Texas State University Jazz Ensemble ft. Dr. Russell Haight & Dr. Andrew Cheetham

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The Jazz Ensemble is the top jazz band of the Texas State University School of Music. The ensemble performs several concerts per year showcasing a wide range of musical styles, serving as the host band for Texas State’s Hill Country Jazz Festival and doing yearly collaboration with the Department of Theatre and Dance in a performance of the Duke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn Nutcracker Suite.
The Jazz Ensemble has performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival and the ProJazz Institute in Chile, as well as at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival and PASIC. In 2018 the band was the featured university jazz band at the Texas Music Educators Association convention, and in 2019 performed at the Denton Jazz and Arts Festival.
Each year, the jazz program at Texas State hosts several jazz luminaries for concerts and clinics. Recent guests with the Jazz Ensemble include Conrad Herwig, John Riley, Benny Golson, James Morrison, Eddie Gomez, Peter Erskine, Joel Frahm, Gregg Bissonette, Jim McNeely, Doug Lawrence, and Steve Houghton.
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One set at 7:30pm
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Directed by Dr. Utah Hamrick
Special Guests: Texas State jazz faculty members Dr. Russell Haight (Saxophone) and Dr. Andrew Cheetham (Trumpet)
Dexter Zabriske - Alto Saxophone
Luke Bartels - Alto Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo
Mason Fuller - Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet
Joseph Stratemeier - Tenor Saxophone
Joshua Jaime - Baritone Saxophone
Josh Thompson - Trombone
Chris Murphy - Trombone
Roosevelt Bradley - Trombone
Arthur Motl - Bass Trombone
Scott MacDonald - Lead Trumpet
Josh Salmon - Trumpet
Thomas Shafer - Trumpet
Jose Vela - Trumpet
Jenny Mountz - Trumpet
John Hankins - Piano
Blake O’Neal - Guitar
Jonathan Portillo - Guitar
Josh Lowe - Bass
Derek Thigpen - Bass
Evan Luna - Drums
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Man this concert was so good I’m asking for seconds. And thirds.