University of Rochester Jazz Ensemble Concert

The University of Rochester Jazz Ensemble will present a concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, in Strong Auditorium on the River Campus. The performance is free and open to the public.

The program selections include “All of Me,” by Seymour Simon and Gerald Marks, arrangement by Billy Byers; Duke Ellington’s “Concerto for Cootie;” “Us,” composed and arranged by Thad Jones; and “Groove Merchant” by Jerome Richards, arrangement by Thad Jones. In addition, the ensemble’s rhythm section will perform as a small jazz combo in the second half of the program.

Conductors for the jazz ensemble concert are Eric Schmitz and Rodney Lancaster, who are candidates for the degree Doctor of Musical Arts at the Eastman School of Music in the Department of Jazz and Contemporary Media.

The University of Rochester Jazz Ensemble is sponsored by the Department of Music at the College. For more information, call (585) 275-2828.

About the University of Rochester

The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.

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