Friday, May 18, 2012

Jazz Great Rocks Palmetto

DAVID LIEBMAN: JAZZ PERFORMANCE EXHILIRATING

San Antonio’sLiebman jazz community and friends embraced jazz legend David Liebman on May 16 as he swept through the city visiting and teaching students and giving an exhilarating performance at a concert at Northwest Vista College.

Liebman, a world-renowned saxophonist and educator, is a 2011 recipient of the coveted NEA Jazz Masters award, has played with jazz greats, such as Miles Davis and Elvin Jones and has been a multiple Grammy nominee. He founded the International Association of Schools of Jazz and has authored books and instructional DVDs, which are acknowledged asLiebman 3 jazz classics.   

The Alamo Jazz Allstars Mentorship, aka A-JAM, opened for Liebman. Prior to the event, Liebman gave the student group tips and suggestions on how to entertain the audience and make their music better. The members of the student jazz mentorship group are singer Shea Adams, guitarist Marco Escobedo, pianist Mark Ligon, bassist Stephen Bennett and drummer James Buentello.
"Having Dave Liebman work with our A-JAM students was an absolutely golden opportunity for them to see, hear, and feel what the music is at the very highest level,” said Katchie Cartwright, NVC associate professor of Music. “His instruction, his presence, his wisdom was invaluable. I heard the students in the wings after the master class, and they were bubbling with excitement.”

Regional music stars AaroLiebman 4n Prado (piano), Audra Menconi (drums), and Mike Porter (bass) performed with Liebman during the concert.   
  
Liebman’s performance turned many in the audience into new-found jazz fans.
“I loved that he played with such intensity, that it looked like every note traveled up and down his spine and made his body almost shake! He and his band may have just converted me to a jazz fan!” said Lisa McDaniel, NVC coordinator of Communications.

Others in the audience, such as jazz aficionado Nathan Cone, were hooked from start to finish.
“Liebman’s mastery of his instrument was apparent from the moment he stepped out on stage for a rendition of Wayne Shorter’s classic tune ‘Footprints,’ performed with the Alamo Jazz All-Stars,” said Cone, who is Texas Public Radio’s director of classical programming. “His set with local artists was inspiring. The highlight for me was an up-tempo rendition of ‘All Blues.’ Heck, all of the songs he played were taken at a quick snap, which I really dug.”    Read more >>

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

A-JAM Documentary by Alamo Colleges Students

Big thanks to an extremely capable team of Northwest Vista College students for creating an excellent video documentary of our Alamo Jazz Allstars Mentorship (A-JAM) program. The team, led by Jimmy Camillocci, includes Isai Hernandez and Matt Neloff; all Multimedia students of Ron Wojnar.

Watch the video here...

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

MUAP 1185: IMPROVISATION I
CRN: 19736, 19737, 19738, 19739 or 19740
Tuesdays 5-5:50 PM, Palmetto Rehearsal Hall 152
Contact  dsmith1@alamo.edu

A-JAM ALLSTARS... Are YOU the next generation? Register now for A-JAM PREP, fall 2012.

Hey! This is for real. For research from Johns Hopkins on how jazz grows your brain, read this... 


Jazz Great David Liebman Performs at NVC
World-renowned saxophonist and educator David Liebman will perform in a concert at 7 p.m. on May 16 in the Palmetto Center for the Arts at Northwest Vista College. The Alamo Allstars, a student jazz group, will open for Liebman.

Liebman, a 2011 recipient of the coveted NEA Jazz Masters award, has played with jazz greats, such as Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner and has been a multiple Grammy nominee. He founded the International Association of Schools of Jazz and has authored books and instructional DVDs, which are acknowledged as classics in the jazz field.

Regional music stars Aaron Prado (piano), Audra Menconi (drums), and Mike Porter (bass) will perform with Liebman.

General admission tickets are $20 and $10 for seniors, military and groups of 10 or more. Free tickets are available to NVC students with a valid ID and $5 for all other students. To make a reservation, call the NVC box office at 210-486-4527. - mmonroe-young@alamo.edu

Posted on 05/08/2012 by Alamo Colleges PR Team