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The South African Jazz Songbook at Jazzcentre Friday 1 June 2018 at 19h00
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The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music proudly presents The South African Jazz Songbook a series of jazz workshops and concerts on Friday 01 June 2018 at 19:00.

 

A top flight ensemble with 5 high profile US jazz artists including James Ford (trumpet), Bob Ferrazza (guitar), Chris Anderson (trombone), Michael Orenstein (piano), Emma Loring Adomeit (bass)  with Karen Devroop (sa) on saxophone joined by a local drummer .

 

Chris Anderson (Trombone) - USA

Chris Anderson is the founder of Open Tone Music, a non-profit 501c3 organization which provides access to premier music education and performance programming for all people. Through Open Tone Music he has reached thousands of individuals in the northern Ohio area. After studying music education at Baldwin Wallace University, where he received his bachelors, he went on to receive his masters degree in music from The University of Akron. In addition to being a successful music educator, Mr. Anderson composes and performs many different styles of music. He has performed trombone with some of the best in the Classical, Jazz, Gospel, Latin and other musical idioms. Mr. Anderson has had the pleasure of performing with such recording artist as Clark Terry, John Fedchock, Jiggs Whigham, Jon Faddis, Nancy Wilson, Frank Wess, Louie Bellson, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Barry Manilow, Bobby Caldwell, The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Band featuring Slide Hampton, Phil Woods and Antonio Hart and others. Chris Anderson has also been heard on national and international radio and television including WCPN, BET and HBO. He is also in demand as a clinician conducting music workshops for individuals of all ages throughout the U.S. Additionally, Chris Anderson has displayed success in local and national solo competitions.

 

Karén Devroop (Saxophone) – SA

Karén Devroop is a jazz pianist and saxophonist from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. He has performed extensively across the USA, Europe, Asia and South Africa as a soloist with orchestra and lead alto saxophonist with his jazz quartet. He has several live and studio recordings to his credit and he is regularly called upon to perform in musicals and productions. He has performed at several major music festivals across the USA, Asia, Europe and South Africa including the Amersfoort Jazz Festival, Samui Latin and Jazz Festival, Taipei International Music Expo, Gretna Jazz festival (US), Virginia Arts Festival (US), North Texas Jazz Festival (US) and Beach Street USA. In 2017 he performed as soloist with the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra (Italy) and in 2018 as soloist with the Orchestra del Teatro Traetta in Bitonto, Italy. In addition to his orchestra performances Karendra has recently completed a national tour with the “Battle of the Saxes” production and New York Round Midnight which is a jazz theatre production. He has appeared as a lead alto saxophonist with the Dallas Jazz Orchestra, Marcus Wolfe Big Band and Carroll Bailey Big Band. As a soloist, he has appeared as a side stage act to Earth Wind and Fire, Chicago, Jill Scott and Queen Latifah. His debut CD recording “Reminiscing” was released in 2009 and enjoyed airplay on all six continents in over 30 countries. In

addition to his extensive performance schedule, Karendra is also a professor of music at the University of South Africa and Artistic Director of the Unisa International Music Competitions.

Bob Ferrazza (Guitar) - USA

Bob Ferrazza was born in Cleveland Ohio and began studying the guitar at fifteen years of age after having developed a passion for music from listening to rock and the popular music of the time. Very shortly after picking up the guitar, Ferrazza’s interests branched out dramatically into many diverse forms of music including classical, blues, ragtime, bluegrass and others. But it wasn’t until he heard a George Benson record that Ferrazza started to concentrate his efforts on jazz, an entirely new genre to him. Inside of his first year on the guitar, Ferrazza sought out jazz guitar legend Bill deArango for lessons. DeArango had been a jazz star in the 1940s, having played with all of the greats of those days: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Ben Webster and many others. The lessons with deArango were extremely formative for Ferrazza who went on to study music at the Cleveland State University. Other lessons followed with jazz guitar greats such as Joe Pass and Pat Martino.

