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The
UA Jazz Ensemble 
Directed
by James Greeson & Claudia Burson
The University of Arkansas Jazz Ensemble is an 18 piece jazz big band. It is directed by Dr. James Greeson and the combos are led by Ms. Claudia Burson. It is a one credit class (MUEN 3471) which meets on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 11:30 - 12:20. An audition is required for admission.
If you are interested in being a part of the Jazz Ensemble get in touch with me by email: jgreeson@uark.edu
Listen to a clip of UA Jazz Ensemble playing "Crusin' for a Bluesin'" on its April 2003 Spring Jazz Ensemble Concert (Real Audio - 460k)
The UA Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert is Wednesday,
November 4, 2009 at 7:30 pm
in the Arkansas Union Theater
Photos from our George's Gig on April 1, 2009
UA Jazz Band at George's Lounge on April 1, 2009
Our Rhythm Section: Joel Schisler, gutiar; Chris Wylie, drums; Garrett Jones, bass
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Listen to a clip of UA Jazz
Ensemble playing "Crusin'
for a Bluesin'" Listen to a clip of UA
Latin Jazz Ensemble playing "Linda
Chicana" . Hear jazz pianist Claudia
Burson playing "East of the Sun" with her trio.
Hear jazz guitarist James
Greeson playing the Dizzy Gillespie classic "Night in
Tunisia". |
Louisiana BeBop demo recording
See
the program and listen to recordings of the April 10, 2009 Jazz
Ensembles concert here.
Click here to see some photos from the April 10, 2009 Concert
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UA Jazz Band at
the WAC:
Switch
in Time video
Check out a Quicktime movie of
the UA Jazz Band playing at the UA
"Towers of Old Main" dinner (4.3 MB)
Here's
a lower resolution Quicktime movie of the Jazz Band playing "Our
Love is Here" (750k)
Midi
Files
Jazz
Band Solo Accompaniment Midi Files
Windows
Users: Right Click on the title to download the MIDI file
MacUsers: Click on the title and drag
it to your desktop to download
Louisiana BeBop Solos accompaniment
Mr. Casual Solos accompaniment
How About Me Solos accompaniment
The Blue Max Solos accompaniment
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The Summer Jazz Concert Series The Summer Jazz Concert Series brings in fine jazz musicians from the across the United States to be featured with our local musicians including the fabulous Claudia Burson on piano, Darren Novotny on drums, Jim Greeson on bass, along with Al Gibson, Gerry Sloan, Larry Cangelosi and others. Each summer there are five concerts and the admission charges are ridiculously low. In past years we've featured such artists as Bobby Watson, Charles Thomas, Fred Hamilton, Carol Comer, Lisa Henry, Rex Richardson & Tom Brantley, and many more. The Summer Jazz Concerts are presented by the UA Music Department, NWAR Jazz Society and KUAF Radio. Click here to see this summer's lineup... |
Jamey Aebersold Jazz - a great source of improvisation materials
Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshop - information and applications for a great one week jazz camp
A Jazz Primer - a good resource by Marc Sabatella
North Arkansas Jazz Society our excellent local jazz support organization
PG Music.com - the home of the hugely useful "Band in a Box" software
Transcribe - Downloadable shareware software to help you transcribe music
University of Arkansas Home Page
Arkansas Jazz Heritage Foundation based in Little Rock - a nice site
International Association for Jazz Education a great organization with a killer annual conference
Walton Arts Center offering a fine jazz artist concert series
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