Jazz Northwest, the Washington State University faculty jazz ensemble, will be heard in a special concert at WSU as part of the School of Music Faculty Artist Series, at 8 p.m. Friday Sept. 28 in Kimbrough Concert Hall in the Kimbrough Music Building. The group includes vocalist and keyboard artist Jennifer (Scovell) Parker, saxophonist Greg […]
PULLMAN – The 2006 Washington State University Jazz Festival will be Nov. 8 on the WSU campus. A highlight of the festival will be a gala concert from 12-1p.m. featuring guest saxophonist Brent Jensen performing with the award-winning WSU Jazz Big Band directed by Greg Yasinitsky. Also performing will be Jazz Northwest, a faculty group, […]
Sitting back in his chair, his legs crossed at the ankles, Adam Donohue lets his fingers dance over the keys of his tenor saxophone, producing a gorgeous kaleidoscope of audible color. It’s just after noon in the basement of Kimbrough Hall, and the WSU Jazz Big Band is sight-reading director Greg Yasinitsky’s 1989 chart of […]
The WSU SaxBand lends its singular sound to the Atrium Music concert series this Friday, Oct. 20. These six musicians will offer a colorful blend of original pieces and unique arrangements of jazz standards, including Gershwin’s “A Foggy Day”, Charlie Parker’s “Cool Blues” and the invigorating favorite, “When The Saints Go Marching In”. Join us […]
PULLMAN- A concert featuring the award-winning WSU Jazz Big Band and VOJAZZ vocal jazz ensemble will be presented at 8:00 pm Tuesday, October 3 in Kimbrough Concert Hall. The special guest at the concert is Dean McNeil, a composer, arranger and trumpeter. McNeil hails from Canada where he is Head of the Department of Music […]
PULLMAN — A jazz concert featuring Grammy Award winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin is set for 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, in Bryan Hall Theatre. Coffin will perform with the WSU Jazz Big Band, which is directed by Greg Yasinitsky and which earned first place at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. He will also perform with VOJAZZ […]
WSU’s award-winning Jazz Big Band and VOJAZZ vocal jazz ensemble will hold a concert Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. in Kimbrough Concert Hall to celebrate Black History Month.The concert is free and open to the public.Jazz Big Band, under the direction of Meyer Distinguished Professor of Music Greg Yasinitsky, will perform pieces by African-American […]
The 2005 Washington State University Jazz Festival will present guest jazz and salsa trombonist Wayne Wallace and a number of other musical groups Nov. 9 in Bryan Hall Theatre. The festival will include a concert by the WSU faculty group Jazz Northwest from noon to 12:30 p.m. A gala concert from 12:30-1:30 p.m. will feature […]
On Tuesday, Oct. 4, a concert featuring the award-winning Washington State University Jazz Big Band and VOJAZZ vocal jazz ensemble will be presented at 8:00 pm in Kimbrough Concert Hall on the WSU Campus. The concert will be free of charge.The concert will open with VOJAZZ performing under the direction of new WSU faculty member […]
Jazz Northwest, Washington State University’s renowned faculty jazz band, will perform at Tula’s jazz club in Seattle on Wednesday, September 14 at 7:00 p.m.“Tula’s is known in the industry as a great venue,” said Greg Yasinitsky, Washington State University professor in the School of Music and Theatre Arts and coordinator of the school’s award winning […]