One of the New Music Series concerts featured jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Uri Caine performing solo piano works as well as with a combo, which included Macalester studio instructors Dave Jensen, trumpet, and Kathy Jensen, saxophone. The MacJazz big band, directed by Joan Griffith, performed several works by Caine.
Thanks to generous funding from the Rivendell Foundation, the Macalester Music Department presents two to three concerts per season focusing on New Music and Jazz.
February 25 2009
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