Hitting the Low Notes:

Honoring the Instruments on the

Low End of the Sonic Spectrum

Featuring Joseph Daley conducting his Seven Deadly Sins

In honor of UNESCO's International Jazz Day, Library Jazz Band is pulling out all the stops! On April 30, we will perform a unique program with guest composer/conductor Joseph Daley. This program is FREE and open to all.

This exceptional performance, entitled Hitting The Low Notes, celebrates instruments from the lower end of the sonic spectrum, some not often seen in a jazz band. For this performance, the 17-member Library Jazz Band (trumpets, trombones, saxophones, and rhythm section), will be joined by two French horns, tuba, bass saxophone, and expanded trumpet and percussion sections.

For the first time, the ensemble welcomes a guest conductor. The 75-year-old jazz elder Joseph Daley (pictured here) will lead the ensemble as they perform his seminal composition, The Seven Deadly Sins. This seven-movement piece is based on the paintings of contemporary painter/musician Wade Schuman and was completed at the MacDowell Colony in 2001.

Rounding out the program will be classics old and new by Jaco Pastorius, Charles Mingus, Thad Jones, and Frank Foster/the Count Basie Orchestra.

The extended band for this show includes:

Soprano Sax: Nancy Maron

Alto Sax: Travis Sullivan

Tenor Sax: Matt Garrison, Chris Ferdinand

Baritone Sax: Karl Watson

Bass Sax: Andrew Hadro

Trumpets: Jordan Hirsch, Ron Horton, Kim Burgie, William Schaeffer, Rebecca Steinberg

French Horns: Aliyah Danielle, Hanan Rahman

Trombones: Rob Susman, Howard Levy, Dave Levitt, John Roth, Mike Fahn

Bass Trombone: Walter Barrett, Djorkaeff (DJ) Zentla

Tuba: Walter Barrett

Piano: Sarah Jane Cion

Bass: Dan Asher

Drums: Bill Reeve

Percussion: Arnaldo Buzac, Graham Nalle, Daniel Silva