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
Music and Dance Department
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.