University of Saskatchewan Jazz Ensemble Concert
A concert featuring all six of USask Jazz Ensemble vocalists
A concert featuring all six of USask Jazz Ensemble vocalists
Friday, March 6
9 pm
The Bassment Jazz Club, 202 Fourth Ave. N.
Tickets: $23 general; $18 students; sold at the door or thebassment.ca
Info: dean.mcneill@usask.ca
Under the direction of Dean McNeill, the USask Jazz Ensemble has toured Western Canada, northern U.S.A., and Quebec. It has commissioned and premiered many new works for the contemporary large jazz ensemble idiom. This ensemble has released six CDs in its “Bumper Crop” series and has performed in venues such as Edmonton’s acclaimed Winspear concert hall. The USask Jazz Ensemble has performed with many acclaimed guest artists including the likes of (trombonists) Slide Hampton, Wycliffe Gordon, and Al Kay, (trumpeters) Jens Lindemann, Allen Vizzutti, and Juno award winners Hugh Fraser, Murray Porter, Michelle Gregiore, Jon Ballantyne, Brad Turner and Campbell Ryga, among others.
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