Department of Music

• Sunday, April 17, 2011
• Brooks Hall
• 7:00 p.m.
• Free

The Jazz Combos at the University of Virginia will present a free recital on Sunday, April 17th at 7pm in Brooks Hall Commons. The Combos are taught by distinguished jazz performance faculty members Pete Spaar, Jeff Decker and Mike Rosensky. The combos range in size from quartets to octets and vary in skill-level from intermediate to advanced.

Chosen from a diverse range of jazz styles, this  concerts repoitore includes Alfie's Theme by Sonny Rollins, Four on Six by Wes Montgomery, Iris by Wayne Shorter Night and Day by Cole Porter as well as original songs and compositions.

Thursday Evening Combo Coached by Pete Spaar 

Danna Thomas -alto sax
Kiran Kumar - tenor sax
Zack Beamer - trombone
Gabe Planas - piano
Lawrence Lazarides - guitar
Chris Muir - bass
Nate Hill - drums
Adrianna Foster - vocals

Friday Afternoon Combo Coached by Pete  Spaar 

Gabriel Islambouli - trumpet
Patrick Mutchler - tenor sax
Tyler Lubore - alto sax
Erik Larsen - guitar
Mike Anderson - piano
Rebecca Stewart - bass
Alan Brody - drums
Emily Voreas - vocals
Ginny Burke - vocals

Tuesday Evening Jazz Combo Coached by Mike Rosensky,

Russel Fielding--tenor sax
Jack Irby--baritone sax
Cameron Williams--trombone
Devon Robinson--guitar
Robert Meyer--piano
Kris Monson--bass
Kendrick Smith--drums
Gracie Terzian--vocal

Friday Afternoon Jazz Combo Coached by Jeff Decker

Besides a formal concert at the end of each semester, the jazz combo groups perform at several outreach performances in the Charlottesville community, and give a final end-of-year celebration concert, "Jazz in the Amphitheatre."

Brooks Hall is located just east of the Rotunda on University Avenue. Parking is available on University Avenue, as well as at the parking lots on "the Corner".

For more information about this free event, please call the McIntire Department of Music at 434.924.3052