Presented
by Gayle Manufacturing Company
Boise
State University Music Department
&
Jazz Educators of Idaho, Inc.
About the Program
Jazz Saturdays is a jazz workshop series held in Boise, Idaho and underwritten by Gayle Manufacturing Company of Nampa, Idaho (Jim DeBlasio, CEO). The workshops present a variety of guest artists from across the nation and provide an extraordinary opportunity for jazz education and appreciation in Boise and the surrounding Treasure Valley.
The workshops occur on September 28, 2002 and March 15, 2003.
"Jazz Saturdays" will also be presenting the Acoustic Jazz Quartet
as part of the 8th Annual CSI Jazz Summit at the College of Southern Idaho
in Twin Falls on Friday, January 24, 2003 and Saturday, January 25, 2003. The workshops are offered free
of charge to musicians of all age and ability levels. Individuals who
wish to participate in this year's Jazz Saturdays workshops should contact
Brent Jensen at 208-732-6765, or send him e-mail from the contacts
page of this Web site.
About the Director
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Jazz Saturdays is
under the direction of saxophonist/jazz educator Brent Jensen. He
has taught jazz studies at Whitman College, Washington State University,
Northwest Nazarene College, and Boise State University. He is currently
the Director of Jazz Studies at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin
Falls. Brent has studied saxophone and jazz improvisation with Lee
Konitz in New York City and Gregory Yasinitsky at Washington State
University. He was featured in the August 1996 issue of Jazziz
magazine as one of twelve winners in an international jazz talent
search ("Woodwindson Fire"). Brent's debut CD on Origin
Records "The Sound of a Dry Martini: Remembering Paul Desmond" (Origin 82396) charted on national jazz radio's Top 50 for 13 weeks in the Spring of 2002. His latest release is "Stay Cool" (Origin 82403) with tenor saxophonist David Sills. Brent Jensen's Web Site: http://www.brentjensenjazz.com MP3 Music and CDs: http://www.mp3.com/bjensen World Jazz Scene Profile: http://www.worldjazzscene.com/brentjensen.html CDs Available at: http://www.jazzsteps.com and http://www.jazzloft.com Online reviews
of the "Dry Martini" CD can be found at |
Please send questions and comments to
jazzsaturdays@boisemusicians.com