Dizzy Gillespie Tribute – Festival Miami

Concerts & Performances
Date Thursday, January 26, 2017, 8:00 pm Organization Frost School of Music at the University of Miami Categories Concerts & Performances
Place UM Maurice Gusman Concert Hall Address 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables Phone 305-284-4940 Website http://www.miami.edu/frost/index.php/festival_miami/

Join Festival Miami for an upbeat celebration honoring the centennial of the late great jazz icon John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie, Dizzy Gillespie Tribute – Frost Concert Jazz Band. The evening will feature some of the most illustrious stars of jazz – trumpeter Jon Faddis, saxophonist Jimmy Heath, and drummer Ignacio Berroa, all associated with Gillespie throughout their illustrious careers. The concert begins with a small ensemble set featuring Faddis, Heath and Berroa, plus faculty pianists, Martin Bejerano and Gonzalo Rubalcaba. Then trumpeter John Daversa and the award-winning Frost Concert Jazz Band join the guest artists in the second half to perform dazzling big band works associated with Dizzy Gillespie, beloved the world over. Tickets are $50, $40 and $30.

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