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 Bob Mintzer © Andea Canter Elmhurst College Jazz Festival 2007 runs from February 22nd trhough the 25th and features Denis DiBlasio, Monica Mancini, Bobby Shew, Matt Harris, Matt Wilson’s Arts and Crafts, Bob Mintzer Big Band, and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.
Chicago magazine once hailed the Elmhurst College Jazz Festival as “one of the best buys for your jazz dollars,” and it’s easy to see why.
Each February, the best college jazz bands in the country converge on the Elmhurst campus for three days of performances and education. The bands take turns performing for some of the greatest names in professional jazz today, who offer critiques and award a variety of honors. The professionals cap off each night of the Festival with a rousing performance of their own.
For the college bands, the Festival offers a great opportunity to learn from some of today’s greatest jazz musicians. For the audience, it’s a chance to hear up-and-coming bands—as well as jazz greats.
Schedule Follows:
Thursday, February 22, 2007 | 7:30 p.m. | Opening Gala Concert for Elmhurst College & Community with guest artists/clinicians Denis DiBlasio, baritone saxophone, flute; Bobby Shew, trumpet; Matt Harris, piano Featured performance: Monica Mancini with the Elmhurst College Jazz Band | | | | Friday, February 23, 2007 | 11:30 a.m. | | Big Band | | | - Northern Illinois University
| Big Band | | | - Kirkwood Community College
| Big Band & Vocalist | | | | Combo #2 | | | | Combo | | | | Combo | | | | Big Band | | | | Big Band | | | | Big Band | | | | Big Band & Vocalist | | | - Kirkwood Community College
| Combo | | | | Combo | 7:30 p.m. | | Combo #1 | | | | Big Band | | | | Big Band & Vocalist | 9:00 p.m. | Featured performance: Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts: Matt Wilson, drums; Dennis Irwin, bass; Terrell Stafford, trumpet; Gary Versace, keyboard | | | | Saturday, February 24, 2007 | 9:30 a.m. | Free Clinic with Denis DiBlasio, Matt Harris, & Bobby Shew | 11:30 a.m. | - Eastern Michigan University
| Combo | | | | Combo & Vocalists | | | | Big Band | | | - Morehead State University
| Big Band | | | - Eastern Michigan University
| Big Band | | | | Combo | | | - Northern Illinois University
| Combo | | | - Morehead State University
| Combo | | | - Central Michigan University
| Big Band | | | - Chicago College of Performing Arts
| Big Band & Vocalist #2 | 3:30 p.m. | - Denis DiBlasio, Matt Harris, Bobby Shew
with the Elmhurst College Jazz Band
| 7:30 p.m. | - Chicago College of Performing Arts
| Big Band & Vocalist #1 | | | | Big Band & Vocalist | | | | Big Band & Vocalist | 9:00 p.m. | Featured performance: Bob Mintzer Big Band |
| | Sunday, February 25, 2007 | 11:30 a.m. | | Vocal Jazz | | | | Big Band | | | | Big Band | | | | Big Band | | | | Combo | | | | Combo | | | | Combo | | | | Big Band | | | | Big Band | | | | Big Band & Vocalist | 3:30 p.m. | Awards presented by Artists | 4:00 p.m. | Featured performance: Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra | For more information call (630) 617-5534 or visit http://elmhurst.edu/jazzfest |
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