Australian James Morrison, who has performed for two U.S. presidents and the Queen of England, will join the ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Jazz Professors for a concertΒ Tuesday, Jan. 26, in the Visual Arts Building Auditorium, Room 132.
The concert, hosted by the ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ School of Performing Arts, will be a medley of songs decided right before the show. This technique, known as βcalling tune,β is common among jazz musicians, said ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ trumpet professor John Almeida. A musical virtuoso, Morrison is adept with the piano, trumpet, saxophone, double bass and all the brass instruments.
βWe donβt know how many instruments Mr. Morrison will bring to the concert. He has a steamer trunk full of instruments and you can never tell which ones heβs going to bring out,β Almeida said.
The ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Jazz Professors are are Jeff Rupert, Michael Wilkinson, Per Danielsson, Richard Drexler, Bobby Koelble and Marty Morell. AllΒ are music faculty members at the university and active performers in the jazz industry. In addition to their solo works, together as a group they create albums that consistently reach the top 50 in the jazz charts. Most recently, their album Do That Again reached No. 6 in JazzWeek.
Tickets may be purchased in advance online or from the ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ School of Performing Arts Box Office and are $20 for general admission, $10 with a student ID, and free for students with ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ IDs. Doors will open at 8 p.m.
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