WBGO JAM Live: William Paterson Jazz Sextet

April 18, 2012. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

Add new comment | Filed under: Jazz Appreciation Month, Live Music, Live Music Blogging

The William Paterson University Jazz Sextet, directed by Mulgrew Miller, performed live in the WBGO studios today in the sixth in our series of student performance for Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). Listen to audio from this broadcast here. A set list and links to all of our JAM student ensemble broadcasts are below.

The ensemble is Nate Giroux on tenor saxophone, Colin Banks on trombone, Henry Heinitsh on guitar, Oscar Williams on piano, Daniel Duke on bass, and Anthony Benson on drums.

The group performed six songs including Miller's "Elation" and Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You," and were interviewed between songs by host Michael Bourne.

William Paterson University, in Wayne University, has had undergraduate and graduate jazz studies for nearly 40 years and has an important archive of jazz manuscripts and scores. Founded by Dr. Martin Krivin and trumpeter Thad Jones, the program is now led by Miller and saxophonist David Demsey.

A full set list and links to our other Jazz Appreciation Month concerts can be found below. Enjoy!

William Paterson Jazz Sextet Set List

"Fourplay" (James Williams)

"Time Will Tell" (Bobby Watson)

"Three And One" (Thad Jones)

"Nearness Of You" (Hoagy Carmichael)

"Elation" (Mulgrew Miller)

"Pernod" (Johnny Mandel)

WBGO JAM Live Broadcasts 2012

Click to hear the New Jersey City University Art Blakey Combo

Click to hear the Juilliard Jazz Artist Diploma Ensemble

Click to hear the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Arts Quartet

Click to hear the NYU Wayne Shorter Ensemble

Click to hear the Berklee Global Jazz Institute

Click to hear the SUNY Purchase Ornette Coleman Ensemble

Click to hear the William Paterson Jazz Sextet

Click to hear the La Guardia High School Senior Jazz Band

Click to hear the New School Swingers

© 2012 WBGO

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WBGO JAM Live: SUNY Purchase Ornette Coleman Ensemble

April 17, 2012. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

Add new comment | Filed under: Jazz Appreciation Month, Live Music, Live Music Blogging

The SUNY Purchase Ornette Coleman Ensemble, directed by Pete Malinverni, performed live in the WBGO studios today in the sixth in our series of student performance in honor of Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). Listen to audio from this broadcast here. A set list and links to all of our JAM student ensemble broadcasts are below.

The ensemble is Dan Glaude on alto saxophone, Shannon Barnett on trombone, Quentin Angus on guitar, Walter Stinson on bass and Raj Jayaweera on drums. The group performed compositions by Ornette Coleman, and were interviewed between songs by host Michael Bourne.

We hope you enjoy our Jazz Appreciation Month festival of student ensembles!

SUNY Purchase Ornette Coleman Ensemble Set List

"The Sphinx"

- Interview with Pete Malinverni

"Kathelin Gray"

"The Good Life"

- interview with Shannon Barnett

"Blues Connotation"

- Interview with Dan Glaude

"Una Muy Bonita"

"TNT"

- all compositions by Ornette Coleman

WBGO JAM Live Broadcasts 2012

Click to hear the New Jersey City University Art Blakey Combo

Click to hear the Juilliard Jazz Artist Diploma Ensemble

Click to hear the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Arts Quartet

Click to hear the NYU Wayne Shorter Ensemble

Click to hear the Berklee Global Jazz Institute

Click to hear the SUNY Purchase Ornette Coleman Ensemble

Click to hear the William Paterson Jazz Sextet

Click to hear the La Guardia High School Senior Jazz Band

Click to hear the New School Swingers

© 2012 WBGO

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WBGO JAM Live: Berklee Global Jazz Institute

April 16, 2012. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

Add new comment | Filed under: Jazz Appreciation Month, Live Music, Live Music Blogging

The “Red Ensemble” of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI), directed by Marco Pignataro, performed live in the WBGO studios today in the fifth in our series of student performance in honor of Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). Listen to audio from this broadcast here. A set list and links to all of our JAM broadcasts are below.

The ensemble is Sofia Rubino from Estonia on vocals, Clay Lyons from Madison, Wisconsin on alto saxophone, Tom Wilson on soprano saxophone, Edmar Colon from Puerto Rico on tenor saxophone, Sharik Hasan from Bangalore, India on piano, Joseph Manzoli from Toronto, Canada on guitar, Zach Brown from Baltimore, Maryland on bass, and Roberto Giaquinto from Napoli, Italy on drums. The group performed their own compositions, and were interviewed between songs by host Michael Bourne.

The Berklee Global Jazz Institute's artistic director is pianist and composer Danilo Pérez, and faculty include Terri Lyne Carrington, George Garzone, John Patitucci, and Joe Lovano. These BGJI students will perform two sets with Lovano this evening at New York's Blue Note, at 8:00 and 10:30 p.m.

Enjoy our festival of student ensembles as we celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month!

Berklee Global Jazz Institute Set List

Momentum (Z. Brown)

-interview with Marco Pignataro

Red's Dilemma (S. Hasan)

-interview with Sharik Hasan

Walking Across The Atlantic (J. Manzoli)

-interview with Joseph Manzoli

Venn Diagram (R. Giaquinto)

Morning Song (S. Rubina)

Linda (T. Wilson)

WBGO JAM Live Broadcasts 2012

Click to hear the New Jersey City University Art Blakey Combo

Click to hear the Juilliard Jazz Artist Diploma Ensemble

Click to hear the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Arts Quartet

Click to hear the NYU Wayne Shorter Ensemble

Click to hear the Berklee Global Jazz Institute

Click to hear the SUNY Purchase Ornette Coleman Ensemble

Click to hear the William Paterson Jazz Sextet

Click to hear the La Guardia High School Senior Jazz Band

Click to hear the New School Swingers

© 2012 WBGO

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