Jazz Ensemble to swing up tunes Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble will perform its Spring Quarter Concert in Maier Hall on Tuesday.

The free concert will be at 7 p.m. at the hall on the Port Angeles Peninsula College campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

Robbin Eaves of Joyce will sing tunes associated with Nat King Cole, Michael Bublé and Jackie DeShannon.

The 18-piece Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble will play music by John Coltrane, Kenny Barron, Chick Corea, Grant Green, Eddie Harris and others. Two recent compositions by David P. Jones, Jazz Ensemble conductor, will be featured.

This full jazz big band includes violin, five saxophones, three trumpets, four trombones and rhythm.

Featured are Port Angeles’ Bob Bailey (alto sax), Andy Geiger (tenor sax), Richard “Doc” Thorson (tenor sax), Joel Ricci (trumpet), Jordan Nicolas (trumpet), WesLee Laughman (trumpet), Clare Wegener (baritone horn), Ron Daylo (trombone), Tyler Benedict (bass trombone), Olga Palenga (piano) and Jones (keyboards/director).

From Sequim are Kate Powers (electric violin), Bonnie Booth (trombone) and Nicia Pfeffer (drums).

From Port Townsend are John Adams (alto/soprano saxes) and Lorenzo Jones (baritone sax).

Bassist John Sanders lives in Quilcene and one drummer, Tor Brandes, makes the trek all the way from Neah Bay.

The musical styles range from standards of the 1940s and ’50s through post-bop/modern jazz (“Lady Bird” and “Voyage”) to an early jazz/fusion classic (“Cold Duck Time”) and some Latin barnburners.

For more information, contact Jones at 360-417-6405 or djones@pencol.edu.

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