Knoxville Jazz Orchestra
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 8:00 PM
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Ray Charles Birthday Celebration starring Maceo Parker
Bijou Theatre
803 South Gay Street
For Season Tix call 684-1200
R&B legend Maceo Parker plays and sings Ray's biggest hits in this soulful tribute. It just happens to be on Charles' birthday! The evening's music is from Maceo's recent CD with Germany's WDR big band. This concert will be his first live performance of the material in the US!
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Sunday, October 5th, 2008 6:00 PM
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An Evening Under the Stars
the home of Sherri Lee
Knoxville's new premier event for music, dining, wining and fun
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Monday, December 15th, 2008 8:00 PM
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Merrill Lynch presents A Swingin' Christmas
Tennessee Theatre
601 S. Gay Street
For Season Tix call 684-1200
Trombonist extraordinaire Ron Westray (former member of the Wynton Marsalis group) joins the band for the hippest concert of the season. Holiday favorites performed in the classic big band tradition.
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009 8:00 PM
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Progressive Jazz 2009
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
Terry Vosbein, guest conductor, composer and arranger
These performances will highlight newly discovered compositions from Stan Kenton's most popular years, 1947-48. Due to a recording ban, a great deal of music from this period has not been heard since then. Some titles have never been performed. In addition the concert will feature a new library of music by American composer Terry Vosbein, composed during his recent stay in Paris and Copenhagen and inspired by these great works of the Kenton band.
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Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 8:00 PM
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Evening with a Legend starring Gerald Wilson
Bijou Theatre
803 South Gay Street
For Season tix call 684-1200
At 90, Gerald Wilson conducts with the energy and passion of a man less than half his age. His boundless enthusiasm has fueled a 70 year career, writing music for some of the biggest names in jazz - Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and others. Mr. Wilson has been honored with the National Endowment for the Arts' prestigious American Jazz Masters Fellowship and his works have been archived by the Library of Congress. Don't miss this American treasure!
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 8:00 PM
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Tribute to Miles Davis starring Terell Stafford
Bijou Theatre
803 South Gay Street
For season tix call 684-1200
Trumpeter Miles Davis was one of the most unique artists in jazz. This special tribute highlights many aspects of Davis' career, including his memorable collaborations with Gil Evans: Sketches of Spain, Porgy and Bess, and Birth of the Cool.
Sponsored by the Dogwood Arts Festival
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