The Chesapeake Arts Center Presents:
Army Jazz Ambassadors
at the Chesapeake Arts Center
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in the Hammonds Lane Theatre
Friday, June 27, 2014
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Doors 7:00pm | Show 7:30pm
All Ages!
FREE ADMISSION
The
Jazz Ambassadors is the offical touring big band of the United States
Army. Formed in 1969, this 19-member ensemble has received great acclaim
at home and aboard performing America's greatest original art form,
jazz.
Concerts by the Jazz Ambassadors are programmed to entertain
all types of audiences. The band's diverse repertoire includes big band
swing, bebop, Latin, contemporary jazz, standards, popular tunes,
Dixieland, vocals,and patriotic selections, many of which are written or
arranged by members of the Jazz Ambassadors.
The Jazz Ambassadors
has appeared in all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, Japan, India,and
throughout Europe. Recent notable perforamnces include concerts at the
Toronto Jazz Festival, the Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont, the
Kennedy Center Honors, the Jazz Education Network Conference, and an
appearance on the Colbert Report. The band has attracted the attention
of Gordon Goodwin, Bobby Shew, Ernie Watts, and the Dave Brubeck
All-Star Quintet, just a few of the outstanding jazz artists who have
shared the stage with the Jazz Ambassadors. The band has been featured
in joint concerts under the direction of Marvin Hamlisch with the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra , the
Seattle Symphony Pops, the Colorado Pops Orchestra, and the New York
Pops at Carnegie Hall. The band's rigorous touring schedule and
reputation for excellence has earned the name "America's Big Band".
