Jazz for Tots

Monday, November 28, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

PROGRAM

Jack Roben Ensemble

It's a Blue World
Robert Wright/George Forrest
(1914-2005)/(1915-1999)

Laverne Walk
Oscar Pettiford
(1922-1960)

Michael Price, alto saxophone
Kevin Prasse, baritone saxophone
Jack Roben, guitar
Tyler Cain, bass

Joe Wilaniskis Ensemble 2

Peace
Horace Silver
(1928-2014)

Greensleeves
Traditional

Sean Laughlin, tenor saxophone
Julien Riviere, viola 
Matthew Stanley, piano 
Halimah Muhammad, bass
Aidan Hodges. drums 

Eric Reed Ensemble

Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)
Antônio Carlos Jobim/Gene Lees 
(1927-1994)/(1928-2010)

Sortie
Curtis Fuller
(1932-2021)

Colleen Love, voice
Austen Holritz, saxophone
Tahj Walsh, trumpet
Rion Tabor, trombone
Noor Chang, piano
Gus Kohler, bass
Braden Jones, drums

Joe Wilaniskis Ensemble 4

Milestones
Miles Davis
(1926-1991)

Roberta
Les McCann
(b. 1935)

Evan Laws, clarinet
Caleb Hupp, vibraphone
Cainin Sherrill, guitar
Jaylen McCoy, piano 
Evan Scoggins, bass
Joe Wilaniskis, drums 

Jon Hamar Ensemble

A Child Is Born
Thad Jones
(1923-1986)

Big Red’s Arrival
Jon Hamar
(b. 1975)

Matthew Sexton, alto saxophone
Philip Troutman, trumpet
DeAndre Deener, piano
Jon Hamar, bass
Lamont Monroe, drums

Joe Wilaniskis Ensemble 3

Beatrice
Sam Rivers
(1923-2011)

In Walked Bud
Thelonious Monk
(1917-1982)

Evelyn Winn, alto saxophone
Michael Rodriguez, alto saxophone
John Church, trumpet 
Nia Brown, piano
Josh Boyer, bass
Cat Hennessey, drums

Joe Wilaniskis Ensemble 1

Pensativa
Clare Fischer
(1928-2012)

We Three Kings
John Henry Hopkins Jr.
(1820-1891)

Grant Baxter, tenor saxophone
Elijah Hoffmann, trombone
Matthew Dougherty, guitar
Joe Wilaniskis, piano
Will Ross, bass
Jalen Baker, drums

Greg Tardy Ensemble

Little Drummer Boy
Katherine Kennicott Davis
(1892-1980)

Sleigh Ride
Leroy Anderson/Mitchell Parish
(1908-1975)/(1900-1993)

Carter Beucher, tenor saxophone
Terry Washington, trumpet
Parker Bakkall, bass
Joe Wilaniskis, drums

We hope you enjoyed this performance. Private support from music enthusiasts enables us to improve educational opportunities and develop our student artists’ skills to their full potential. To learn more about how you can support the School of Music, contact Chris Cox, Director of Development, 865-974-2365 or ccox@utfi.org.