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Shenandoah Conservatory Jazz Ensemble
Craig Fraedrich, Shenandoah Conservatory's Jazz Ensemble Director
Craig Fraedrich served for 25 years as a soloist with the Army Blues Jazz Ensemble.
Fraedrich’s CD ”So in Love” reached #12 on the Billboard National Jazz Radio charts.
He has also had over sixty compositions and arrangements performed by the Army Blues.
Shenandoah Conservatory's premiere jazz ensemble performs big band standards and contemporary works by today's jazz giants.
All performances take place in Armstrong Concert Hall.
Ravi Coltrane Quartet
with the Shenandoah Conservatory Jazz Ensemble
Sunday, September 18, 7:30 p.m.
Jazz Trumpet Kings
Friday, September 30, 8 p.m.
This program celebrates trumpet legends with music by Maynard Ferguson, Doc Severinson and Clifford Brown.
The Music of Mingus, Monk and Miles
Friday, November 4, 8 p.m.
This salute to jazz greats Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk and Miles Davis features classic hits like “Moanin,” “Better Get Hit In Your Soul,” “‘Round Midnight” and “So What?.”
Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington
Friday, February 10, 8 p.m.
The legendary 30-year collaboration between composer/pianist/arranger Billy Strayhorn and famous bandleader Duke Ellington is the focus of this exciting program featuring the duo’s most popular hits including “Satin Doll” and “Take the A Train.”
New Directions featuring the Music of Alan Baylock
Friday, March 30, 8 p.m.
The finale concert of the jazz series season features the music and arrangements of rising star and new conservatory faculty member Alan Baylock.
Alan Baylock, Shenandoah Conservatory’s new jazz composer-in residence
Alan Baylock has written compositions and arrangements that have been performed and recorded
by jazz greats such as Freddie Hubbard, Michael Brecker, Maynard Ferguson, Arturo Sandoval, Joe Lovano,
Dave Liebman and Al Jarreau.
Baylock is also the chief arranger for the United States Airforce Airmen of Note.
