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Jazz Band shines at Ohio State University Jazz Festival

Congratulations to the members of the jazz band for receiving a superior rating at the OSU Jazz Festival on Sunday, April 26! In addition to the group achievement, A.J. Bihn received one of four outstanding soloist awards plus a full-ride scholarship to the OSU summer jazz camp. A HUGE number of students (13 in all!) were named to the All-Star honor group in recognition of outstanding individual performance. Students recognized were A.J. Bihn, Chase Maenle, Jamie Lauback, K.J. Jablonowski, Melissa Hildebrandt, Joe Lueck, Eddie Bean, Steven Echard, Brandon Saner, Liz Byrd, Jason Scott, Adam Cummins, and Tom Fry. Congratulations!

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The 108 most important recordings to own in Jazz:

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Art Blakey - A Night at Birdland Volume 1	Joe Henderson - Lush Life, Strayhorn Music
Art Blakey - A Night at Birdland Volume 2	Joe Henderson - Mode for Joe
Art Blakey - Moanin'	Joe Henderson - Page One
Art Blakey - Ugetsu	John Coltrane - & Johnny Hartman
Art Farmer - Modern Art	John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Bill Evans - Intermodulation	John Coltrane - Ballads
Bill Evans - Sunday at Village Vanguard	John Coltrane - Blue Train
Bill Evans - Undercurrent	John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Bill Evans - Waltz for Debby	John Coltrane - Mainstream 1958
Blue Mitchell - The Thing to Do	Johnny Griffin - A Blowin' Session
Bobby Hutcherson - Oblique	Johnny Griffin - Introducing
Bud Powell - The Amazing - Vol. 1	Johnny Hartman - I Just Dropped By to Say Hello
Bud Powell - The Genius Of	Johnny Smith - Moonlight in Vermont
Cannonball Adderley - & Coltrain	June Christy - Something Cool
Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else	June Christy - The Misty Miss Christy
Carl Fontana - 5 Star Ed	Kenny Burrell - & John Coltrane
Carl Fontana - The Great Fontana	Kenny Dorham - Una Mas
Charlie Parker - Bird & Diz	Larry Young - Unity
Charlie Parker - Now's The Time	Lee Konitz - Subconscious-Lee
Chet Baker - Playboys	Lee Morgan - Cornbread
Chick Corea - Light as a Feather	Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder
Chick Corea - Now He Sings, Now He Sobs	Lester Young - The President Plays w/ the Oscar Peterson Trio
Clifford Brown - Brown/Roach Inc.	McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy
Clifford Brown - More Study in Brown	Miles Davis - Cookin'
Clifford Brown - Study in Brown	Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Dexter Gordon - Ballads	Miles Davis - Milestones
Dizzy Gillespie - Duets	Miles Davis - My Funny Valentine
Dizzy Gillespie - Groovin' High	Miles Davis - Relaxin' with Miles
Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz at Massey Hall	Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight
Dizzy Gillespie - Sonny Side Up	Miles Davis - Seven Steps to Heaven
Duke Ellington - Money Jungle	Miles Davis - Steamin' with Miles Davis
Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch	Milt Jackson - Bags Meets Wes
Erroll Garner - Concert by the Sea	Nancy Wilson - Sith C. Adderley
Frank Rosolino - Free For All	Oliver Nelson - Blues & The Abstract Truth
Freddie Hubbard - Hub Tones	Oscar Peterson - Plays Count Basie
Freddie Hubbard - Open Sesame	Paul Chambers - Chambers Music
Freddie Hubbard - Ready for Freddie	Red Garland - Groovy
Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay	Slide Hampton - World of Trombones
Gene Ammons - Boss Tenors	Sonny Clark - Leapin' and Lopin'
Grant Green - Born to be Blue	Sonny Rollins - Newk's Time
Grant Green - Feelin' the Spirit	Sonny Rollins - Plus Four
Grant Green - Idle Moments	Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
Hank Mobley - Soul Station	Sonny Rollins - Tenor Madness
Hank Mobley - The Turnaround!	Sonny Stitt - Constellation
Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles	Stan Getz - For Musician's Only
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage	Stan Getz - Stan Getz & Bill Evans
Herbie Hancock - The Prisoner	Stan Kenton - Duet
Horace Silver - Blowin' The Blues Away	Stanley Turrentine - Sugar
Horace Silver - Cape Verdean Blues	Thelonious Monk - With John Coltrane
Horace Silver - Song For My Father	Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil
J.J. Johnson - The Eminent, Volume 1	Wes Montgomery - Full House
Jimmy Smith - Back at the Chicken Shack	Wes Montgomery - Incredible Jazz Guitar
Joe Henderson - In 'N Out	Wes Montgomery - Smokin at the Half Note
Joe Henderson - Inner Urge	Woody Herman - Keeper of the Flame

A Note from Wynton Marsalis:

Listen to Wynton here: Cherokee & Where or When

“There’s nothing that makes me happier than being involved with music on all levels – playing it, writing it, teaching it. I play all over the country and all over the world, for people of all ages, races, shapes, sizes and backgrounds. And I’m increasingly worried about what I’ve seen around our country.

In school after school, over the past 20-something years, I’ve seen a generation of Americans who are culturally ignorant; who lack a basic connection to, and an understanding of the arts; of music, of theater, of dance and of the visual arts.

This may not be a front-page issue, but it really should be a cause for concern for everybody. Why is this so crucial right now? The answer is that as Americans, it’s more important than ever that we have a sense of our identity. When you look at a Stuart Davis painting or listen to Charlie Parker play the saxophone or watch an Arthur Miller play, you’re living an important part of the American experience. We need a generation of diplomats who understand and take pride in our culture and can share it with others. We need a generation of leaders who understand why we must defend our country and what exactly it is that we’re defending.

Jazz tells us more about who we are, where we’ve been, and where we could be going, than any of our indigenous art forms. It is music of communication that, from the beginning, has transported people across the divides of age, race, and geography. Jazz was on the forefront of racial integration, bringing blacks and whites together on the bandstand over a decade before Jackie Robinson entered Major League Baseball. And jazz musicians have serves among our most distinguished diplomats. From the early overseas tours of James Reese Europe and Sidney Bechet to the Civil Rights-era State Department tours of Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie, jazz musicians have broadcast the message of freedom and democracy the world over – and with the greatest of warmth, humor, and soul. Perhaps most importantly for today’s students, jazz enables us to understand and enjoy the individuality of every person and encourages us to listen to one another with empathy. Listening is an important skill to teach our little ones in this age of global communication. The telephone, radio, and computer have given us the tools to speak to one another. Now the question is what will we say and how will we listen. Jazz music teaches the respect, patience, and attentiveness required to participate in today’s worldwide conversation.

We’re sending our kids into the world with their skills and talents underdeveloped, and our nation is really much poorer for it. The beautiful thing about America, however, is that things change very quickly.”