UCLA Winter Jazz Concert 1

Tonight's concert will feature the following groups: Jazz Combo, directed by Roberto Miranda Commercial Studio Music Ensemble, directed by Duane Benjamin Charles Mingus Ensemble, directed by Hitomi Oba Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Hitomi Oba

Program

Concert Order:

Jazz Combo, directed by Roberto Miranda
Commercial Studio Music Ensemble, directed by Duane Benjamin
Charles Mingus Ensemble, directed by Hitomi Oba
Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Hitomi Oba

 

Jazz Combo, directed by Roberto Miranda

Program:

“500 Miles High” by Chick Correa.
“Blues for the Prophets” by Roberto Miranda.
“Caravan” by Duke Ellington.

Niko Micario – guitar
Ayton Lumas – bass
Anthony Cruz Herrera – drums
Tommy Wong – saxophone

 

Commercial Studio Music Ensemble, directed by Duane Benjamin

Program:

“Round Midnight” Composed by Thelonois Monk and Arranged by Duane Benjamin
“Skyfall” Composed by Adele and Arranged by Duane Benjamin
“Eye on the Sparrow” Lyrics by Civilla Durfee Martin and Composed by Charles H. Gabriel and Arranged by Duane Benjamin
“Get Here” Composed by Brenda Russell and Arranged by Paul McDonald
“Locked Out of Heaven” Composed by Bruno Mars and Orchestrated by Duane Benjamin
“Barry White Medley” Arr. & Orchestrated by Duane Benjamin
“My First, My Last, My Everything” Composed by Barry White, Tony Sepe, and Peter Radcliffe
“Can’t Get Enough” Composed by Barry White
“It’s Estecay When You Law Down Next To Me” Composed by Ekundayo Paris and Nelson Pigford and Arranged by Barry White

 

Roster:

Alvarado, Ethan Alexander
Arst, Noah Alvin
Bernales, Shannae Erin Cunanan
Casey, Noah Kenneth
Chen, Birka Zihua
Chow, Lucas Ching Yat
Cox, Joseph James
Doerr, Andrew Sebastian
Eckelberry, Macrae
Eizen, Nate
Heisinger, Ryan Dale
Jo, Harry
Miles-Urdan, Nathaniel Peter
Mori, Cocona Lyla
Papadakis, Mia Katharine
Reebel, Jacob Melvin Leroy
Rueckert, Harry
Simon, Isaiah Alexander
Sutton, Samuel Ryan
Tam, Christopher
Thaker, Shaleen
Ulloa, Ava
Williams, Jacob Aaron
Wise, Sam Ellis
Wornick, Leo Herzl
Yang, Michelle Jing
Yang, Wenqi
Zilberman, Adam J

 

Charles Mingus Ensemble, directed by Hitomi Oba

Program:

“La Bellza” by Paulina Perez
“Eclipse” by Charles Mingus
“There, Everywhere, and Here” by Anshel Mamet
“Eukaryotic” by Jonah Lachs
“Slow Burning City” by Roman Leitz
“Mystified AKA Angel Face” by Joe Zawinul, arranged by Hayden Ghosh

 

Roster:

Paulina Perez – voice
Ethan Alvarez – trumpet
Hayden Ghosh – tenor saxophone
Roman Leitz – keyboard
Anshel Mamet – piano
Jonah Lachs – bass

 

Contemporary Jazz Ensemble Winter 2025, directed by Hitomi Oba

Program:

“Both Are True” by Angela Morris
“Weaver of Dreams” by Victor Young, arranged by Adam Zilberman
“Walking” by Flashlight by Maria Schneider
“Conduction” based on the Conduction Lexicon and concepts of Lawrence “Butch” Morris
“Notorious Tourist” by Toshiko Akiyoshi

 

Roster:

Saxophones – Harry Jo, Nate Eizen, Gael Saldana, Robert Gomez, Adam Zilberman
Trumpets – Elias Perry, Sean Zender, Morgan Michalik, Jesse Chi
Trombones – Lucas O’Brien, Haiden Chase, Sage Feldman, Kenji Fujimoto
Piano – Andrew Doerr
Bass – Sara Gorman
Vibraphone – Tu Han Hyun
Drums – Cruz Herrera