University of Mary Washington Jazz Ensemble
Doug Gately, Director
The ensemble is made up of students majoring in all areas of study. The UMW Jazz Ensemble performs contemporary jazz arrangements as well as standard big band literature. Members receive instruction in performance techniques, jazz history, theory, improvisation, and an analysis of elements of style and interpretation of music found within the jazz idiom. The Ensemble performs for various events on and off campus. Major concerts are presented each semester. The UMW Jazz Ensemble hosts the annual UMW Jazz Festival, performing with national and international “name" Jazz Artists. Within this ensemble is the formation of the UMW Sextet and other smaller groups that perform at various events. The ensemble is open to all students by audition.
UMW Jazz Festival
The University of Mary Washington Jazz Festival. was created by the UMW Department of Music to bring quality Jazz to the university and the community as part of the Unversity’s continual support for the Arts. The festival is designed to enrich the UMW student musical experience and explore an important part of of America’s rich musical heritage and cultural diversity. Each year local, National, and International Jazz Artists are invited to perform with the University of Mary Washington Jazz Ensemble. Past participants in the Festival include, Nasar Abadey, Dave Bandman, Joshua Bayer, Wade Beach, James King, Tony Lakatos, James Moody, Vaughn Nark, Marty Nau, Tom Williams, Bruce Middle, Ron Gordon, U.S. Navy Commodores, U.S. Army Blues, and the Capital Bones.
The UMW Music Department has also created a High School Honors Jazz Ensemble to perform at the festival. Student musicians from local high schools are invited to the university to form a unified All-Star Jazz Ensemble.
For information in participating in the Festival please contact Doug Gately at dgately@umw.edu
UMW Jazz Festival 2010
Dodd Auditorium, George Washington Hall
3 p.m., Sunday, April 11, 2010
The University of Mary Washington Jazz Ensemble will host the annual UMW Jazz Festival on Sunday, April 11,in George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium. The festival will feature outstanding jazz saxophonist,Chris Vadala performing with the UMW Jazz Ensemble. Mr. Vadala's performing career has been highlighted by a long tenure as standout woodwind artist with the Internationally recognized Chuck Mangione Quartet. performing credits on five gold and two platinum albums, plus two Grammy, one Emmy, one Georgie (AGVA) and one Golden Globe Award. In addition, he has performed and/or recorded with such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, B.B. King, Chick Corea, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Placido Domingo, Sarah Vaughn, Natalie Cole, Herbie Hancock, Ray Charles, Henry Mancini, Doc Severinsen, Phil Woods, Joe Lovano, and many others.
Come join this evening of great live jazz. The festival is free and open to the public and tickets are not required.
Festival Schedule
Performances
3:00 - 5:00
Chris Vadala
All Events are free and open to the public
For more information contact the UMW Music Dept. at (540) 654 - 1012
Doug Gately, Bio / Highlights
- Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Mary Washington.Director of the Jazz Ensemble, Flute Ensemble, and the principal instructor of flute, clarinet and saxophone at the University.
- Active performer as well as an educator. Recognized for Outstanding Service to Jazz Education from the International Association of Jazz Educators. As a multi-instrumentalist, specializing in woodwinds, toured and performed throughout the United States, Canada, South America, and Europe. Works within various jazz and classical genres including clinics, solo appearances, chamber, and club date performances.
- Credited with numerous studio recordings for commercials and CDs’, as well as making radio and television appearances.
- Leads his own jazz groups, the Doug Gately Trio and Studio Six.
- Former Artist/Clinician with Boosey & Hawkes/Buffet Clarinets.
- Former member and featured soloist with the USAF Airmen of Note, in Washington DC., the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force. (visit Airmen of Note for recordings)
- Credits include performances with Jazz Artists, Arturo Sandoval, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Watrous, Louis Bellson, Stanley Turentine, Bob Mitzer, Jon Faddis, and Sammy Nestico.
- Credits also include performances with Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennet, Nancy Wilson, Bob Hope, Spinners, Temptations, Crystal Gayle, the Manhatten Transfer, and the National Symphony Orchestra.
- Studied woodwinds with Joe Viola at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and is a graduate of Mary Washington College and George Mason University.
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