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Shepherd University jazz program to present Grammy-nominated jazz musician
ISSUED: 25 February 2005
CONTACT: Valerie Owens
304/876-5465
(Shepherd University jazz program to present Grammy-nominated jazz musician)
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Shepherdstown, WV--The Shepherd University
jazz program will present Grammy-nominated jazz trombonist Conrad Herwig
Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5 at 8 p.m. in the Frank Center Theater
as part of the West Virginia Eastern Regional Jazz Festival.
Herwig began his professional career in 1980 with the Clark Terry
Big Band and later joined the Buddy Rich Orchestra for tours of the U.S. and
Europe. He has performed with Slide Hampton's World of Trombones and Mario
Bauza's Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, as well as with the orchestras of Mel
Lewis, Bob Minter, Henry Threadgill, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, and Frank
Sinatra.
The jazz festival begins Friday night with a free "Meet the Artist"
session at 6 p.m. in the recital hall in room M08 in the Frank Center
followed by the concert at 8 p.m. in the theater. Saturday the Frank Center
will host regional middle and high school bands followed by a free jazz
clinic at 6 p.m. in M08 followed by the concert at 8 p.m.
The Shepherd University Jazz Ensemble has been invited to jazz
festivals around the world including the Blue Ridge Jazz Festival, the East
Coast Jazz Festival, and the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Concert
tickets are $10 for general admission and free to students and MAC
cardholders. Admission to the workshop is free of charge. For tickets or
more information, call the concertline at 304/876-5555.
-30-HORST
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