[NEohioPAL]Oberlin Conservatory Press Release
Marci Janas
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
Thu Sep 18 04:48:32 PDT 2003
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THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET'S 50th ANNIVERSARY JAZZ AT OBERLIN CONCERT IS SOLD =
OUT; LIVE BROADCAST TO AIR ON CLEVELAND RADIO STATIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 18, 2003
MEDIA CONTACT: Marci Janas
440-775-8328//marci.janas at oberlin.edu
<Editors please note: If you have not yet made arrangements for your press
pass to the concert, please call 440-775-8328 by NOON TODAY.>
OBERLIN, OHIO -- Do not abandon hope, ye who cannot enter Finney.
Although the Dave Brubeck Quartet's 50th anniversary Jazz at Oberlin
concert, set for Saturday, October 4, 2003, in Finney Chapel, has sold out, =
fans without tickets have two listening options. Cleveland radio stations
WCLV 104.9 FM and WRMR 1420 AM will air a live broadcast of the concert
with simulcasts at www.wclv.com and www.wrmr.com. In addition, the Oberlin =
Conservatory of Music is making available a free, live audio feed of the
event in Warner Concert Hall.
The Finney concert, broadcast, simulcast, and live audio feed all begin
promptly at 8 p.m. Seating in Finney and in Warner Concert Hall is general
admission; both venues are wheelchair accessible. Finney is located on the
southwest corner of Lorain St. (Route 511) and N. Professor St., across
from Tappan Square. Warner Concert Hall is located in the Conservatory at
77 W. College St. Free parking is available throughout the Oberlin campus.
For more information, please call 440-775-8169.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, whose program will be announced from the stage,
appears under the auspices of Oberlin's Artist Recital Series, which marks
its 125th anniversary this season. After 830 subscriptions to the series
had been sold, individual tickets for all nine concerts in the series were
made available to the public on September 6. The Brubeck event sold out in
minutes.
"The subscription sales had been going so well that I was amazed we even
had single tickets left for the Brubeck concert," says Barbara Kessler,
Central Ticket Service manager. "We sold the remaining tickets in 17
minutes. In nearly 20 years working at the box office, I've never seen an
event sell out so quickly."
Jazz at Oberlin, recorded live by the Dave Brubeck Quartet during a 1953
Finney Chapel performance, earned a place in the annals of jazz history as
a significant album not only for Mr. Brubeck, whose reputation as an
innovative and original musician it secured, but also for the genre itself, =
extending its boundaries from the nightclub to the college campus.
"I always considered Jazz at Oberlin a breakthrough album for the Quartet," =
says Brubeck, "because it caught [Paul] Desmond and me in the early days
when we were beginning the concept of 'jazz goes to college' as a concert
performance."
The distinctive harmonic approach that pianist Brubeck employed with his
1953 quartet -- Desmond on alto sax, Lloyd Davis on drums, and Ron Crotty
on bass -- plus their daring improvised contrapuntal choruses, caused a
stir in the jazz world, launching what later became known as "West Coast"
or "cool" jazz. The group performed "These Foolish Things," "Perdido,"
"Stardust," "The Way You Look Tonight," and "How High the Moon" for an
ecstatic and appreciative Oberlin audience whose cheers are well documented =
on the recording. Jazz critic Gary Giddins later wrote that Jazz at Oberlin =
would "make many short lists of the decade's outstanding albums."
In recognition of his ongoing contribution to jazz, Brubeck received a Jazz =
Master's Award from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1999. He has
also received the National Medal of the Arts from the NEA in a White House
ceremony. He has been honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for
his musical contributions over the past half-century, both as pianist and
composer.
The current quartet includes Bobby Militello on sax and flute, Randy Jones
on drums, and Michael Moore on bass. Additional information about Dave
Brubeck is available at www.brubeckinstitute.org.
Subscription and individual tickets are still available for the remaining
concerts in the Artist Recital Series. For more information, please call
the CTS box office at 440-775-8169 or visit www.oberlin.edu/con. CTS is
located in the lobby of Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St. (Route 58), between =
the Oberlin Inn and the Allen Memorial Art Museum. Box office hours are
Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and select Saturdays from noon to =
5 p.m.
The Artist Recital Series is sponsored by the Oberlin Conservatory of Music =
at Oberlin College with additional support from the Friends of the Artist
Recital Series. Media sponsorship for the Artist Recital Series is provided =
by WCLV 104.9-FM, Cleveland=3Fs classical music radio station, WVIZ and
90.3-WCPN ideastream, and Northern Ohio Live magazine.
All programs and artists are subject to change.
# # #
________________________________________
Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
vox: 440-775-8328
fax: 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
www.oberlin.edu
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<fontfamily><param>Palatino</param><center><bigger><bigger><bold>THE DAVE =
BRUBECK QUARTET'S 50th ANNIVERSARY <italic>JAZZ AT OBERLIN </italic>CONCERT =
IS SOLD OUT; LIVE BROADCAST TO AIR ON CLEVELAND RADIO STATIONS</bold>
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<bold><underline>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
</underline>September 18, 2003
<underline>MEDIA CONTACT:</underline> Marci Janas
<underline>440-775-8328//marci.janas at oberlin.edu
</underline></bold></fontfamily></flushleft><fontfamily><param>Palatino</par=
am><bold><underline><center><<Editors please note: If you have not yet made =
arrangements for your press pass to the concert, please call 440-775-8328 =
by NOON TODAY.></center></underline></bold><underline>
</underline><flushleft><bold>
OBERLIN, OHIO -- Do not abandon hope, ye who cannot enter Finney.
