Ryan Truesdell & UCalgary Jazz Orchestra
Acclaimed composer conducts university's own award-winning group
- Location: University Theatre, University of Calgary 230 University Court NW
- Price: $18 - $25
Composer, arranger, and producer Ryan Truesdell was voted Best New Artist in the 2012 JazzTimes Critic’s Poll. Hear him conduct the award-winning UCalgary Jazz Orchestra on November 14, 2016.
Truesdell joins the School of Creative and Performing Arts as part of its Monday Night Jazz program.
A skilled composer and arranger, Truesdell has been commissioned by trumpeter Ingrid Jensen with the U.S.A.F. Band of the Pacific, pianist Frank Kimbrough with the University of Minnesota’s Jazz Ensemble, and wrote a new piece for Bob Brookmeyer’s 80th birthday concert at the Eastman School of Music. He was also awarded the First Music commission from the New York Youth Symphony’s Jazz Band Classic in 2009.
The School of Creative and Performing Arts presents Ryan Truesdell & UCalgary Jazz Orchestra at 8:00pm on November 14, 2016 at the University Theatre, University of Calgary (230 University Court NW).
