight................................................................................................................................Theolonius Monk arr. Alan Baylock
Fierce...............................................................................................................................................................
Allison Miller
The Ponderous Pachyderm of the Planks................................................................................Sherman Irby
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Elliot Woo
Jeramiah Arona
Ellen Rath
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Seth DeWhitt
Moses Colin
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Jonathan Pletcher
TRUMPET
Dan Gui
Steven Win
Jacob Park
Amelia Jobe
Andrew Nguyen
TROMBONE
Macgyver Cottrell
Emma Krueger
Owen Toro
Griffin Fox
GUITAR
TJ Kay
BASS
Grace O’Neil
Jascha Lewit
PIANO
Max Vallone
Michael Wall
DRUMS
Carl Nielsen
Asher Beckey
VOCALS
Livy Helmuth
GUEST ARTIST
Sean Dobbins got his start as sought-after Detroit area jazz sideman at a young age, when he would regularly play with Blue Note artist Louis Smith. As Sean’s Career progressed, he found himself the recipient of many awards and accolades including the “Woody Herman Jazz Award”, an award for outstanding musicianship, as well as the Louis Armstrong Scholarship. Due to Sean’s great talent both as a player and an educator, he has been the focus of countless news articles, jazz radio programs, and documentaries.
Though still young by jazz standards, Dobbins has amassed an impressive list of playing companions. He has performed/toured/recorded with Johnny Basset, Benny Golson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Frank Morgan, Joey DeFrancesco, George Cables, James “Blood” Ulmer, Marcus Belgrave, Larry Willis, Rodney Whittaker, Claude Black, Johnny O’Neal, Paul Keller, Tad Weed, Kurt Krahnke, Jon Hendricks, David “Fathead” Newman, Donald Walden, Cyrus Chesnut, Barry Harris, David Baker, Randy Johnston, Marion Hayden, Mose Allison, and a host of other great musicians.
Sean’s sound can best be described as hard-driving, solid rhythm with refreshing melodic sensibility. Some of Sean’s influences include Art Blakey, Jeff Hamilton, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Ed Thigpen, Sonny Payne, as well as Detroit area greats Gerald Cleaver and the one and only Elvin Jones.
EVENTS CALENDAR
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