m us ic at emory
concer t se ries
201 4 – 2 0 1 5 s e a s o n
emory big band
with special guest
joe chambers, drums and Vibes
tuesday, April 21, 2015 8:00 p.m.
Emerson Concert Hall
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
p r ogr am
What Is the Meaning of This?
Ginger Bread Boy
by Tom Garling
by Jimmy Heath
arr. by Mike Tomaro
Love Matters the Most
by Mark Taylor
Emory Big Band
Dat Dere
by Bobby Timmons
arr. by Mark Taylor
Mr. Lucky
by Henry Mancini
arr. by Mark Taylor
Professors at Play with Joe Chambers
Ecaroh
Naranja
by Horace Silver
arr. by Joe Chambers
by Victor Lopez
E mory B ig B and
Randy Hunter, ensemble director
Neel Ghosh, alto sax
Mehul Bhagat, alto sax
Patrick Curtin, tenor sax
Hemanthe Venkatesh, tenor sax
Gyeong Mo Kim, baritone sax
Alec Woodard, trumpet
Joseph Shapiro, trumpet
Vivek Sawhney, trumpet
Kevin Williams, trombone
Matthew Thoburn, trombone
Kathryn Breezeale, trombone
Grant Singer, trombone
Mingchong Zhang, piano
Sam Budnyk, bass
Eric Aaron, drums
jo e c h a mbe r s
Joe Chambers has worked with some of the most influential jazz figures of the
past several decades and is a recognized performer and composer whose works
have been performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. As a sideman and
leader, Chambers has recorded more than five hundred albums and CDs. He
has performed and recorded with Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter,
McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie,
Bobby Hutcherson, Andrew Hill, and many more. Chamber’s credits include
Hubbard’s Breaking Point, Hutcherson’s Components, Shorter’s Schizophrenia
and Etcetera, Hill’s Compulsion, and Tyner’s Tender Moments, as well as Archie
Shepp’s New Thing at Newport, Charles Mingus’s Like a Bird, Chick Corea’s
Tones for Joan’s Bones, and many others. Chambers’s compositions have been
covered by Hutcherson, Hubbard, and M’Boom; he has also contributed to
soundtracks for several Spike Lee films including Mo’ Better Blues. Chambers
is the first Thomas S. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Jazz in the Department
of Music at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. His most recent
recording is Joe Chambers Moving Pictures Orchestra recorded live at Dizzy’s
Club Coca-Cola in New York City, released in May 2012 (Savant 2120); the
record was nominated for a Grammy in the Big Band category.
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E m o ry Ja z z Stu d ies Pr ogram
Gary Motley, director of jazz studies, piano
Recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Great American Jazz
Piano Competition, and the American Composers Forum, Gary Motley has been
featured in Downbeat Magazine and on Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland. His
recordings include Russell Malone’s Black Butterfly and Renaissance: A Tribute to
Oscar Peterson. He has performed with Benny Golson, Eddie Daniels, Carmen
Bradford, Kenny Barron, Dave Brubeck, and others. A member of the American
Federation of Musicians, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences,
and the National Association for Music Education, Motley has a bachelor’s
degree in music from the University of Montevallo and a master’s degree in jazz
studies from Georgia State University. He is director of jazz studies at Emory.
Dwight Andrews, associate professor,
music theory, African American music
Dwight Andrews, composer, musician, educator, and minister, joined the Emory
College faculty in 1987. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Andrews is an associate
professor of music theory and African American music and senior minister of
First Congregational United Church of Christ in Atlanta. With bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in music from the University of Michigan, he continued his
studies at Yale University, receiving a master of divinity degree and a PhD in
music theory. His honors include a 2005 Lexus Leader of the Arts Award, a Pew
Trust/TCG Artist Residency Fellowship, a Mellon Fellowship, Emory University’s
Distinguished Teacher Award, and the Yale Tercentenary Medal from the Yale
Club of Georgia. Andrews was the artistic director of the National Black Arts
Festival (1996–1998) and, in 1997, was named the first Quincy Jones Visiting
Professor of African American Music at Harvard University. Andrews was a
guest visiting professor of composition at the Yale School of Music in 2003 and
gave the 2004 Alain Locke Lectures at Harvard.
