March 30th, 2017 – UW Jazz Orchestra With Guest Trumpeter Clay Jenkins & The Delavan-Darien High School Jazz Ensemble

Following his master class on the UW campus earlier in the day, Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich and Count Basie alumnus and Eastman School of Music Professor Clay Jenkins will perform as guest soloist with the Mead Witter School of Music’s student big band and the student jazz ensemble from Delevan-Darien High School.  In addition to his teaching work at Eastman, Mr. Jenkins continues performing with the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (of which he’s a charter member).  Over the years, he has recorded with Milt Jackson, Diana Krall, Ray Brown, Kurt Elling, Dr. John, Ernestine Anderson, Karrin Allyson, among many others. 7:30 PM, UW Memorial Union’s Frederic March Play Circle.  Free admission.