11.08.2019 NRC Friends of Jazz Crites and Guests

CRITERIONS JAZZ ENSEMBLE featuring Grant Stewart and John Swana

Marc Jacoby, Director FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2019 UPTOWN! KNAUER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 226 NORTH HIGH STREET, WEST CHESTER, PA 7:30 PM

PROGRAM Selections from the following: BACK BONE .......................................................................................... Thad Jones BIG DIPPER ........................................................................................... Thad Jones DON’T KNOW WHY ............................................................................ Jesse Harris arr. by Paul Murtha GRACE................................................................................................. Quincy Jones arr. by Jones/Nestico GROOVIN’ HIGH ........................................................................... Dizzy Gillespie arr. by Rob McConnell I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU ............................................................. Frank Sinatra arr. by Claus Ogerman RUMBA URBANA........................................................................ Oscar Hernandez SCOTT’S PLACE .............................................................................. Sammy Nestico STABLEMATES .................................................................................. Benny Golson SUZE BLUZE......................................................................................... Marty Paich arr. by Dave Heck THERE’S THE RUB .................................................................... Gordon Goodwin VIC ARPEGGIO .....................................................................................John Swana arr. by Lars Halle

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ARTISTS PROFILES Grant Stewart was born in Toronto, Canada and moved to New York City at the age of nineteen studying with masters such as Donald Byrd and Barry Harris. He has performed internationally with Jimmy Cobb, Harold Mabern, Louis Hayes, Curtis Fuller, Renee Fleming, Clark Terry, Bob Mover, Etta Jones, Bill Charlap, Lewis Nash, Peter Washington, Brad Mehldau, Russell Malone, Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Harry Connick, Mickey Roker, Jimmy Lovelace, Cecil Payne, Dick Hymen, Herb Geller and was a member of the last Al Grey Sextet. Stewart has released sixteen recordings as a leader, the highlights of which are his most recent release Grant Stewart Trio on Cellar Live Records and his award winning Live at Smalls (2012) released on Smalls Live Records.

His complete discography is available at www.grantstewartjazz.com

John Swana was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania and began studying trumpet at the age of 11. He was drawn to jazz at the age of 17 after hearing Dizzy Gillespie, and the interest developed into a passion while he was in college, where he began transcribing the solos of Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, and Tom Harrell. Swana has performed and/or toured with the Mingus Big Band, and the Dave Holland Big Band, and has also played with well-known jazz names such as Don Patterson, Shirley Scott, Mickey Roker, Stanley Turrentine, Harold Mabern, Cecil Payne, Johnny Coles, Ralph Peterson, Charles Fambrough, Bobby Watson, Craig Handy, Chris Potter, Stephen Scott, Tim Warfield, Eric Alexander, Sam Newsome, Brad Mehldau, Vincent Herring, Uri Caine, Tim Armacost, and many others.

Criterions Jazz Ensemble SAXOPHONE:

TRUMPET:

TROMBONE:

RHYTHM:

ALTO:

Tony Bennici

Kevin Sheetz

Tina Douglas - Piano

Brian Foster

Andrew Walls

Michael Kaplan

Zachary Alex - Guitar

Vishal Forde

Noah Mellot-Lillie

Giovanni Pannone

Tim Ragsdale - Bass

TENOR:

Dan Reinbold

Alex Marshall

Nathan Gittelman – Drums

Marley Bryan

Omar Mendoza - Percussion

Jake Unti

FRENCH HORN:

BARITONE:

Matthew Hontz

VOCALS:

Andrew Morrison

Nash Hensel

Katelyn Lopez

UPCOMING WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS For full event details visit wcupa.edu/music or call (610) 436-2739 Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 8:15 PM New Music Series Concert: Florent Ghys Van Stiefel & Jacob Cooper, directors Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 8:15 PM Guitar Ensemble Recital David Cullen, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building Thursday, November 14, 2019, 7:30 PM Recital Choir Concert David P. DeVenney, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building Friday, November 15, 2019, 7:30 PM *WCU Opera Tutti: Menotti's "The Old Maid and the Thief" Heidi Starr, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center Sunday, November 17, 2019, 3:00 PM Harp Festival Gloria Galante, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

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