Music
Spelman College Jazz Ensemble
Since its inception, the Spelman College
Jazz Ensemble has established an eight-to-ten city tour,
gathering new fans and teaching old ones that jazz isn't
a man's world after all.
From the women's college in Atlanta, Georgia, this
unique combination of vocalists, wind instrumentalists
and rhythm section has thrilled and excited audiences
across the country with their innovative and soulful
sound.
Organized in 1983, under the leadership of its
founder/director, Joe Jennings, this talented, nationally-renowned,
all female jazz ensemble has toured throughout the
United States, and has shared the stage with jazz greats
such as Wynton Marsalis, Consuela Lee, Nancy Wilson,
Leroy Jenkins, Valerie Capers, the Straight Ahead Jazz
Quartet, the Uptown Sting Quartet, Dee Dee Bridgewater,
and Regina Carter.
Jazz Ensemble 2009 Spring Tour Schedule
The Spelman College Jazz Ensemble takes an annual tour every Spring Break to perform for audiences across the country. This year, The Ensemble will be performing the music of John Coltrane, Horace Silver, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Oliver Nelson and many others.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
University of the South
735 University Ave.
Sewanee, Tennessee
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Huntsville Marriott
5 Tranquility Base
Huntsville, Alabama
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Drexel University’s Mandel Theater
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Friday, March 13, 2009
Christ Episcopal Church
Columbia, Maryland
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
57 US Highway 1
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Ramapo Cultural Arts Center
64 North Main Street
Spring Valley, New York
Monday, March 16, 2009
Schomburg Center
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, New York
Glee Club Tour Schedule
