Connections Being in Band at Grant High School means you get to make connections with some great musicians. Over the past few years we've met quite a few. We'll keep a list on this page, with links to those musicians' websites and other information. Marilyn Keller
Guest artist with the Jazz Lab and Jazz Ensemble at Grant's annual "Sweet Sound of Jazz". February 2009
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Robert Frear
Dr. Frear gave a very informative and workshop to the Wind Ensemble during our trip in April of 2009. Formerly Solo Trumpet of the Israel Philharmonic with Zubin Mehta, Rob has received critical acclaim throughout Europe, North and South America, Australia, and the former Soviet Union. In a concert in Sao Paulo, Brazil, he played the Haydn Trumpet Concerto to an open-air crowd of over 300,000. He is currently director of Brass Studies at California State University, Long Beach.
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Sal Lozano
Sal Lozano worked with the Jazz Ensemble during the April, 2009 trip as a part of the Soundtrack recording session backstage at Disneyland. Sal is Professor of Saxophone at California State University, Long Beach and has served as director of Jazz Studies at Cal State, Fullerton. He has played with many of the worlds top ensembles and is a founding member of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.
www.sallozano.com
Valerie Day
Guest Artist with the Jazz Lab and Jazz Ensemble at Grant's annual "Sweet Sound of Jazz". February 2008
www.valeriedaysings.com
Chuck Redd
The Jazz Lab and Jazz Ensemble had the pleasure to work with this internationally known vibraphonist in 2008.
Mr. Redd gave each group some incredible insight. We enjoyed and appreciate his visit.
www.chuckredd.com
David Spear
Wind and Jazz Ensemble master class. Beverly Hills, California. March 2007
Mr. Spear is a composer, arranger and USC professor. He conducted a master class for Wind and Jazz Ensembles featuring a film he scored in the 1980s called "Rainbow War."Mr. Spear has also orchestrated music for many more famous movies.
www.imdb.com/name/nm0817295/
Bob Feller
Wind Ensemble studio recording clinic. Anaheim, California. March 2007 and April 2009
Mr. Feller is a performer, educator and conductor with an impressive and varried biography. His evening with Wind Ensemble will not soon be forgotten.
http://www.marcinkiewicz.com/artist/bob_feller_page.htm
http://www.biola.edu/academics/undergrad/music/faculty/f-rf.htm Lorrie Crochet
Wind Ensemble Clinic. Newburg, Oregon. April 2006
Ms. Crochet is a nationally recognized wind band clinician and conductor.
http://www.winthrop.edu/music/crochetl.html Jimmy Heath
Jazz Ensemble performed with Mr. Heath at the Willamette University Jazz Festival in February 2006. Mr. Heath is a legend in the Jazz world, having played with the likes of John Coltrane and Miles Davis (and MANY more).
http://www.jimmyheath.com Javon Jackson
Jazz clinic in November 2005. Mr. Jackson is a nationally acclaimed tenor sax performer.
http://www.javonjackson.com/ Gabriel Alegria
Jazz groups had a clinic and performed with Mr. Alegria in February 2005. Mr. Alegria is a internationally reknowned clinician, performer, and leader of the Afro-Peruvian Jazz music movement.
http://www.gabrielalegria.com Ingrid Jensen
Jazz groups from Grant as well as Beaumont and Fernwood had a clinic and performed with Ms. Jensen in January of 2005. Ms. Jensen is an internationally known clinician and performer.
http://www.ingridjensen.com/default.aspx |
