{"id":303,"date":"2019-07-17T18:18:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/news-archives\/curtisfullertositinwithwcsujazzcombos\/"},"modified":"2019-07-17T18:18:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:08","slug":"curtisfullertositinwithwcsujazzcombos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/curtisfullertositinwithwcsujazzcombos\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Curtis Fuller to sit in with WCSU jazz combos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 Legendary jazz trombonist Curtis Fuller<\/a> will perform in concert with five Western Connecticut State University<\/a> student ensembles at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013,<\/strong> in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university\u2019s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury.<\/p>\n

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Adult tickets are $15. Tickets for children, seniors and students are $10, and are available at www.wcsu.edu\/tickets<\/a> or (203) 837-TIXX. Admission will be free for WCSU students with valid ID. <\/p>\n

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Fuller has earned a reputation over his long performing career for his lyrical improvisation, gifted composition and unique personal style both on stage and in the studio.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCurtis Fuller is a true icon of jazz music,\u201d WCSU Department of Music Chair Jamie Begian said.\u00a0 \u201cHis career spans more than six decades and his name is associated with a veritable \u2018Who\u2019s Who\u2019 in jazz music including John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley and Joe Henderson. Our students will benefit not only from his continued outstanding musicianship but also from his first-hand knowledge of what it was to be an integral part of Jazz\u2019s \u2018Golden Age\u2019 and how he sees them continuing that legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The combos performing will include:<\/p>\n

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Greene I combo \u2013 Jimmy Greene, coach (Performing \u201cArabia\u201d with Curtis Fuller)<\/p>\n

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Tim Lewis \u2013 alto saxophone<\/p>\n

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Greg LaPine \u2013 tenor saxophone<\/p>\n

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Evan Gray – trombone<\/p>\n

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Kriston Ervin \u2013 piano <\/p>\n

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Andrew Zwart \u2013 bass<\/p>\n

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Molly Sayles \u2013 drums<\/p>\n

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Greene II combo \u2013 Jimmy Greene, coach (Performing “Prince Albert\u201d with Curtis Fuller)<\/p>\n

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Ryan Asbridge \u2013 soprano saxophone<\/p>\n

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John Holden \u2013 guitar <\/p>\n

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Jon Thomas \u2013 piano<\/p>\n

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Doug Toussaint \u2013 bass <\/p>\n

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Reuel Camacho \u2013 drums<\/p>\n

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Scott II combo \u2013 Dave Scott, coach (Performing \u201cMoanin\u2019\u201d with Curtis Fuller)<\/p>\n

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Katelyn Gavagan \u2013 voice<\/p>\n

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Tomas Kurachi-Ube \u2013 trumpet\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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Adam N\u2019Gadi \u2013 trombone<\/p>\n

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Matt Angelo \u2013 piano <\/p>\n

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Gene Leone \u2013 guitar <\/p>\n

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Jeff Moro \u2013 bass<\/p>\n

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Andrew Zwart \u2013 drums<\/p>\n

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Weisz I combo \u2013 Deborah Weisz, coach (Performing \u201cAlong Came Betty\u201d with Curtis Fuller)<\/p>\n

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Matthew Volpe \u2013 trumpet <\/p>\n

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Dakota Austin \u2013 alto saxophone<\/p>\n

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Rosemary Minkler \u2013 piano<\/p>\n

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Jeff Guzinski \u2013 bass<\/p>\n

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Jacob Zonderman \u2013 drums<\/p>\n

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Scott I combo \u2013 Dave Scott, coach (Performing \u201cUgetsu\u201d with Curtis Fuller)<\/p>\n

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Emma Sayles \u2013 trombone <\/p>\n

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Michael Schmidt \u2013 tenor saxophone<\/p>\n

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Eric DeAngelis \u2013 baritone saxophone <\/p>\n

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Grant Beale \u2013 guitar<\/p>\n

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Montel Gray \u2013 piano <\/p>\n

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Andrew Zwart \u2013 bass<\/p>\n

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Steve Niemitz \u2013 drums<\/p>\n

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A native of Detroit, Mich., who first began playing trombone at age 16, Fuller came of age as a musician during the early 1950s along with other Detroit artists destined for future success on the New York and international jazz scenes including Donald Byrd<\/a>, Elvin and Thad Jones, Paul Chambers<\/a>, Louis Hayes<\/a>, Kenny Burrell<\/a>, Barry Harris<\/a>, Pepper Adams<\/a>, Doug Watkins<\/a> and Tommy Flanagan<\/a>. From 1953 to 1955, Curtis served in the U.S. Army where he met and played with Cannonball Adderley<\/a> and Junior Mance among others. When he returned home, he began working with Yusef Lateef and went with the Lateef quintet to New York in 1957 to record two albums for Savoy and a third produced by Dizzy Gillespie for Verve. Within a month of his arrival in New York, Fuller recorded his first two albums as the leader of his own quintet, and within the short space of eight months he had made six albums as a leader and performed on 15 other recordings.<\/p>\n

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After several album collaborations with fellow jazz artist Benny Golson<\/a>, Fuller joined Art Blakey<\/a>‘s Jazz Messengers in 1961. The leadership of Blakey and the combined writing and playing talents of Fuller, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter<\/a> and Cedar Walton, created one of the most exciting and distinctive bands in the history of hard bop. Fuller left the Jazz Messengers in 1965 to perform free-lance with jazz greats including Shorter, Mobley, Morgan and Henderson. <\/p>\n

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The concert is sponsored by the WCSU Department of Music. Student members of the participating WCSU jazz ensembles will receive individual coaching and rehearsal from Fuller in preparation for the concert.<\/p>\n

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For more information call (203) 837-8350 or visit www.wcsu.edu\/music\/concerts.asp<\/a>. For tickets, go to www.wcsu.edu\/tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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