Faculty Member, Recent Alumna Team Up for CD, Tour, Teaching
Within a year of starting their collaboration, pianist Dariusz Terefenko and alto saxophonist Alexa Tarantino gave concerts in Dallas, Rochester, Hartford, and New York City, and issued their recent album Crossing Paths. Now, the jazz duo is taking their show further afield, traveling to Poland in March to teach and perform, and to Brazil in…
Move Over Gabriel, There’s a New Sheriff in Town … the Legendary Clark Terry
In February 2005, Clark Terry performed with the Eastman Jazz Ensemble under Bill Dobbins. CT was a gem. Clark Terry had a resume that read like a history of jazz. He played with some of the most notable performers in America, including Count Basie and Duke Ellington’s famous bands. He recorded albums with Ella Fitzgerald,…
Eastman News Highlights February 23, 2015
Here are some select recent clippings showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. (Note: Some links may have expired.) Big Idea: Music’s power to heal the brain (Houston Chronicle 02/14/2015) Idea person: J. Todd Frazier, composer and director of Houston Methodist Center for Performing Arts…