f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO FACULTY of MUSIC 2017-2018 season of events University of Toronto Jazz Orchestra Gordon Foote, director Thursday, February 15, 2018 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park Program Whirly Bird Neal Hefti, arr. Sammy Nestico Groove Merchant Thad Jones The Boy Next Door Martin/Blane, arr. Thomas Houlden Redeye Darcy James Argue Greetings and Salutations Thad Jones Girl Talk Neal Hefti, arr. Stan Kenton Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell, arr. Ellen Rowe African Skies Michael Brecker, arr. Jesper Riis We wish to acknowledge this land on which the University of Toronto operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land. Personnel SAXOPHONES TROMBONES Nathaniel Jenkins Vonne Aguda RHYTHM SECTION Piano: Josh Sinclair Guitar: Jay Yoo Zach Griffin Griffin Vona Aiden Salvati Andrew Gormley Nolan Murphy Bass: Irene Harrett Drums: Nick Donovan David Hodgson Caelan Roberge-Toll Collins Saunders TRUMPETS Evan Dalling FRENCH HORNS Charlotte Alexander Lucy Nesbitt Bridget Gaines Daniel Ho Kaelin Murphy Mike Henley Thomas Houlden Ben Frost Biography The University of Toronto Jazz Orchestra (UTJO) is now in the sixth year under the leadership of Gordon Foote. The band is quickly becoming one of Canada’s finest university jazz orchestras, and is the flagship group of the Jazz Studies Program at the University of Toronto. The 19-member ensemble is part of the UofT Jazz Program, which offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Jazz. The UTJO works hard to produce performances that are musical and exciting, with precision and energy. Their repertoire spans many decades, and pays homage to the rich jazz orchestra tradition. The Jazz Degree curriculum also requires students to compose and arrange, which has the ensemble performing music with a unique UofT flavour. In the fall of 2016, the ensemble released a CD, Sweet Ruby Suite The Music of Kenny Wheeler featuring Norma Winstone and Dave Liebman. Ric Bang of Jazz Scan wrote: “...its elegance is mesmerizing; you’ll want to hear it again and again... The University of Toronto clearly is a music school to be reckoned with.” Jack Bowers wrote: “...first rate... Those who admire Wheeler’s point of view—and there are many—should be heartened by what the UTJO and its special guests have accomplished.” The first recording under the direction of Gordon Foote, Reflections (2013), featuring the music of faculty member Mike Murley, who was also the guest on the disc, was reviewed by Jack Bowers of All About Jazz (www.allaboutjazz.com). In that review he said: “To describe the album as impressive would be an understatement. The UTJO is as good as or better than almost any ensemble you'll hear at that level... Reflections is a superb album, teeming with high energy and good humor. Gordon Foote, it seems, has found a congenial new home in Toronto, and the UT Jazz Orchestra is in the best of hands.” For information on giving opportunities at the Faculty of Music please contact Bruce Blandford at 416-946-3145 or make a gift online at https://donate.utoronto.ca/music. @UofTMusic music.utoronto.ca uoftjazz.ca The Faculty of Music is a partner of the Bloor St. Culture Corridor bloorstculturecorridor.com