Entries tagged with ‘jazz’
Kurt Elling ’89 Wins Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album
Long recognized as one of the top jazz vocalists of our time, Elling won his second Grammy Award for his album "Secrets are the Best Stories."
Tohoku and Fukushima: Ten Years Later
Music professor Masayoshi Ishikawa collaborated on this powerful tribute for the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Japanese tsunami and nuclear disaster.
Stamps Blends Jazz, Community, and Leadership in the Arts
Dave Stamps directs the Gustavus jazz ensembles, leads the arts administration program, and connects musicians across the region and beyond.
Weekend Preview: Honors Weekend and Jazz!
This weekend the fine arts calendar is filled with jazz performances, including the Gustavus Jazz Ensemble and Adolphus Jazz Ensemble spring concert, as well as the Vocal Jazz showcase. This is also Honors Weekend which means the annual Honors Recital featuring several talented senior musicians on Saturday evening. Honors Weekend also marks the opening reception […]
The Langston Hughes Project Brings Jazz, Poetry, and History to the Stage Sept. 19
The Langston Hughes Project, Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz featuring the Ron McCurdy Quartet takes the stage Sept. 19 in Björling Recital Hall.
Gustavus Artist Series Season Opens Friday
Charles Lazarus and the Lazarus Band kick off the 2018-2019 Gustavus Artist Series Friday The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Music kicks off the 2018-2019 Gustavus Artist Series Friday welcoming Charles Lazarus and the Lazarus Band to the stage for an evening of jazz. The Artist Series features top professional performers from around the world […]
Embodying Justice
Social justice is a main theme in this year's spring dance showcase "Falling Toward Beginning: The Gustavus Dance Company in Concert."
Vocal and Instrumental Combine for Concert Sunday at Gustavus
The Gustavus Chamber Singers and the Adolphus Jazz Ensemble combine efforts Sunday, April 19, for a joint concert in Bjorling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. The performance begins in Bjorling Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Gustavus Jazz Home Concert Saturday
Following a 10-day concert tour through the Midwest and an appearance at the Eau Claire Jazz Festival, the Gustavus Adolphus College Jazz Lab Band returns to Gustavus to play a home concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at Jussi Björling Recital Hall.
Gustavus Jazz Takes Second in Eau Claire Competition
The Gustavus Jazz Lab Band, under the direction of Steve Wright, placed second behind St. Paul's McNally Smith School of Music in the college and university big band division at the Eau Claire Jazz Festival, Friday, April 3. Also participating in the adjudicated festival were jazz bands from Iowa State, St. Olaf, Hamline, North Central, and UW jazz bands from Whitewater, Platteville and Superior.