SUU’S JAZZ BAND CONCERT: A LITTLE MINOR BLOOZE (CC: March 24)

FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: SUU’S JAZZ BAND CONCERT: A LITTLE MINOR BLOOZE

WHAT:             Combine a swinging ensemble of student musicians under the guidance of one jazzy Doctor of Music with an outstanding nationally renowned trumpet player and you have the makings of one remarkable night of music. Southern Utah University’s Department of Music’s Masterworks series presents A Little Minor Blooze featuring SUU’s Jazz Band with guest artist, trumpeter Wayne Bergeron.

WHO:               Southern Utah University, Department of Music , Music Masterworks Series

WHEN:             Saturday, March 24, 2012

TIME:               7:30pm

WHERE:           Heritage Center Theater, Cedar City, UT

PRICES:           $4 for Student and Youth, $6 for SUU Faculty and Staff and $8 for Adults

                        SUU students are admitted free with a valid I.D.

TICKETS:         Call the ticket office at (435)-586-7872, M-F 8am-4:30pm, or order online at www.suu.edu/arts. May also be purchased at the door.

INFO:               Phone: Arts Hotline: (435) 865-8800 or visit: www.suu.edu/arts

SUU’s JAZZ BAND OFFERS
“A LITTLE MINOR BLOOZE”

WITH GUEST ARTIST WAYNE BERGERON

MARCH 24, 2012

Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: Combine a swinging ensemble of student musicians under the guidance of one jazzy Doctor of Music with an outstanding nationally renowned trumpet player and you have the makings of one remarkable night of music. Southern Utah University’s Department of Music’s Masterworks series presents A Little Minor Blooze featuring SUU’s Jazz Band with guest artist trumpeter Wayne Bergeron. Directed by SUU’s Dr. Thomas Herb, the evening’s program of sizzling selections will have you swinging and swaying in your seat. The concert will take place Saturday, March 24 in Cedar City’s Heritage Center Theater. The concert will kick off at 7:30pm.  Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for SUU Faculty and Staff, $4 for students and youth and SUU students are free with a valid ID.

The evening’s program will include a diverse area of highlights from the jazz catalog. Scheduled selections include two by Gordon Goodwin There's The Rub and Maynard and Waynard as well as High Clouds and a Good Chance of Wayne Tonight, Caught in The Moment, You Go To My Head, A Little Minor Booze, Gumba Blue and Chameleon. The world of cinema makes an appearance with a swinging performance of Alan Menken’s Friend Like Me from Disney’s animated hit feature film Aladdin.

Wayne Bergeron’s list of credits as a sideman and guest soloist reads like a Who’s Who in contemporary

jazz and pop, running the stylistic gamut from Ray Charles to Green Day to Tito Puente including such stellar names as Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera, Earth Wind & Fire, Chicago, Bette Midler, Dianne Reeves, Celine Dion, Diana Krall, Keely Smith, Joe Cocker, INXS, and Kenny G. His dazzling trumpet can also be heard on over 300 TV and motion picture soundtracks, a partial list of which includes such recent blockbusters as Mission Impossible 3, Superman Returns, X-Men 3, The Incredibles, Spiderman 2 and Anchorman. But easily his most personally gratifying work has come as a featured artist fronting a powerhouse large jazz ensemble, as Bergeron does with typical gusto and verve on his aptly-titled sophomore outing, Plays Well With Others. Backed by a polished crew of fellow first-call LA studio veterans, Bergeron flaunts his signature high note sizzle on ten challenging charts written explicitly for this session by longtime colleagues and prolific arrangers like Gordon Goodwin (“Maynard & Waynard”), Wally Minko (“Endless Torture”), Tom Kubis (“You Go To My Head,” “High Clouds and a Good Chance of

Wayne”), Geoff Stradling (“Scheherazade,” “Samba Brassiliero”), Bill Liston (“Georgia,” “You Hid What in the Sousaphone?”), Dan Higgins (“The Hipster”) and Joey Sellers (“Requiems”). On the show-stopping high note vehicle “Maynard & Waynard,” Bergeron goes toe-to-toe with the iconic trumpeter and big bandleader Maynard Ferguson.

Dr. Thomas Herb is an instrumental music education specialist with 18 years of experience. He has taught and conducted instrumental ensembles, as well as overseen full instrumental programs in high school and collegiate settings. Additionally, Dr. Herb has led music teacher preparation programs for over eight years. As a saxophonist, Dr. Herb is in demand in both classical and jazz settings.  As a well-rounded saxophonist, Dr. Herb can perform equally well in classical and jazz idioms. He has performed regularly with the Mississippi Valley Saxophone Quartet, the Illinois Missouri Swing Machine, and the Keokuk Big River Jazz Band. His additional notable performances include solos and section work with the Quincy Symphony. Other performances include the Quincy Sunday Music Series, the California Wind Orchestra, and the Consumnes River Jazz Band.

Experience the energetic sounds of SUU’s Jazz Band by attending A Little Minor Blooze. For more information on the SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts events, please call the Arts Hotline at (435) 865-8800, or visit www.suu.edu/arts.

ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean at (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.