Dan Baraszu, guitar
Detroit born guitarist-composer Dan Baraszu started playing guitar at age
nine. Early in his career, he explored many different styles of music. However,
when he first heard the genius of jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, Baraszu
devoted himself to becoming a die-hard jazz artist. His major influences include
guitarists Joe Pass, Pat Martino, Pat Metheny, and John Scofield as well as other
instrumentalists like Bill Evans, Horace Silver, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, and
Charlie Parker. In addition to studying the works of the “masters of the jazz
idiom,” Baraszu also has a formal education in music. He received a bachelor’s
degree from the renowned Berklee College of Music, where he majored in jazz
composition and arranging. In addition, Baraszu received a master’s degree from
the University of Miami with a major in jazz pedagogy. Baraszu resides in Atlanta
where he works as a freelance guitarist. Baraszu is an Emory artist affiliate.
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Justin Chesarek, drums
Justin Chesarek of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been studying and performing
music since a young age. While earning a bachelor’s degree in music education
at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, Chesarek traveled abroad and
performed at the Montreux and North Sea Jazz Festivals in Europe. A graduate
of Georgia State University with a master of music degree, Chesarek teaches as
an artist affiliate at Emory. He has had the opportunity to perform with Wynton
Marsalis, Christian McBride, John Faddis, Dave Samuels, Gary Smulyan, Michael
Mossman, and Jerry Bergonzi. Chesarek performs throughout the Atlanta area.
Randy Hunter, saxophone
Randy Hunter is a professional saxophonist, educational author, and private
instructor from the Atlanta area. He studied music education with an emphasis in
jazz pedagogy at Valdosta State College. With a focus on generating educational
jazz material, Hunter’s endeavors are best represented by his series of etude,
duet, and combo method books under the title, Complete Jazz Styles. Several of
the books have received endorsements from well-known jazz artists including Joe
Lovano, Jerry Bergonzi, Randy Brecker, Bobby Shew, and John Fedchock. Hunter
performs regularly in Atlanta, and he has an extensive performance, recording,
and arranging history, including work with Duffy Jackson, Chubby Jackson, Cab
Calloway, the Glenn Miller Band, and others. Hunter is an Emory artist affiliate.
Bob Lewis, trombone and trumpet
One of the most in-demand brass players in the Atlanta area, Bob Lewis, Emory
artist affiliate, has performed with many jazz icons from Lionel Hampton to
Tony Bennett. He has recorded with artists including Matchbox 20 and the Four
Freshmen (Grammy nomination). Lewis has also shared his musical skills on the
soundtracks of several projects for the History Channel, the Weather Channel,
PBS, and Good Day Atlanta. A graduate of Berry College, Lewis studied trombone
with Harry Maddox, former principal trombonist with the Atlanta Symphony.
Chris Riggenbach, double bass and electric bass
Originally from the Atlanta area, bassist Chris Riggenbach has been a professional
musician for more than fifteen years. He has a bachelor’s degree in jazz studies
from Georgia State University. For ten years, he played in show bands and jazz
trios for Carnival Cruise Lines. Later, Riggenbach moved to Poland with his
wife. In 2010, Riggenbach toured internationally with the Josh Lawrence Jazz
3 featuring trumpeter Josh Lawrence and drummer Mike DeCastro. The group
performed at the Sopot Molo Jazz Festival, Piwnica pod Baranami in Krakow,
and several other jazz festivals in Poland. Riggenbach has also performed with
the Gavin Ahearn Trio, Larry Camp Quartet, Jazz Legacy Big Band, Gold Sparkle
Band, Kenny Drew Jr., Matt Bokulic, Bill Van Dyke, Gwen Hughes, and Wild
Rice. Riggenbach is an Emory artist affiliate.
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E MORY JAZZ AL L IANC E DONORS
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program development, and community outreach. Become a member today.
The Emory Jazz Studies CD, Professors at Play, will be available for purchase in the
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Sponsor (continued)
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Mr. and Mrs. James H. Morawetz
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Artist $500
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cover photographer credits Front: Piano in Emerson Concert Hall, Mark Teague
Back (top to bottom): Emory Big Band, Bill Head; Atlanta Master Chorale: Eric Richards;
Timothy Albrecht as Dracula: Carl Christie; Vega String Quartet, Dorn Brothers; Emerson Concert Hall,
James Crissman; Roy Harran, Dan Smigrod; Emory University Symphony Orchestra, Mark Teague
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