UW Jazz Studies students perform in small combos over two consecutive nights of original tunes, homage to the greats of jazz, and experiments in composing and arranging.
Program
To Be Determined
Cuong Vu - advisor
Minor Blues - Kurt Rosenwinkel
Madiba - Robert Glasper
Abraham's New Gift - Freeness
Carson Johnson, Tenor Saxophone; Owen Gwinn, Tenor Saxophone; Corlan Costello, Piano; Packard Stephenson, Electric Bass; Aiden Chan, Drums
Standing Waves
Coen Rios and Rory Somers - advisors
Solar - Chuck Wayne, Miles Davis
Footprints - Wayne Shorter
Pent Up House - Sonny Rollins
After You've Gone - Turner Layton
Jacqueline Biscay, Tenor Saxophone; Phineas Ruge, Tenor Saxophone; Eliana Koenig, Piano; Dominic Apostol, Bass; Maxim Langs, Drums
The Rare Things
Steve Rodby - advisor
The Intrepid Fox - Freddie Hubbard
That’s What She Says - Manfredo Fest, arranged by Don Tran
Beauty Is A Rare Thing - Ornette Coleman
One By One - Wayne Shorter
Rory Somers - trumpet; Aadithya Manoj - alto saxophone; Graeme Gentle - tenor saxophone; Gavin Westland - piano; Don Viet Tran - bass; Ethan Horn - drums
Director Biographies
Cuong Vu is widely recognized by jazz critics as a leader of a generation of innovative musicians. A truly unique musical voice, Cuong has lent his trumpet playing to a wide range of artists such as Pat Metheny, Laurie Anderson, and David Bowie.
As a youngster, Cuong's intense dedication and love for music led him to a full scholarship at the New England Conservatory of Music where he received his Bachelor of Music in Jazz studies with a distinction in performance. Transitioning from his studies in Boston, he moved to New York in 1994 and began his career actively leading various groups while touring extensively throughout the world. As a leader, Cuong has released eight recordings, each making critics’ lists of the 10 best recordings of their respective years and has received rave reviews from notable publications such as the New York Times, The New Yorker, Harper’s, the Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, JazzTimes and Downbeat. Each record displays how he has carved out a distinctive sonic territory as a trumpet player, blurring all stylistic borders while developing his own compositional aesthetic and sound world.
Awards and honors that Cuong has garnered include grants from the Royalty Research Foundation, the Donald E. Petersen Professorship, ArtistTrust, 4Culture, CityArts and the Colbert Award for Excellence. Cuong is currently associate professor and chair of Jazz Studies at the University of Washington and was awarded the University of Washington's prestigious Distinguished Teacher Award in his third year on faculty. In 2002 and 2006, Cuong was a recipient of the Grammy for Best Contemporary Jazz Album as a member of the Pat Metheny Group. He’s been recognized as one of the top 50 Jazz Artists in an article called “The New Masters” from the British magazine, “Classic CD” and in 2006 was named the Best International Jazz Artist by the Italian Jazz Critics’ Society. Amazon listed Vu’s “Come Play With Me” on their “The 100 Greatest Jazz Albums of All Time.”
