UPEI music alumni—Big Band—to perform October 10
The UPEI Music Department Concert Series continues in a 'big' way at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall on Friday evening, October 10 at 7:30 pm with Big Band Jazz featuring UPEI alumni and friends. The 20-piece band will be comprised of well-known PEI musicians and several coming home to UPEI to participate in this concert. Under the direction of Roger Jabbour, the band will feature music graduates from the 1970s to 2014.
The program will feature jazz standards like Duke Ellington's Caravan, Nat Adderley's The Work Song and Li'l Darlin. Contemporary tunes arranged for Norwegian Wood, Come in from the Rain and Brazil will round out the program.
Many familiar musicians from the Charlottetown Jazz Ensemble and other local bands will be featured in the alumni band, including:
Saxophone: Rowan FitzGerald, Niki Sheick, Jon MacInnis, Peter Wynne, and Melissa MacRae
Trumpet: Dan St. Amand, Frank Nabuurs, Mark Parsons, and Laura MacLeod
Trombone: Jeff McGee, Bob Nicholson, Daniel MacDonald, and Steve Giddings
Rhythm section: Alan Dowling (drums), Dave Shephard (aux. percussion), Deryl Gallant / Isaac Williams (bass), Sean Ferris (piano), and Perry Williams (guitar)
General admission tickets are $15; $10 for students/seniors, and are available at the door or in advance by calling (902) 566-0507 or by emailing music@upei.ca.
