PULLMAN, Wash. — Jazz Northwest, the Washington State University faculty jazz ensemble, will perform in concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14 in Kimbrough Concert Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
The group includes vocalist Jennifer Scovell, saxophonist Greg Yasinitsky, woodwind artist Horace-Alexander Young, trumpeter David Turnbull, pianist Charles Argersinger, percussionist Dave Jarvis and bassist David Snider.
The program will include original compositions and arrangements of jazz standards created for Jazz Northwest by members of the group. Featured will be Scovell’s arrangement of Toots Thielman’s “Bluesette” and her adaptation of Cole Porter’s “I Get a Kick Out of You,” Argersinger’s arrangements of the standards “All or Nothing at All,” “Day by Day” and “You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To,” and Dave Snider’s new arrangement of Christian McBride’s “In a Hurry.” The group will also perform Yasinitsky’s original composition “Fancy Pants” and his arrangement of Dizzy Gillespie’s “Con Alma.”
Individually, the members of Jazz Northwest have performed with top jazz figures, including Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Lionel Hampton, Abdullah Ibrahim, McCoy Tyner, Jon Faddis and more. The group has performed at Experience Music Project in
A photo of Jazz Northwest is available online at https://wsunews.wsu.edu/storymedia/JazzNW.jpg.