Having been a professional musician for over 25 years, Ferrazza has performed all over the United States and beyond, including such places as Japan and Europe, concertizing with some of the most celebrated jazz musicians in the world, including: Donald Byrd, Joey DeFrancesco, Joe Lovano, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, J.J. Johnson, Slide Hampton, Curtis Fuller, Billy Hart, Robin Eubanks, Gary Bartz, Dan Wall, Marcus Belgrave, Clark Terry, Steve Turre, Bill Watrous, Jack McDuff, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Greg Bandy, Ernestine Anderson, Vanessa Rubin and many others. All of these musical experiences, both educational and professional, have instilled in Ferrazza the passion to pass music on to others and to teach. Bobby Ferrazza has taught at the Oberlin Conservatory since 1988, where he is currently Associate Professor of Jazz Guitar and Director of the Jazz Division. He also taught at the Interlochen Arts Academy from 1992-1996.

 

James Ford (Trumpet) – USA

Dr James Ford III teaches studio trumpet and courses in jazz studies. Dr Ford holds the Doctor of Music Arts from the University of North Texas. He also holds the Master of Music and Master of Music Education from the University of North Texas and the Bachelor of Music from Valdosta State University.

Dr. Ford is a native of Perry, Georgia. Since moving to Los Angeles, CA in 2003, he has established an impressive reputation as an accomplished all-round trumpet player. Ford’s dexterity and warm sound has allowed him to cross many musical boundaries. He performs in diverse musical settings including big band, small

groups, orchestral, chamber, pop, and early music ensembles. Ford continues to experiment and broaden his musical palette. He is a member of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, the Benjamin Wright Orchestra and John Beasley’s MONKestra. For has played in venues in Europe, Asia, South America, South Africa, Canada and throughout the U.S. A few of the artists he has performed and/or recorded with include The Los Angeles Opera, Justin Timberlake, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Joss Stone, Michael Buble, Queen Latifah, Paul Anka, Leon Russell, Eric Benet, Englebert Humperdink, John Pizzarelli, among many others.

 

Michael Orenstein (Piano) – USA

Originally from Berkeley, California, Michael Orenstein started studying piano at age ten. Almost immediately after, Orenstein took an interest in jazz, and later attended Berkeley High School, known for its renowned jazz program. Through programs like the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars, the Jazzschool, and Oberlin Conservatory, Michael has gotten to play with Terrence Blanchard, Christian McBride, Wycliffe Gordon, Tiger Okoshi, and BiIlly Drewes. Orenstein recently graduated from Oberlin with a B.M. in Jazz Piano as well as a B.A. in Economics. At Oberlin he studied privately with Dan Wall, Sullivan Fortner, and Robin Eubanks.

In 2015 Michael was selected attended the Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative music as a TD Fellow, where he got to perform his compositions with Ingrid Jensen and Zakir Hussain. Orenstein has won 3 compositions awards in Downbeat Magazine, as well as an ASCAP Young Jazz Composers award. Most recently, Orenstein was selected as a finalist for the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, where he got to audition in front of Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, James Newton, and Ambrose Akinmusire. Orenstein has been fortunate enough to travel the world by means of music. In addition to playing multiple tours across the United States, Orenstein has played two tours in the Bahamas with Giveton Gelin, and will be touring in Canada and South Africa in June. Michael has also traveled to India and Cuba to study music.

 

Emma Adomeit (Bass) – USA

Emma Adomeit is a bassist and composer originally from Hartford, Connecticut. She is a recent graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio, completing a four-year undergraduate study in jazz performance. In her time at Oberlin, Adomeit has had the opportunity to share the stage with musicians in the jazz, Classical and world genres, including Matt Wilson, Avery Sharpe, Jamey Haddad, Romero Lubambo, and Guitar Prasanna. She will soon be continuing her musical career in Chicago, Illinois.

 

This concert is a part of The Unisa Music Foundation in collaboration with the US Embassy (Pretoria). Join us at The Centre for Jazz and Popular music (CJPM), Level 2, Shepstone Building at UKZN Howard College Campus on Friday 1 June 2018 at 19h00. Doors open at 17h30pm show starts at 18h00. R100 for general admission // R80 pensioners // R50 for students. Please contact Thuli on 031 2603385 or email Zamat1@ukzn.ac.za for more details

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Posted 29 May 2018
By Thulile Zama
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