[NEohioPAL]Oberlin Jazz Septet Headlines at Cleveland Bop Stop, Goes on Tour

[Marci Janas]

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November 22, 2004				440-775-8328//marci.janas at oberlin.edu



THE OBERLIN JAZZ SEPTET HEADLINES AT THE CLEVELAND BOP STOP DEC. 5, THEN 
TRAVELS TO ASPEN JAZZ SNOWMASS IN JANUARY

OBERLIN, OHIO -- The Oberlin Jazz Septet (OJS), an ensemble representing 
the most outstanding student performers, arrangers, and composers from the 
Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Oberlin College, will headline at the 
Cleveland Bop Stop Sunday, December 5. There is a $5 cover charge at the 
door.

The Cleveland Bop Stop, located at 2920 Detroit Avenue, began showcasing 
the jazz scene in 1991, and has featured such greats as the legendary Dave 
Liebman Group and virtuoso saxophone player Howie Smith. In December, the 
OJS will be billed with two other Oberlin jazz combos. On-site and street 
parking and wheelchair-accessible facilities are available. For more 
information, call 216-771-6551 or visit clevelandbopstop.com.

Members of the OJS are trombonist Ryan Snow '05 from Stanford, California, 
a student of Associate Professor of Jazz Trombone Robin Eubanks; guitarist 
Max Hellermann '05 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a student of Associate 
Professor of Jazz Guitar Robert Ferrazza; percussionist Kassa Overall '06 
from Seattle, Washington, a student of Assistant Professor of Jazz 
Percussion Billy Hart and Professor of Percussion Michael Rosen; pianist 
Phillip Jones II '06 from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, a student of visiting 
teacher of jazz piano Dan Wall; tenor saxophonist Matt Nelson '06 from Palo 
Alto, California, a student of Visiting Professor of Jazz Saxophone Gary 
Bartz; bassist Ben Purcell '06 from Detroit, Michigan, a student of 
Professor of Jazz Studies and Double Bass Peter Dominguez; and, on trumpet, 
Theo Croker '07 from Leesburg, Florida, a student of Visiting Professor of 
Jazz Trumpet Marcus Belgrave.

Formed annually, the OJS is made up of students nominated by the jazz 
studies faculty at the Conservatory, and their performance repertoire 
includes original compositions and arrangements of classic jazz. In past 
years the OJS has been featured at the Detroit, Elmhurst, and Notre Dame 
jazz festivals as well as at many high schools and arts programs throughout 
the United States.

Prior OJS tours have successfully increased jazz studies exposure in 
important urban centers, brought Oberlin alumni together with advertised 
concerts, and provided the Conservatory with important recruitment of 
students from underrepresented communities.

This year's ensemble will travel to Aspen, Colorado in January to 
participate in Jazz Aspen Snowmass' winter concert series and outreach 
program, visiting area schools to talk about -- and demonstrate -- their 
musicianship. In addition to Aspen, the OJS will perform at schools in 
Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Chicago.

The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865 and part of the 
intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since 1867, is renowned 
internationally as a professional music school of the highest caliber and 
is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. 
Oberlin offers a premier undergraduate jazz studies program, chaired by 
Professor of African American Music Wendell Logan, that prepares students 
for careers as professional jazz musicians and for advanced study in jazz. 
The jazz studies faculty includes composers and performers who, in addition 
to teaching lessons and coaching ensembles, maintain active performing 
careers throughout the world. Numerous Oberlin alumni have achieved success 
in the jazz idiom, among them keyboardist Ted Baker, pianist and composer 
Stanley Cowell, bassist, composer, and arranger Leon Lee Dorsey, pianist, 
arranger, and producer Allen Farnham, bassist Ben Jaffe, composer and 
pianist Jon Jang, writer, composer, and saxophonist James McBride, and 
trumpeter, trombonist, and composer Michael Mossman.

For more information, visit Oberlin.edu.

