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Vocal Jazz Ensemble Review

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I attended the Vocal Jazz Ensemble which is directed by Teri Roiger and Studley Theatre Ensemble directed by John Menegon on April 22, 2014 at Julien J. Studley Theatre at 8:00 pm. I was very happy and excited to see this event because of my interest on Jazz music. The first part of the concert was directed by Teri Roiger and the performers were Meghan Caldwell as vocalist, Rob Cosentino as drummer, Adam Cloc as the pianist, Casey Richards as the second vocalist, James Rubino as guitarist and Nick Telesca as the bass player. The second part of the concert was directed by John Menegon and the performers were Oscar Desiderio as guitarist, Russell Hartman as saxophonist, Connor Larkin as the bass player, Jeremiah Mohoney as viola and harmonica player, Michael Schott as drum player, Nick Summers as trumpet player and finally Ryan Teal as the guitar player. The first performance of Vocal Jazz Ensemble was ‘’Social Call’’ by Gigi Gryce and Jon Hendricks. The performance was very nice with the vocals’ performances. The audiences were showing their appreciations with clapping after each solo performance. Social Call was a good example of big band arrangements in 1956 by Gigi Gryce. Drum and piano were the most outstanding instruments in this performance of song. Vocalists were very comfortable and self confident while singing. This characteristic of the vocalists made the performance very enjoying to listen. After the first minute of the song the rhythm of singing increased and became as the vocalist is talking. This style is especially coming from artists like Billie Holiday and Carmen McRae. The vocalists gave the deep feeling of the song with their body movements and expressions. Also, the vocalists gave information about the song after the performance. The second song of the first part of the concert which is directed by Teri Roiger was ‘’What a Little Moonlight Can Do’’ written by Harry Woods. The outstanding instrume

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