American Jazz Repertory Orchestra To Open Independence Day Weekend In The Berkshires
American Jazz Repertory Orchestra Kicks-off Independence
Day
Weekend with July 2 Salute to Big Bands and the Great American
Songbook
Concert at Pittsfield’s First United Methodist Church Will
Also
Feature “Berkshires Jazz All-Stars”
The American Jazz Repertory
Orchestra
makes its Pittsfield debut on July 2 with a concert that features
big-band
renditions of Jazz instrumentals, plus a tip-of-the-hat to “the great
American
song book.” Sponsored by Berkshires Jazz, the 16-piece big band will be
supplemented by Berkshires Jazz All-Stars, comprising local standout
soloists
including Charlie Tokarz, Gary Miller, Andy Kelly, and Vikki
True.
The American Jazz Repertory
Orchestra is directed by Clem DeRosa, a
member of the Jazz Hall of Fame, a big-band drummer and pioneer in Jazz
education. During his military career, DeRosa served with one of Glenn
Miller's
Air Corps Bands, and later took one of Miller’s “ghost bands” on a tour
of
European concert and dance dates. He has also taken the legacy band of
Benny
Goodman on the road.
The concert gets under way at 7:30pm at
First
United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn Street, Pittsfield. Tickets are $20 in
advance,
$25 at the door ($15 for students). Further information can be found at
www.BerkshiresJazz.org, or 413-443-6501. Video clips of the orchestra
are posted
at www.AmericanJazzVenues.org.
Email:
Ed@berkshiresjazz.org
Url:
http://www.berkshiresjazz.org
Review of Elli Fordyce and Tuber Trio Benefit Concert
May 24, 2012 at 07:59:00 PMYouth jazz recordings needed
May 20, 2012 at 09:05:00 PMBelow was emailed by jazz DJ Jim Compton-Schmidt who has been collecting and airing student/youth jazz recordings including contributions from AJV's Justin DiCioccio (Manhattan School of Music), Clem DeRosa (various schools and ages) and Rich DeRosa (University of North Texas).
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