The UCSB Jazz Ensemble presents a LIVE performed concert of music for 10-piece jazz band (4 brass, 2 saxophones, guitar, piano, bass, drums), as arranged by Los Angeles-based composer/arranger Randy Aldcroft, on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 5 pm PDT.

The concert will feature performances by musicians from all over California, including the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Orange County, and of course, Isla Vista. Pieces to be performed include Freddie Hubbard's "Asiatic Raes" and Moacir Santos' "Coisa (Thing) #2" along with "Surry with a Fringe on Top" and "Blue Skies," both with vocals by first-year Kaidi Dai. The performance will also include a collaboration with the UCSB Chamber Choir, directed by Dr. Nicole Lamartine, with an arrangement of "Autumn Leaves."

The concert will also include a focus on our graduating students, mostly trumpet players, with a performance of "Cornet Chop Suey," originally performed and recorded in 1927 by Louis Armstrong's Hot Five. Finishing out the concert will be Horace Silver's exciting bop blues, "Opus de Funk," and an arrangement by ensemble director Jon Nathan of Vulpeck's "Dean Town" (based on Jaco Pastorius' fusion classic "Teen Town") featuring trombonist Sriram Ramamurthy and first-year bassist Emily Conway. Join us for the fun, and comment as you like on our YouTube chat!

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