Vocal Jazz Ensemble
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Vocal Jazz Ensemble


                         

Event Details

Sunday, May 14, 2023

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.


Bezanson Recital Hall

151 Presidents Drive

Amherst MA 01003



Free

Event Website


Music and Dance Department

music@music.umass.edu

413-577-2154

The Department of Music and Dance presents the Vocal Jazz Ensemble: The Legacy of Paris Rutherford III, celebrating his music and that of his students, directed by Catherine Jensen-Hole.

Paris Rutherford III, 88, Professor Emeritus of jazz studies at the University of North Texas, who was pivotal in elevating jazz education in his 30-year career at UNT, died Nov. 23, 2022. The ensemble will perform Paris’ arrangements, including the commissioned arrangement for UMass Vocal Jazz Ensemble of Never Let Me Go. Also featuring original music and arrangements by his students, Rosana Eckert, Cathy Jensen-Hole, Gary Eckert, and Kerry Marsh. 

The concert will also be live-streamed via YouTube @umassmusicdance.