Wednesday April 9, 2008
UNCW JAZZ GUITAR ENSEMBLE
7:30 pm
Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts building
Tickets: $5 General Admission
Free to students with valid UNCW ID
Tickets are available at the Cultural Arts building box office 1 hour prior to the performance.
For more information, call 910-962-7416
UNCW Department of Music presents student jazz performance. Enjoy the Wire Choir - an ensemble for guitar lovers. Hear the Department of Music's finest jazz guitar students in performance, directed by UNCW music jazz guitar instructor Bob Russell.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
ROBERT RUSSELL is a lecturer in jazz guitar. He teaches jazz guitar and class guitar, and directs the UNCW Jazz Guitar Ensemble. In addition to his teaching duties, Russell also supervises the department's concert recording service.
Russell plays guitar with his own jazz group, the Bob Russell Trio, as well as with other Wilmington-area jazz musicians. He also plays guitar in the Cape Fear Jazz Orchestra and the popular local rock group The 360 Degrees. A firm believer in the benefits of a varied musical diet, he also performs on recorders with the UNCW Renaissance Consort.
Russell has two CDs currently in release: "...if you never...", released in 2005, and "Watch This!", released in 2002. Both CDs are available through CD Baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/all/bobrussell
Russell's website, www.bobrussellguitar.com, is a widely-known source of online jazz guitar instruction.
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