Southeastern Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab Band to present concert
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – The Southeastern Louisiana University Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab Band
will present its first concert of the spring 2019 semester Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m.,
in Pottle Music Building Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
The Jazz Lab Band program, under the direction of Lecturer of Double Bass John
Madere, will include “Bernie’s Tune” by Bernie Miller, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller,
and “Cantaloupe Island” by Herbie Hancock.
The University Jazz Ensemble program, under the direction of Instructor of Percussion
and Director of Jazz Studies Michael Brothers, will include “Who Can I Turn To?” by
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, arranged by Tom Kubis, and several original compositions/arrangements
by guest artist composer/pianist, Michael Pagán. The selections include “Burn it Forward,”
“Deep in My Soul,” “I Contrafact on You,” “Never Let Me Go,” and “Pag’s Groove.”
Associate Professor and Chair of the Music Department at Ottawa University in
Kansas, Pagán teaches jazz piano, theory, composition, arranging, and other jazz-related
courses; he also directs Bravo!, the Ottawa University Jazz Singers. He holds graduate
degrees from Northwestern University and Kent State University in composition.
Pagán has served as director of jazz studies at the University of Minnesota-Duluth,
interim director of jazz studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and has
taught at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance.
He has performed for 40 years throughout the U.S. and in Europe and is in high demand
as a jazz pianist in Kansas City, where he performs over 130 public engagements annually.
As a composer/arranger, Pagán has produced a number of works garnering critical
acclaim, including first prize at the New Music for Young Ensembles composers’ competition
and a five-star review from the “The Irish Times” (Dublin) for his big band recording
“Pag’s Groove.” His music can be heard on the ARC, Cadence, Capri, Dutch Music Partners,
and Tapestry labels and is published by The American Music Center, Dutch Music Partners,
and UNC Jazz Press.
For more information, contact the Department of Music and Performing Arts at
549-2184.
