44th Annual Jazz Showcase - Spotlight on the Music of Quincy Jones & Benny Golson

Tues. March 4, 2025 @ 7:30pm, Bowker Auditorium
$15/5/UMass students free

44th Annual Jazz Showcase
Spotlight on the music of Quincy Jones (1933-2024) & Benny Golson (1929-2024)

Featuring Jazz Ensemble I, Chapel Jazz & Jazz Lab Ensembles, Vocal Jazz Ensemble & Chamber Jazz combos.

Jeffrey W. Holmes, Thomas Giampietro, Mitch Chakour, Forest Loomis-Dulong, directors

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader. He was a music industry giant who is best known for producing some of the most successful albums and songs of all time, including three of Michael Jackson's most successful albums: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), and Bad (1987).

Benny Golson (January 25, 1929 – September 21, 2024) was an American bebop and hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launching his solo career.