VCU Jazz Orchestra I with Kurt Rosenwinkel: I Remember You

VCU Jazz Orchestra I with Kurt Rosenwinkel: I Remember You
VCU Jazz was fortunate to host guest guitarist/composer Kurt Rosenwinkel in a virtual multi-day residency in which he presented masterclasses, taught lessons, and (as noted in the May 2021 edition of Down Beat) collaborated with our student ensembles via several multitracked performances then aired within our concerts. I picked Bill Holman's arrangement of the Victor Schertzinger/Johnny Mercer classic "I Remember You" as a chart for the JO I to collaborate on with our guest artist. It calls for five trumpets, and we carry four; so we invited our Professor of Trumpet and Jazz Trumpet, Rex Richardson, to join us on lead trumpet for this one. And you'll hear solos from George Maddox (piano), Noah Mendoza (trumpet), and Tye Proffitt (trombone), along with our guest. We are delighted that he virtually came our way to share in his music and ours! Visit jazz.vcu.edu and www.kurtrosenwi.... --Prof. Antonio Garcia, Director, VCU Jazz Studies