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| Jazz Composers Symposium Finale Concert Featuring Randy Brecker, trumpet Gregoire Maret, harmonica |
| The Tampa Jazz Club is proud to announce a concert featuring exciting new music by CHUCK OWEN & The JAZZ SURGE, featuring special guests RANDY BRECKER, trumpet and GREGOIRE MARET, harmonica. The 18-piece jazz orchestra, which Owen founded in 1995, will perform at the USF Concert Hall on the Tampa campus, on Saturday, May 20, at 8:00 pm. This will be the grand finale of the International Jazz Composers Symposium, which is taking place for the third time at USF, bringing more than 180 prominent composers, musicians, and scholars together at USF for three days of lectures, panels, and master classes. Major concerts take place each evening, including JOHN HOLLENBECK & the CLAUDIA QUINTET on May 18, and the BILLY CHILDS QUARTET on May 19 (with discounted admission for Tampa Jazz Club members). Full information on the Symposium is at www.isjac.org. CHUCK OWEN, named a Distinguished Professor at USF, is a Guggenheim recipient and Grammy nominee whose compositions for jazz orchestra showcase a truly singular sound, documented for more than 20 years by the Jazz Surge. Their upcoming cd will be their 6th release, and continues Owen’s 20-year fascination with integrating Americana/folk/roots flavors into a jazz big band context. Among the influences he cites for the music on ‘Whispers on the Wind’ are three authors he admires: Larry McMurtry, Stephen King, and Cormac McCarthy, and books they have set in the west. For RANDY BRECKER, one of the most prominent jazz artists for the past four decades, this is a return engagement. He was among the guest artists on ‘The Comet’s Tail,’ the spectacular Jazz Surge tribute to Randy’s late brother, Michael Brecker, and made Bay Area performances with the band. As for GREGOIRE MARET, often considered the heir apparent to harmonica legend Toots Thielemans, Owen is ‘completely enchanted’ with his sound and technique. ‘It’s such a delight to have him join the band, and a real treat for the audience who may not know his name…but they will!’ New York violinist SARA CASWELL, who was so impressive at the March debut of Jack Wilkins’ ‘Banff Project,’ will be part of the band, along with both COREY CHRISTIANSEN (from Utah) and USF’s LaRUE NICKELSON playing guitar. ‘I’ve long considered having violin a regular voice in the big band probably our most distinctive feature,’ Owen says, ‘but the use of two guitars, which I’ve used consistently since 1996’s ‘Madcap’ is probably a close second.’ Concerts by this remarkable band are a too-rare event. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear them premiere new music by Chuck Owen, which will be released nationally later this year. And join an audience of top jazz professionals as they gather in the beautiful USF Concert Hall, for the Grand Finale of the International Jazz Composers Symposium. Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge Saturday, May 20; 8:00 PM USF Concert Hall 3735 USF Holly Drive University of South Florida Tampa, FL 33620 |
| Saturday, May 20, 8:00 PM USF Concert Hall University of South Florida Tampa |
| Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge |