Weekend of Jazz 2009
| What a Great Weekend! A huge thank you to all of the volunteers, performers and spectators! |
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The music of Sylvan Street is dynamic, funky, and very aggressive - an emotional and eclectic blend influenced by everything from Weather Report to Horace Silver to Talking Heads. “It’s a fusion of my diverse background in jazz, popular music, standards, and rock and roll,” says Jay Rees, composer, bassist and band leader. The music of Sylvan Street is unique in that it brings the energy and excitement of a rock concert to the intimacy of a jazz venue.
Sold out crowds enthusiastically received Sylvan Street’s 2008 debut performances, commenting that the songs took them on an emotional ride from tribal funk grooves and bittersweet love songs, to jump swing and blues beats. Sylvan Street’s self-titled CD is set for release on Summit Records later this year with advance copies being made available at the “Weekend of Jazz.”
“Sylvan Street is honored to bring our music to this prestigious event,” adds Rees. “In addition to our concert, members of the group will conduct clinics with attending high school jazz musicians from across the Midwest. We look forward to working with all these young artists and inspiring the next generation of jazz innovators.”
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The Woody Herman Orchestra directed by Frank Tiberi 
About the orchestra [from their website]
The Woody Herman Orchestra of today maintains the youthful vitality and versatility that characterized it in years past, mixing classics from the Herman bands of old with new charts arranged to suit the band’s exuberant, hard swinging style. It is pure entertainment from the first dance to the last. The arrangements are an exciting mixture of old and new, pleasing the audience with the sound of surprise.
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