Monday, April 19, 2027
7:30pm
Forbes Concert Hall
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The JMU Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Chuck Dotas, was founded in 1971 and is the premier jazz group in the School of Music at James Madison University. The ensemble has performed at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage in Washington, DC, the Montreux International Jazz and Blues Festival, the North Sea Jazz Festival, and the Virginia Music Educator's Association annual convention. The JMU Jazz Ensemble has been featured with the United States Navy Commodores Jazz Ensemble, the United States Air Force Airmen of Note Jazz Ensemble, and at the East Coast Jazz Festival in Rockville, Maryland. The ensemble has performed with many well-known jazz artists, including Dick Oatts, John Clayton, Greg Gisbert, Nate Smith, Shelia Jordan, Mike Holober, Joseph Eckert, Clay Jenkins, John D’Earth, Chris Merz, Mike Titlebaum, and Jim White.
Thanks for our generous Friends of the Arts & Design scholarship donors whose support allows our students to continue to create, perform, and inspire.
Arts & Design Hero ($5,000+)
- Patricia Gould & Hasan Karsiloglu
- Ann & Mark Siciliano
- Richard & Sue Orem
- Joshua & Trish Weinstein
Arts & Design Champion ($1,500-$4,999)
- Jonathan Fox
- Rubén Graciani & Matt Pardo
- Marilou Johnson
- Matthew & Sarah Von Schuch
Arts & Design Advocate ($500-$1,499)
- John & Susan Allemeier
- Jerry Benson & Martha Ross
- Beth Chandler Cahill & Jim Cahill
- Nancy Davis
- Patrick & Stephanie Driscoll
- Holly Haney & Bob Kolvoord
- Quillon Hall & Karin Tollefson-Hall
- Gina & Tom Holden
- Thomas McKenzie
Arts & Design Ally ($250-$499)
- Sue Agranoff
- Ellen & George Aschenbrenner
- Reginald Bryson & Souha Khawam
- Eric & Jess Guinivan
- MiKyoung Lee
- Amy & Sean Myers-Payne
- Rebekah Noonan
- Cyndia & Dexter Taylor
- Heather & Theodore Tseng
- Bethany & Scott Vriesman
- Connie & Hugh Westfall
- Cecelia Wolf
- Diane & Leonard Young
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