Jazz Concert Report Sample

On the date of December 11, 2015 the Ball State School of Music presented a Christmas themed jazz concert at Sursa Hall. The concert cost five dollars for students and ten dollars for general admission. The show was performed by the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra and they created a fantastic jazz performance with elements of Christmas.
The crowd in attendance was a mixture of students from the University and High schools throughout the state, natives of Muncie and jazz enthusiast. The performance drew a diverse crowd of people in the Christmas spirit and it provided a high level of entertainment that was enjoyable to all.
The performance had around fifty people in attendance. It cannot be stressed enough how great the experience was due
In 2010, the Buselli-Wallarab’s album Basically Baker was acknowledged by Down Beat Magazine as one of the top 100 jazz album’s recorded of the past decade. The Buselli-Wallarab Orchestra also has six other recordings that have received international attention and rave critical reviews. The program consisted of seasonal holiday arrangements by Brent Wallarab.
The Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra consisted of 18 members. The conductor was the before mentioned Brent Wallarab. Vocals was the responsibility of the great Everett Greene. On saxophones and woodwinds was Tom Meyer, Michael Stricklin, Rob Dixon, Randy Salman, and Mat Pivec. On trumpets was co-leader Mark Buselli, Jeff Conrad, Scott Belck and Jen Siukola. On trombone was Time Coffman, Freddie Mendoze and Rich Dole. On the French horn was Celeste Holler-Seraphinoff. On the piano was Luke Gillepie and on drums was Mitch Shiner. Last but least the talented Nick Tucker was on
The performance opened up with the holiday classic Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane. The program also included The Christmas Song, known to some as Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire by Bob Wells and Mel Torme. Frank Loesser’s What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve was executed beautifully just as the songs previously listed. Kim Gannon’s and Walter Kent’s I’ll Be Home For Christmas was the second to last arrangement performed. The grand finale was Franz Gruber’s and Joseph Mohr’s Silent Night. These five arrangements brought in interesting element of vocals to the Jazz performance and Everett Greene was