UTA Jazz Annual Alumni Concert
October 13th, 2007 | by Bill Snodgrass |An Annual Jazz Scholarship Fundraising Event
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Irons Hall, 7 PM
Featuring the UTA Jazz Alumni Big Band
The 2007 UTA Jazz Orchestra
Admission charge: a donation in ANY AMOUNT
Reception following concert
Most of the people reading this benefited from the jazz scholarship fund. Scores of recipients received some amount of jazz scholarship money to help defray the costs of their education. Others were able to play in an ensemble with fine players who were enticed to come to UTA, in part, because of the availability of a scholarship assistance. Now is your chance to show your appreciation and to help insure that the legacy you helped build will remain vibrant for years to come. If you cannot attend the concert and reception, please consider sending a tax-deductible donation IN ANY AMOUNT to:
Tim Ishii, Dir. of Jazz Studies
UTA Music Dept.
Box 19105
Arlington, Texas
Make checks payable to UTAJAZZ and be sure to write “scholarship donation” on the check.
PLEASE SEND DONATION TODAY and REMEMBER, YOUR DONATION IS AN INVESTMENT IN YOUR LEGACY.
One Response to “UTA Jazz Annual Alumni Concert”
By Bill Snodgrass on Dec 8, 2007 | Reply
The third annual ALumni jazz conert was a big success. We raised around $3400 for the Jazz Scholarship fund. It was fun to see some familiar faces back with us this year. Tom Hayden, guitarist ‘84, played with the group. He has been working in Las Vegas with Celine Dion and Whitney Houston. He and his wife are about to add a new Hayden to their family. Also, Neel Woods, trombonist ‘81, drove from Houston to see the concert. Other former players, Robert and Kim Reedy and Glenn Shuping also showed up for the concert. It was great to see and visit with all these good friends and lots of others who attended the concert. Also, thanks goes to Dan Cavanagh for sitting in with the alums. The second half UTAJO concert was simply spectacular in every respect. Tim Ishii has an outstanding group that wowed everyone with the performance. Special note needs to go to the JO pianist for his great composition. It was great seeing all the folks at the concert. It’s a shame however, that UTA still doesn’t have a suitable auditorium to display the great jazz bands at UTA. More on this later.