Friday November 21, 2008
UNCW BIG BAND and UNCW SAXTET
7:30 pm
Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts building, Randall Drive
$5 general admission
Students free with valid UNCW ID
Cultural Arts building box office opens at 6:30 pm the night of the performance.
Hear UNCW Department of Music jazz students in 2 ensembles: Big Band and Saxtet.
UNCW BIG BAND is led by Frank Bongiorno and is composed of students throughout the university. The Big Band performs music ranging from swing to bebop and modern styles. In addition to its concert schedule, the band has produced several recordings and has performed at numerous festivals.
UNCW SAXTET, led by Frank Bongiorno, is a unique jazz ensemble of select students from the Department of Music. Consisting of primarily jazz and performance majors, this contemporary ensemble consists of five saxophones and rhythm section. Modeled after the well-known SuperSax groups of the 1970s, Saxtet combines the big band sound of a large jazz ensemble with the subtleties and creative improvisations of a small jazz combo.
FRANK BONGIORNO is the Department of Music professor of jazz and saxophone, and jazz program coordinator. He is an active recitalist, orchestral soloist, jazz artist, and clinician throughout the United States and abroad. During Dr. Bongiorno's tenure at UNCW, his saxophone and jazz students have received national and international recognition from DownBeat magazine and Jazzfest USA, among others.
Brought to you by the Department of Music.
