,Cd H-erber2er Colleu -'of Fine ArtsL-' ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY ASU CONCERT JAll BAND SPECIAL GUEST JERRY BERGONZI, TENOR SAX MIKE CROTTY, DIRECTOR JAll WEEK EVELYN SMITH MUSIC THEATRE THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2006 • 7:30 P.M. CONCERT JAll BAND PERSONNEL Mike Crotty - alto sax, soprano sax, flute Steven Yarbro - alto sax, clarinet, soprano sax John Dawson - tenor sax, flute, clarinet, soprano sax Matt Covert - tenor sax Shea Marshall - bari sax, bass clarinet Dave Coolidge, Robert Powers, Coby Boyce, Ryan Nielsen, Brandon Corenman - trumpet, flugelhorn Charles Hopkins, Seth Gory, Tara Davis - trombone Keith Munson - bass trombone Jeff Libman, Simon Ames - guitar Danielle Cooke - piano Mike Huttlin - bass Dan Mock - drums Jesse Parker - vibes t PROGRAM Kids Are Pretty People Thad Jones arr. Alf Clausen John Dawson, tenor sax Bob Powers, trumpet Caravan Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington am Alan Baylock Shea Marshall, bari sax Dan Mock, drums Body & Soul Johnny Green an. Alan Baylock Charles Hopkins, trombone Danielle Cooke, piano Misterioso Thelonius Monk an. Mike Abene Matt Covert, tenor sax Danielle Cooke, piano Pensativa Clare Fischer an. Mike Crotty Ryan Nielsen, flugelhorn Special guest Jerry Bergonzi, tenor sax Night & Day Cole Porter an. Alan Baylock Jerry Bergonzi, tenor sax John Dawson, tenor sax Invisible Light Jerry Bergonzi arr. Mike Crotty Jerry Bergonzi, tenor sax Out House Jerry Bergonzi arr. Alan'Baylock Jerry Bergonzi, tenor sax Joyous Reunion Ernie Watts arr. Mike Crotty John Dawson, tenor sax *************** In respect for the performers and those audience members around you, please turn all beepers, cell phones and watches to their silent mode. Thank you. Tenor saxophonist, Jerry Bergonzi, is an internationally recognized jazz performer, composer, author and educator. His music is renowned for its innovation, mastery, and integrity. Relentless drive, inner fire, total command, awesome technique, elastic lyricism, rich resonance, world-class, a musical visionary, are among the rave reviews credited to his sound. Bergonzi's music has been applauded throughout the world at festivals, concert halls, and jazz venues and his dedication to jazz music has been well documented by an extensive discography. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Bergonzi became interested in music early on. He started playing clarinet when he was eight years old listening to Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Lester Young. His uncle, who was a jazz musician and lived upstairs, used to write out solos for him to play. At twelve years old he got his first saxophone, an old Conn alto, and a year later when a friend introduced him to Miles, Coltrane, and Sonny Rollins, there was no turning back! During 1972 and 1978 Bergonzi lived in New York City and experienced what he considers his real college education. There, where he had a third floor loft and friend and bass player, Rick Kilburn, lived on the first floor, was the scene of many sessions. "Often, there was one drummer, one bass player, and five saxophone players!" Bergonzi remembers. "Sometimes I was the drummer, each guy would tell a friend, everyone was hungry to play and it was great experience." Joe Lovano, Steve Slagle, Billy Drewes, Paul Moen, Pat LaBarbera, Dave Liebman, John Scofield. Mike Brecker, Bob Berg, Tom Harrell, Steve Grossman, and Victor Lewis were a few of the many players who came to play. During this time, Bergonzi gained worldwide recognition while performing with, Two Generations of Brubeck. The group, with Dave Brubeck and his kids, Darius, Chris, and Danny, also featuring Perry Robinson on clarinet and Mad Cat Ruth on harmonica, toured extensively from 1973 through 1975. Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House, London's Royal Festival Hall and Alexander's Palace, Lincoln Center, and the Hollywood Bowl were among the many stages their music was applauded, as well as, at the JVC Newport, New York Kool, North Sea, Monterey, and Nice jazz festivals, to name a few. Returning to Boston at the end of 1977, Jerry received a call from Dave Brubeck asking if he'd again like to join his group in a quartet setting. From 1979 until 1981, Jerry toured the world with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. On the road for about 200 days a year, the group recorded Back Home, Tritonis, and Paper Moon for Concord Records between stops. Bergonzi also began his career as an educator in the early 80's. He established his private practice teaching all instruments how to improvise and during those years developed the systems described in his series entitled Inside Improvisation. In this six volume series published by Advance Music, Bergonzi offers a tangible pathway to inside the creative imagination by getting inside the harmony, inside the changes. Today, he is a world renowned educator, a full time professor at New England Conservatory, Bergonzi travels throughout the United States and Europe as a clinician and performer. Some of the many places he has taught include; master classes at Berklee College of Music, North Texas State University, Eastman College, the Paris Conservatory, the Manheim Jazz School, Taller de Musicos in Madrid, S.A.C.A.E. in Adelaide, Australia , and jazz conservatories in Pitea and Haperanda, Sweden, and Oulunkyla, Finland, to name a few. Today, Bergonzi makes his home in Boston area with his wife and two children. He continues to teach and perform worldwide. He endorses Selmer Saxophones, Rico Reeds and Zildjian Cymbals. THE KATHERINE K. 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