If you are interested in becoming a member of The Jazz Club please send your

check, made payable to Michigan State University, with The Jazz Club listed on the

memo line, to:

College of Music Advancement Office

333 W Circle Drive, Room 105

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI 48824-1043

For information about The Jazz Club or to learn more about sponsorship opportunities

for the 2012-13 season, please contact the College of Music Advancement Office at

(517) 353-9872, e-mail Rebecca Surian at surian@msu.edu, or visit our website at

http://bit.ly/MSUjazzclub.

Michigan State University | College of MuSic

MSU Federal Credit Union

showcase series

Swingin’ withthe Be-BopSpartans

andBranfordMarsalis

thursday, May 3, 2012Pasant theatre

Wharton center for Performing arts

generously sponsored by Ken and Sandy Beall

THE JAZZ CLUB2011 – 2012 Season

the Michigan state University Jazz studies Program aims to be the best training ground in the nation for aspiring jazz musicians. Private contributions help ensure our ability to provide an environment that nurtures the highest level of excellence and inspires the next generation of jazz musicians. gifts support student scholarships, fellowships, outreach activities, student travel, the opportunity to bring guest artists to campus to enhance the student experience, and other crucial areas that make MsU Jazz studies the outstanding program that it is.

With grateful appreciation, we acknowledge the following members of the Jazz Club at Michigan state University.

KING OF SWING ($5,000-up)Ken and Sandy Beall

James Forger and Deborah MoriartyRoy and Lou Anna SimonJack and Dottie Withrow

DUKE (Ellington) ($1,000-$4,999)Robert and Clare BanksHoward GourwitzMeegan HollandGary Laura and Mary O’HaraCraig and Lisa MurrayJay Rodman and Wendy WilkinsJeff Williams

COUNT ($500-$999)Pete and Ellen CampbellDennis and Barb HansenJohn and Janice KingCleo-Rae LaveyDenise MaybankHarold and Carol RappoldMichael Stratton and Cathie BlumerBruce and Cynthia TaggartH. Lyn Zynda

SWINGIN’ KAT ($250-$499)Bob and Joy BrownRenate CareyAndrew and Deborah FrederickMark and June HaasGregg Hill and Lois Mummaw Richard JohnsonBill and Sandy MasonDan and Lisa PappasDiana RiveraJohn and Diane Revitte David and Margaret RovnerLouise Sternberg Len and Sharon Tabaka

BEBOPPER ($100-$249)James and Mary BakerSamuel and Suzanne BakerRichard BestDavid and Julia BozeAlbert and Margarette CafagnaEtienne CharlesKay Gram FitzgeraldJohn and Colleen FitzpatrickWilliam and Mary FullmerCarol GiacolettoThomas and Sandra Giblin Erik and Cheryl GoodmanMarti HoweJulius and Patricia JacksonJerry and Karen JenningsDavid and Chris KayeFrank and Elaine KnoxDonald Koch and Barbara Sawyer-KochDonald and Giovanna LammersLaurence Max and Jane Hildebrand Carolyn OjalaBarbara O’KellyGeorge and Dawn PolancoMilton and Sue PowellEugene and Suzanne RebeckLauren Rongo Joseph RossCharles and Patricia RuggieroJim and Jan SennekerChristopher and Rebecca SurianRobert and Suzanne VanKampenJames and Gloria WebberSheryll White

STRIDER ($50-$99)AnonymousEdwin and Paula BladenLee and Carol Bowen David BrowerSonya ButlerMichael Callahan and Elizabeth SpectorMark and Linda ConradiJazz Alliance of Mid-MichiganMark and Joyce LadensonMarilyn LaughlinJohn and Mary Patenge Steve RentschlerEike SchnabelJoan SniderGordon White and Patricia Driscoll-WhiteJerry and Barbara Zielinski

Donors listed in boldface are charter Members of the Jazz club.

PROGRAM

i’ve Just found out About love Jimmy McHugh-Harold Adamson/frank foster

i loves you Porgy george gershwin/frank foster

sweet georgia Brown Bernie, Pinkard and Casey/sammy nestico

speak no evil Wayne shorter/Mike tomaro

 

From Blues and the Abstract Truth

stolen Moments oliver nelson

Hoe Down oliver nelson

teenie’s Blues oliver nelson/Kristopher l. Johnson

Butch and Butch oliver nelson/Kristopher l. Johnson

yearnin’ oliver nelson

Cascades oliver nelson/Kristopher l. Johnson

song of the Underground railroad John Coltrane/Diego rivera

 

Michigan state University Jazz orchestra iRodney Whitaker, Director

 saxophones: Adam rongo, Alto i taylor Herron, Alto ii Marcus Miller, tenor i ryan freitas, tenor ii len’i glenn, Baritone

trombones: Peter nelson, i ruilun Zhang, ii Benjamin Bennetts, iii Kurt trowbridge, Bass

trumpets: ricardo esquilin, i Anthony stanco, ii Christian robinson, iii Jelani Bauman, iv Jeron fruge, v Perice Pope, vi

Kathleen Murray, Bass samuel Copperman, Bass Bernard long, Jr., Drums Jordan otto, Drums Paul Bratcher, Piano Cory Allen, guitar

vocalist: rockelle Whitaker

rhythm section: