Hope College Department of Music Presents 

AN EVENING OF JAZZ: A TRIBUTE TO DUKE ELLINGTON

Featuring special guest artist: Bassist extraordinaire Darryl Jones (Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Sting, the Rolling Stones, etc.) 
 

Check out this video interview of Darryl Jones
 

The Jazz Arts Collective and two different jazz chamber ensembles will perform on Saturday, November 16. The concert will take place at 7:00 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.

The public is invited.  Admission is free.

The Jazz Arts Collective, directed by Prof. Robert Shipley, The Jazz Guitar Combo, directed by Prof. Lee Heerspink, and the Steps Ahead Jazz Combo, directed by Prof. Tom Lockwood, will perform timeless, popular jazz selections. The Jazz Arts Collective is the premier large jazz ensemble at Hope College. The collective places a creative focus on ensemble communication and improvisation. Consisting of a rhythm section and flexible wind instrumentation. These select groups perform compositions and arrangements from across the full spectrum of jazz music.

The college’s jazz chamber ensembles afford students the opportunity to perform in the classic small group combo setting. The ensembles vary in size and instrumentation, and place a creative focus on improvisation and group communication. All of the ensembles perform works from the classic jazz repertoire. The more advanced jazz chamber ensembles also perform repertoire from the contemporary jazz world. The ensembles also place an emphasis on original student and faculty compositions. All of the ensembles are coached by members of the Hope College jazz faculty.

Audience members who need assistance to fully enjoy any event at Hope are encouraged to contact the college’s Events and Conferences Office by emailing events@hope.edu or calling 616-395-7222 on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Updates related to events are posted when available in the individual listings at hope.edu/calendar.

The Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts is located at 221 Columbia Ave., between 9th and 10th streets.

ROBERT SHIPLEY

Conductor Robert Shipley is an Assistant Professor of Music and the Director of Jazz Studies at Hope College. Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, Oprah Winfrey, and The Tonight Show are all destinations where the Grammy nominated musician, Robert Shipley has shared his talent of drumming with the world. Natalie Cole, Diana Ross, The Temptations, The O’Jays, Chaka, and many others, are all well-known bands and individuals whom Robert Shipley has had the privilege of playing with.