Announcing Auditions for:
The 2009 Young Lions All-Star Band
to perform in concert with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra
and
Duquesne University Director of Jazz Studies,
Mike Tomaro
Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Cornhusker Marriott, 333 South 13th Street, Lincoln NE
Mike Tomaro
has been the Director of Jazz Studies at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA since 1997. This saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger and educator earned his B.S. degree in Music Education from Duquesne University and his M.A. degree in Saxophone Performance from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Prior to his appointment at Duquesne, he spent seventeen years as a member of the Army Blues Jazz Ensemble, a unit of the prestigious "Pershing's Own" U.S. Army Band. While a member of this group, he served as its Enlisted Musical Director and performed for Presidents Reagan, Bush and Clinton as well as heads of state from around the world. He also composed and/or arranged much of the Army Blues repertoire and was featured as a soloist on several of the group's albums and CDs. Mike has four nationally released recordings under his own name that showcase his talents as both performer and writer. As a composer and arranger, Mike's music has been performed by the likes of jazz greats Nancy Wilson, Randy Brecker, Mike Stern, Ernie Watts, Bobby Shew, Claudio Roditi, New York Voices, Al Vizzutti, and many more. As a performer, Mike has worked with such diverse artists and groups as Nancy Wilson, Rosemary Clooney, Ray Charles, Michael Feinstein, Linda Ronstadt, Johnny Mathis, Terence Blanchard, Louis Bellson, Terry Gibbs, Dizzy Gillespie Tribute Big Band, New York Voices, Woody Herman Orchestra and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. In his hometown, he has performed with guitarist Joe Negri, the Pittsburgh Symphony, Pittsburgh Ballet and Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble in addition to leading his own small groups.
The Nebraska Jazz
Orchestra was founded in 1975 and performs throughout Nebraska
and the Midwest. Tours to Europe have included England, France,
Germany, Scotland, and a 1997 performance at the prestigious Montreux
International Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland.
"Proof positive that
jazz isn't just a New York or New Orleans or Chicago or Kansas City thing."
- Jazz Times
"... their overall sound resembles that of a polished studio
band ... their join dedication to the principles of sectional precision ...
is continually in evidence..." - Down Beat
"The Nebraska Jazz Orchestra is world class!!" - Bobby
Watson
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Rules, Guidelines & Eligibility ·
Open to musicians who
have not reached their 22nd birthday on or before January 22, 2009. REHEARSAL:
Sunday, January 11, 2009, 3:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m., O'Donnell Auditorium, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln |
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