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“Good jazz is when the leader jumps on the piano, waves his arms, and yells. Fine jazz is when a tenorman lifts his foot in the air. Great jazz is when he heaves a piercing note for 32 bars and collapses on his hands and knees. A pure genius of jazz is manifested when he and the rest of the orchestra runaround the room while the rhythm section grimaces and dances around their instruments.” - Charles Mingus
 
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 Thursday, 08 January 2009
The Second Edition of the Dakota Combo Selected! Print E-mail
Written by Andrea Canter, Contributing Editor   
Sunday, 16 September 2007

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Kelly RossumİAndrea Canter
The second edition of the Dakota Combo – an elite ensemble of area youth jazz artists—has been selected following auditions in early September. Sponsored by the Dakota Foundation for Jazz Education and the MacPhail Center for Music, the Combo will rehearse under the direction of trumpeter/MacPhail instructor Kelly Rossum and will perform with a special guest artist prior at their fall performance at the Dakota Jazz Club on December 1st. They will also perform a spring show at the new MacPhail Center facility on May 22, 2008. Rehearsals begin October 4th. 

The Dakota Combo was inaugurated last September under the direction of Kelly Rossum and with guest artist, saxophonist Bobby Watson. The student septet performed at the Dakota in December, with Watson in an open clinic and jam for area students, at the Dakota Foundation Benefit in January, at the Nomad World Pub in May, and at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival in June. All seniors, the Combo graduates are now enrolled in a variety of programs, from Indiana and McGill Universities to the Berklee College of Music and the Brubeck Institute. 

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Stephanie WeislerİAndrea Canter
Student musicians enrolled in grades 9-12 were eligible to audition before a panel of area musicians/educators, including Greg Keel, Laura Caviani, Adam Linz and Phil Hey. Congratulations to the following students who will participate in the 2007-08 Dakota Combo, a two-horn sextet representing programs throughout the metro area.
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Geoff LaCrone at MacPhail JamİAndrea Canter

  • Jake Baldwin, trumpet, Minnetonka High School
  • Stephanie Wieseler, tenor saxophone, Apple Valley High School
  • Geoff LaCrone, guitar, Minnetonka High School
  • Jacob Wittenberg, piano, Henry Sibley High School
  • Corey Grindberg, bass, Minneapolis South High School
  • Matthew Roberts, drums, Spring Lake Park High School

The alternates (who will be called upon in if any of the Combo members are unable to perform) for this year include:

  • Caleb McMahon, trumpet, St. Paul Central High School
  • Rob Fletcher, drums, Eden Prairie High School
  • Carson King-Fournier, trombone, Apple Valley High School
  • Peter Nyberg, alto saxophone, St. Paul Central High School
 

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Jacob WittenbergİAndrea Canter
With the auditions over, now comes the hard work! Rehearsals will be held in October and November, with additional sessions during the week of the performance. While the first year’s program was limited to the Dakota performance and clinic, the program this year includes the additional spring concert at MacPhail and hopefully opportunities for performances and workshops at area schools. 

Said director Kelly Rossum, “Thank you everyone for auditioning. It’s wonderful to have such strong student jazz musicians in the Twin Cities. Plus a very special thank you to Greg Keel, Laura Caviani, Adam Linz and Phil Hey for assisting with the auditions.” 
 

Keep up to date with the Dakota Combo at www.dakotacombo.com  

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