UCLA Jazz Combos and Ensembles Concert 3
Tonight's concert will feature the following groups: Jazz Combo directed by Roberto Miranda Jazz Combo directed by Clayton Cameron Charles Mingus Ensemble directed by Hitomi Oba Contemporary Jazz Ensemble directed by Hitomi Oba
Roberto Miranda
See BioADJUNCT ASSOC. PROFESSOR, GLOBAL JAZZ STUDIES
String bass; Director, Jazz Combo
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Roberto Miranda is a dynamic bassist who is noted for his inventive, high-energy improvisations. He is adept in both soulful passages and fleet percussive lines, and is fluent in all jazz idioms. He has toured, played and recorded with an impressive array of jazz artists, including Kenny Burrell, Horace Tapscott, Bobby Bradford, John Carter, David Murray, Cecil Taylor, Charles Lloyd, and Bobby Hutcherson. He has recorded extensively including albums with his own group, showcasing his successful blend of African-American, Latin, and experimental jazz.
Clayton Cameron
See BioCONTINUING LECTURER, GLOBAL JAZZ STUDIES
Percussion; Director, Jazz Combo
Clayton Cameron is known as a dynamic drummer who has also experimented with and perfected the art of brush technique. Cameron has toured with Sammy Davis Jr. and Tony Bennett, as well as other legends of the jazz world including George Shearing, Joe Pass, and Joe Williams. During Cameron’s time with Tony Bennett the group performed with many great artists including Frank Sinatra, Billie Joel, Sting, Mariah Carey, Brandy, the Back Street Boys, James Taylor, K.D. Lang, Elvis Costello, and Ricky Martin.
Hitomi Oba
See BioHailed by the LA Times as a “powerfully inventive” and “remarkably versatile L.A. musician with a penchant for crossing all over the musical place,” saxophonist and composer Hitomi Oba’s work emphasizes the integration of improvisation with pre-composed music.
Repertoire
March 5 Program
Show Order/Times
7:00-7:30: Jazz Combo directed by Roberto Miranda
7:35-8:05: Clayton Cameron Combo
8:15-8:45: Charles Mingus Ensemble directed by Hitomi Oba
8:55-9:25: Contemporary Jazz Ensemble directed by Hitomi Oba
Miranda Combo
Program:
Crazy Race by Roy Hargrove
Wave by Antonio Carlos Jobim
Free improvisation/Motherless Child (Traditional Spiritual)
Black Narcissus by Joe Henderson
Eli Silverman – Tenor and Flute
Sydney Owens – Piano
Amir Elahi – Bass
Tommy Gallagher – Drums
Cameron Combo
Program:
Unsaid by Jon Hatamiya
Quicksilver by Horace Silver
Medley:
A Little Taste by Dave Frishberg
It Could Happen To You by Jimmy Van Heusen
Time After Time by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
Every Day I have the Blues by Aaron “Pinetop” Sparks and Milton Sparks
Musicians:
Arya Hora -Vocal
Kaia Helen Chungae Kim-Weigandt – Vocal
Joyce Lee – Vocal
Andy Estrada – Tenor Sax
Logan London Musicant – Trumpet
Christian Rodriguez – Guitar
Nathan Puopolo – Bass
Roman Edward Alexander Leitz – Piano
Tommy Gallagher – Drums
Mingus Ensemble
Program:
Poltergeist by Matthew Wilson
これからどこへ？(ko-re ka-ra do-ko-e) by Barrett Koontz
Cumbia and Jazz Fusion by Charles Mingus, arranged by Ruby Lim-Moreno
Primavera by Sara Serpa
So Long Eric by Charles Mingus
Musicians:
Joyce Lee – Voice
Emily Lim – Flute
Barrett Koontz – Alto Saxophone
Yanaya Silva – Baritone Saxophone
Adam Sondik – Trumpet
Ruby Lim-Moreno – Bass Trombone, Flute
Elliot Gorham – Guitar
Matthew Wilson – Bass
Connor Ridley – Drums, Percussion
Contemporary Jazz Ensemble
Program:
Za’atar by Lauren Elizabeth Baba
Strata by Remy Le Boeuf
Whirlwind by Sam Rivers
Musicians:
Saxophone/Woodwinds – Barrett Koontz, Kenny Zayas, Adam Zilberman, Robert Gomez, Yanaya Silva
Trumpet/Flugelhorn – Ethan Alvarado, Ella Tarara, Nury Lee, Sam Kredich
Trombone/French Horn – Andrew Slipka, Michelle Yang, Julian Dohi, Miles Chen
Piano – Hugo Onghai
Guitar – Henry Baskin, Gavin Lancanlale
Bass – Connor Gilbert
Drums/Percussion – Dash Goss-Post