Roots, Jazz, and American Music Big Band Concert featuring Rufus Reid
Big Band
Renowned jazz bassist Rufus Reid returns to SFCM for the Roots, Jazz, and American Music (RJAM) Department’s Big Band concert. Reid has been a hugely influential presence in the jazz world since the 1970s, and has direct ties to SFCM: He played in a long-running jazz trio with SFCM RJAM drum faculty Akira Tana and Emerging Black Composers Project winner Sumi Tonooka. This concert will be celebrating his original compositions for large jazz ensembles.
Program
Sammy Nestico: Freckle Face
Rufus Reid: Quiet Pride
2. Mother and Child
4. Singing Head
-Intermission-
R. Reid: Dreamscapes
Jimmy Heath: Bruh Slim
Guest Artist
Rufus Reid, composer & conductor
Ensemble
Jason Hainsworth*, conductor
Amelie-Anna Hinman*, conductor & voice
Alto Saxophone/Flute/Clarinet
Daniel Alonso
Xitlalli Estrella
Tenor Saxophone/Flute/Clarinet
Nico Colucci
Trent Horio
Viggo Jensen
Baritone Saxophone/Bass Clarinet
Kira Agrell
Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Caleb Brosnac, split lead
Colin Surridge, split lead
Lucas Davis
Ryan Ancheta
Matthew Gee
French Horn
Tori Paarup*
Trombone
Carlo Rabano, lead
Nate Gilbreath
Graham Houpt
Mason Chambers, bass
Guitar
Amithav Gautam
Piano
Miriam Tayler
Emmett Van Leer
Bass
Alan Jones
Drums
Tania Cosma
Jayla Hernandez
*SFCM Faculty
Roots, Jazz, and American Music
Jason Hainsworth
Amelie-Anna Hinman
About SFCM’s Roots, Jazz, and American Music Department
Roots, Jazz, and American Music is a first-of-its-kind program that links a world-class music conservatory to an award-winning jazz concert venue at SFJAZZ. A program for undergraduate and postgraduate students that takes a holistic view of jazz from its inception to its current status, RJAM prepares the next generation of great jazz artists by engaging students in an innovative model of apprenticeship with all-star faculty, including members of the SFJAZZ Collective. Students in the RJAM program have the opportunity to perform in multiple venues in the Bay Area, and to collaborate and learn from some of the top jazz artists on the concert circuit today.
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