Although the Dave Brubeck Quartet's 50th anniversary <italic>Jazz at =
Oberlin</italic> concert, set for Saturday, October 4, 2003, in Finney =
Chapel, has sold out, fans without tickets have two listening options. =
Cleveland radio stations WCLV 104.9 FM and WRMR 1420 AM will air a live =
broadcast of the concert with simulcasts at =
<color><param>0000,0000,00ff</param><underline>www.wclv.com</underline></col=
or> and =
<color><param>0000,0000,00ff</param><underline>www.wrmr.com</underline></col=
or>. In addition, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music is making available a =
free, live audio feed of the event in Warner Concert Hall.
The Finney concert, broadcast, simulcast, and live audio feed all begin =
promptly at 8 p.m. Seating in Finney and in Warner Concert Hall is general =
admission; both venues are wheelchair accessible. Finney is located on the =
southwest corner of Lorain St. (Route 511) and N. Professor St., across =
from Tappan Square. Warner Concert Hall is located in the Conservatory at =
77 W. College St. Free parking is available throughout the Oberlin campus. =
For more information, please call 440-775-8169.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, whose program will be announced from the stage, =
appears under the auspices of Oberlin's Artist Recital Series, which marks =
its 125th anniversary this season. After 830 subscriptions to the series =
had been sold, individual tickets for all nine concerts in the series were =
made available to the public on September 6. The Brubeck event sold out in =
minutes.
"The subscription sales had been going so well that I was amazed we even =
had single tickets left for the Brubeck concert," says Barbara Kessler, =
Central Ticket Service manager. "We sold the remaining tickets in 17 =
minutes. In nearly 20 years working at the box office, I've never seen an =
event sell out so quickly."
</bold></flushleft></fontfamily><flushleft><bold><fontfamily><param>Times</p=
aram>
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Palatino</param><italic>Jazz at =
Oberlin</italic>, recorded live by the Dave Brubeck Quartet during a 1953 =
Finney Chapel performance, earned a place in the annals of jazz history as =
a significant album not only for Mr. Brubeck, whose reputation as an =
innovative and original musician it secured, but also for the genre itself, =
extending its boundaries from the nightclub to the college campus.
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Palatino</param>"I always considered =
<italic>Jazz at Oberlin</italic> a breakthrough album for the Quartet," =
says Brubeck, "because it caught [Paul] Desmond and me in the early days =
when we were beginning the concept of 'jazz goes to college' as a concert =
performance."
The distinctive harmonic approach that pianist Brubeck employed with his =
1953 quartet -- Desmond on alto sax, Lloyd Davis on drums, and Ron Crotty =
on bass -- plus their daring improvised contrapuntal choruses, caused a =
stir in the jazz world, launching what later became known as "West Coast" =
or "cool" jazz. The group performed "These Foolish Things," "Perdido," =
"Stardust," "The Way You Look Tonight," and "How High the Moon" for an =
ecstatic and appreciative Oberlin audience whose cheers are well documented =
on the recording. Jazz critic Gary Giddins later wrote that <italic>Jazz at =
Oberlin</italic> would "make many short lists of the decade's outstanding =
albums."
In recognition of his ongoing contribution to jazz, Brubeck received a Jazz =
Master's Award from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1999. He has =
also received the National Medal of the Arts from the NEA in a White House =
ceremony. He has been honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for =
his musical contributions over the past half-century, both as pianist and =
composer.
The current quartet includes Bobby Militello on sax and flute, Randy Jones =
on drums, and Michael Moore on bass. Additional information about Dave =
Brubeck is available at www.brubeckinstitute.org.
Subscription and individual tickets are still available for the remaining =
concerts in the Artist Recital Series. For more information, please call =
the CTS box office at 440-775-8169 or visit www.oberlin.edu/con. CTS is =
located in the lobby of Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St. (Route 58), between =
the Oberlin Inn and the Allen Memorial Art Museum. Box office hours are =
Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and select Saturdays from noon to =
5 p.m.
The Artist Recital Series is sponsored by the Oberlin Conservatory of Music =
at Oberlin College with additional support from the Friends of the Artist =
Recital Series. Media sponsorship for the Artist Recital Series is provided =
by WCLV 104.9-FM, Cleveland=3Fs classical music radio station, WVIZ and =
90.3-WCPN ideastream, and <italic>Northern Ohio Live</italic> magazine.
<italic>All programs and artists are subject to change.
# # #</italic>
</fontfamily></bold><fontfamily><param>Palatino</param>
________________________________________
Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
vox: 440-775-8328
fax: 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
www.oberlin.edu</fontfamily></flushleft>
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