Posted 7:40 p.m. Friday, July 12, 2013
The Gertrude Salzer-Gordon Jazz in the Park 2013 Concert Series concludes with an evening of jazz in Riverside Park Sunday, July 21.
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Trumpeter and Broadway actor/singer Byron Stripling will perform with the La Crosse Jazz Orchestra in Riverside Park Sunday, July 21.[/caption]
The Gertrude Salzer-Gordon Jazz in the Park 2013 Concert Series concludes with an evening of jazz in Riverside Park Sunday, July 21.
The 5th annual one-day free festival will feature The Barbary Coast Dixieland Band from the Twin Cities and internationally acclaimed trumpeter and Broadway actor/singer Byron Stripling. Performances include The Barbary Coast Dixieland Band from 5:30-6:45 p.m. and the La Crosse Jazz Orchestra with Byron Stripling from 7-9 p.m. The rain site is the Weber Center for the Performing Arts.
Together since 1967, Bloomington's Barbary Coast has been performing Dixieland jazz worldwide for more than 40 years. A versatile and talented group, the ensemble specializes in a lively, toe-tapping genre. To add to on-stage action, the group of six plays 18 instruments — from banjo and bass to trombone, clarinet and more — and occasionally switches selections up mid-song.
Stripling headlines the La Crosse Jazz Orchestra performance. As soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra, Stripling performed frequently under the baton of Keith Lockhart, and was featured soloist on the PBS-TV special, "Evening at Pops." Currently, he is artistic director and conductor of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra.
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The Barbary Coast Dixieland Band from the Twin Cities opens an evening of jazz in Riverside Park Sunday, July 21, to close out the 2013 Gertrude Salzer-Gordon Jazz in the Park Concert Series.[/caption]
Since his Carnegie Hall debut with Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops, Stripling has become a pops orchestra favorite throughout the country, soloing with Boston Pops, National Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Cincinnati Pops, Seattle Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Toronto Symphony, The American Jazz Philharmonic and other. He has been a featured soloist at the Hollywood Bowl and performs at jazz festivals throughout the world.
Stripling was chosen to star in the lead role of the musical, "Satchmo." He had a cameo performance in the TV movie, "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles," and had a virtuoso trumpet and riotous comedic performance in the 42nd Street production of "From Second Avenue to Broadway."
The La Crosse Jazz Orchestra, directed by UW-L Music Professor Greg Balfany, is Western Wisconsin's only jazz repertory orchestra and was formed in 1972 to perform "Jazz On A Sunday Afternoon" for the Great River Festival of the Arts Summer Concert Series.
For more information check out www.lacrossejazzorchestra.com.
Trumpeter and Broadway actor/singer Byron Stripling will perform with the La Crosse Jazz Orchestra in Riverside Park Sunday, July 21.[/caption]
The Gertrude Salzer-Gordon Jazz in the Park 2013 Concert Series concludes with an evening of jazz in Riverside Park Sunday, July 21.
The 5th annual one-day free festival will feature The Barbary Coast Dixieland Band from the Twin Cities and internationally acclaimed trumpeter and Broadway actor/singer Byron Stripling. Performances include The Barbary Coast Dixieland Band from 5:30-6:45 p.m. and the La Crosse Jazz Orchestra with Byron Stripling from 7-9 p.m. The rain site is the Weber Center for the Performing Arts.
Together since 1967, Bloomington's Barbary Coast has been performing Dixieland jazz worldwide for more than 40 years. A versatile and talented group, the ensemble specializes in a lively, toe-tapping genre. To add to on-stage action, the group of six plays 18 instruments — from banjo and bass to trombone, clarinet and more — and occasionally switches selections up mid-song.
Stripling headlines the La Crosse Jazz Orchestra performance. As soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra, Stripling performed frequently under the baton of Keith Lockhart, and was featured soloist on the PBS-TV special, "Evening at Pops." Currently, he is artistic director and conductor of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra.
[caption id="attachment_24777" align="alignright" width="275"] The Barbary Coast Dixieland Band from the Twin Cities opens an evening of jazz in Riverside Park Sunday, July 21, to close out the 2013 Gertrude Salzer-Gordon Jazz in the Park Concert Series.[/caption]
Since his Carnegie Hall debut with Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops, Stripling has become a pops orchestra favorite throughout the country, soloing with Boston Pops, National Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Cincinnati Pops, Seattle Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Toronto Symphony, The American Jazz Philharmonic and other. He has been a featured soloist at the Hollywood Bowl and performs at jazz festivals throughout the world.
Stripling was chosen to star in the lead role of the musical, "Satchmo." He had a cameo performance in the TV movie, "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles," and had a virtuoso trumpet and riotous comedic performance in the 42nd Street production of "From Second Avenue to Broadway."
The La Crosse Jazz Orchestra, directed by UW-L Music Professor Greg Balfany, is Western Wisconsin's only jazz repertory orchestra and was formed in 1972 to perform "Jazz On A Sunday Afternoon" for the Great River Festival of the Arts Summer Concert Series.
For more information check out www.lacrossejazzorchestra.com.