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Media Contact Only:	Marci Janas
440-775-8328
marci.janas at oberlin.edu




	



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RELEASE:</underline>			<underline>MEDIA CONTACT:</underline> Marci Janas

November 22, =
2004				<color><param>0000,0000,00ff</param><underline>440-775-8328//marci.j=
anas at oberlin.edu



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</bigger></underline></color><bigger><bigger><bold>THE OBERLIN JAZZ SEPTET =
HEADLINES AT THE CLEVELAND BOP STOP DEC. 5, THEN TRAVELS TO ASPEN JAZZ =
SNOWMASS IN JANUARY<bigger><bigger>


</bigger></bigger></bold>OBERLIN, OHIO -- The Oberlin Jazz Septet (OJS), an =
ensemble representing the most outstanding student performers, arrangers, =
and composers from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Oberlin College, =
will headline at the Cleveland Bop Stop Sunday, December 5. There is a $5 =
cover charge at the door.=20


The Cleveland Bop Stop, located at 2920 Detroit =
Avenue,<color><param>0080,0000,0000</param> </color>began showcasing the =
jazz scene in 1991, and has featured such greats as the legendary Dave =
Liebman Group and virtuoso saxophone player Howie Smith. In December, the =
OJS will be billed with two other Oberlin jazz combos. On-site and street =
parking and wheelchair-accessible facilities are available. For more =
information, call 216-771-6551 or visit clevelandbopstop.com.


Members of the OJS are trombonist Ryan Snow '05 from Stanford, California, =
a student of Associate Professor of Jazz Trombone Robin Eubanks; guitarist =
Max Hellermann '05 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a student of Associate =
Professor of Jazz Guitar Robert Ferrazza; percussionist Kassa Overall '06 =
from Seattle, Washington, a student of Assistant Professor of Jazz =
Percussion Billy Hart and Professor of Percussion Michael Rosen; pianist =
Phillip Jones II '06 from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, a student of visiting =
teacher of jazz piano Dan Wall; tenor saxophonist Matt Nelson '06 from Palo =
Alto, California, a student of Visiting Professor of Jazz Saxophone Gary =
Bartz; bassist Ben Purcell '06 from Detroit, Michigan, a student of =
Professor of Jazz Studies and Double Bass Peter Dominguez; and, on trumpet, =
Theo Croker '07 from Leesburg, Florida, a student of Visiting Professor of =
Jazz Trumpet Marcus Belgrave.


Formed annually, the OJS is made up of students nominated by the jazz =
studies faculty at the Conservatory, and their performance repertoire =
includes original compositions and arrangements of classic jazz. In past =
years the OJS has been featured at the Detroit, Elmhurst, and Notre Dame =
jazz festivals as well as at many high schools and arts programs throughout =
the United States.


Prior OJS tours have successfully increased jazz studies exposure in =
important urban centers, brought Oberlin alumni together with advertised =
concerts, and provided the Conservatory with important recruitment of =
students from underrepresented communities.<bold>=20


</bold>This year's ensemble will travel to Aspen, Colorado in January to =
participate in Jazz Aspen Snowmass' winter concert series and outreach =
program, visiting area schools to talk about -- and demonstrate -- their =
musicianship. In addition to Aspen, the OJS will perform at schools in =
Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Chicago.


The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865 and part of the =
intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since 1867, is renowned =
internationally as a professional music school of the highest caliber and =
is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. =
Oberlin offers a premier undergraduate jazz studies program, chaired by =
Professor of African American Music Wendell Logan, that prepares students =
for careers as professional jazz musicians and for advanced study in jazz. =
The jazz studies faculty includes composers and performers who, in addition =
to teaching lessons and coaching ensembles, maintain active performing =
careers throughout the world. Numerous Oberlin alumni have achieved success =
in the jazz idiom, among them keyboardist Ted Baker, pianist and composer =
Stanley Cowell, bassist, composer, and arranger Leon Lee Dorsey, pianist, =
arranger, and producer Allen Farnham, bassist Ben Jaffe, composer and =
pianist Jon Jang, writer, composer, and saxophonist James McBride, and =
trumpeter, trombonist, and composer Michael Mossman.


For more information, visit Oberlin.edu.<bigger><bigger>


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Media Contact Only:	Marci Janas

440-775-8328

marci.janas at oberlin.edu





	



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