The Rutgers Chamber Jazz I ensemble is the leading small group in the jazz program, comprising our most advanced students. All chamber jazz classes complement the school's large-ensemble courses by helping students improve technique, improvisation, and repertoire in a smaller, focused environment that highlights small-ensemble dynamics essential for pursuing professional music careers.
Chamber Jazz I is directed by professor Conrad Herwig, who began his professional career in 1980 with the Clark Terry Big Band and has since performed with Slide Hampton’s World of Trombones, Mario Bauzá’s Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Mel Lewis, Bob Mintzer, the Mingus Big Band, Eddie Palmieri, Red Garland, Dave Liebman, Max Roach, Danilo Pérez, and Brian Lynch, among many others. He has been voted the #1 Jazz Trombonist (TDWR) in the DownBeat International Jazz Critics Poll, and was nominated “Trombonist of the Year” by the Jazz Journalists Association in 2011.
Chamber Jazz One Personnel:
- Michael Price, Alto Saxophone
- Matt Estabrook, Tenor Saxophone
- Micah Silverstein, Tenor Saxophone
- James Pakhomou, Piano
- Alex Ayala, Bass
- Ivanna Cuesta Gonzalez, Drums
The music was performed and recorded at Yamaha Artist Services, NYC
Videographer: Steven Tabakin/Triple Birch Media
Audio Engineers: Aaron Ross, Corey Goldberg
Production Coordination: Monifa F. Brown, Mark Farrell, Ledell Watts
Special Thanks to Bonnie Barrett/Yamaha Artist Services