Dr. Jim Payne,
UNK Department of Music and Performing Arts, 308.865.8606
The Jazz Rock Ensemble at the University of Nebraska at Kearney will showcase the sounds of the big bands, jazz and swing in a concert on Saturday, Dec. 6.
The 7:30 p.m. performance in the UNK Fine Arts Recital Hall is free and open to the public.
The program will feature jazz selections of various styles, including Latin, rock, jazz rock fusion, ballad, contemporary and funk from popular artists such as Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson, Benny Goodman and Miles Davis.
Throughout the performance, there will be a number of solos on piano, guitar, alto and tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone and drum. Dr. Jim Payne, Jazz Rock Ensemble director, will also perform a fast swing-style trumpet solo accompanied by the band.
“The UNK Jazz Rock Ensemble brings together UNK students from Nebraska, Michigan, Illinois and Arkansas to play great music from the best big bands and big band writers in the nation,” Dr. Payne said.
The student instrumentalists, and the instruments they play, are listed below, alphabetically by hometown and state:
Amherst- Chris Gugel, baritone saxophone
Aurora- Ashley Lawton, trumpet
Beatrice- Troy Ehmke, tenor saxophone
Fremont- Joshua Steager, trumpet
Grand Island- Ryne Miller, tenor saxophone
Kearney- Tyler Allen, trombone
Kearney- Miles Margritz, drums
Kearney- Paul Niedbalski, trombone
Lexington- Arturo Banderas, trombone
Lexington-Dayvid Cardenas, drums and bass
Lincoln- Paul Ewalt, piano
Minden- Katie Lewis, alto saxophone
O’Neill- Jordan Peterson, piano
Ravenna- Brandon Bohn, trumpet
Ravenna- Scott Bohn, bass guitar
Wood River- Adam Roy, guitar
ARKANSAS-
Mountain Home- Wes Pendergrass, trombone
ILLINOIS-
Arlington Heights- John O’Malley, trumpet
MICHIGAN-
Southfield- Anthony Ford, tenor saxophone
