The Shepherd University Jazz Faculty
Ensemble will present a Tribute to the Cool School as part of Shepherd's Music
Salon Series at 8 p.m. Jan. 17. The concert is free and open to the public.
The faculty ensemble
will present music made popular by musicians of the Cool Jazz Movement in the
1950s. Led by Kurtis Adams, assistant professor of music at Shepherd, the
members of the ensemble include Nathan Lincoln-DeCusatis, David Marsh and
Ronnie Shaw, and will feature special guest trumpeter Mike Kamuf.
Marsh, Shepherd's jazz
bass instructor, was a child prodigy who studied at the Duke Ellington School
of the Performing Arts. He formerly taught jazz studies and jazz bass at the
George Washington University. Marsh has performed with artists such as Ricky
Loza, Tim Eyermann's East Coast Offering, Vaighn Nark, and Chris Vadala. He is
the bassist for Cook, Dixon, and Young (formerly "The Three Mo'
Tenors").
Shaw, Shepherd's jazz
drum instructor, has performed with the prestigious U.S. Air Force (USAF)
Academy Band and the USAF Band, and has conducted clinics as percussion
specialist for the Air Force. In 2002, Shaw joined The Three Mo' Tenors, now
Cook, Dixon, and Young. He has performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,
the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, the Washington Opera with Placido Domingo, the
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Shaw
has performed for and conducted clinics at the annual Ricky Loza Jazz Festival
in El Salvador.
For information, call
304-876-5555 or visit www.shepherd.edu.
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