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 Tuesday, September 21, 2010 | 7-9 p.m. | Mr. Jefferson's Bones will perform as part of JMU's Furious Flower Poetry Center's tribute to Lucille Clifton.
Come celebrate the life of beloved poet Lucille Clifton in a tribute reading of 73 of her poems by poets, faculty, and students from around the country. Joanne Gabbin, James Madison University, and Nikki Giovanni, Virginia Tech, are organizing this event to honor Lucille Clifton and to support literary institutions that she encouraged.
Attendance is open to the public, and a souvenir tribute book will be available for sale. All proceeds will go to support the Furious Flower Poetry Center and the Steger Poetry Prize at Virginia Tech. |
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| COMING December 2010: Join MJB for a very special holiday benefit concert! Join our mailing list to receive updates! |
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 COMING Winter 2011: Tromblow'in III - a full day of workshops, masterclasses, concerts, a mass trombone choir and special guest jazz trombonist Rick Simerly — all at JMU's brand new performing arts center! Join our mailing list to receive updates!
The Online Trombone Journal states “Rick Simerly is in the upper ranks of contemporary trombonists”, while the Jazz Review declares “…when jazz fans think about great trombone players, only a few names come to mind, J.J. Johnson, Steve Turre, or maybe Bill Watrous. Soon jazz fans will be praising the slide horn of Rick Simerly.” The International Trombone Association Journal wrote “Rick leaves no doubt about his mastery…Rick is “scary”!” |
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Sunday, May 30, 2010 | 7 p.m. | Summer on the Lawn at JMU
MJB performed for audience of over 200 on the lawn outside JMU's music building. Set list included: William Tell Overture, El Fiesta, Stardust, Achieved is the Glorious Work, Imagenes, Simple Gifts, That's Plenty, America the Beautiful, Just a Closer Walk With Thee, and Scarborough Fair. |
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Friday, April 2, 2010 | Good Friday Service at Asbury United Methodist Church, Harrisonburg
MJB performed music for the Good Friday service at Asbury UMC in Harrisonburg. |
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Mary Baldwin College Choir Concert | December 3, 2009
MJB provided the trombone section accompanying Mary Baldwin College's performance of Daniel Pinkham's Christmas Cantata. |
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Sunday, November 8, 2009, Men's Day Worship at Allen Chapel
MJB performed sacred and gospel, including Robert's new arrangement of "Rise Up, O Men of God" for trombone quartet, now available from Cimarron Music (search on "Mott" in the composer name box.) |
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Tromblow'in '09: Sunday, October 18, 2009
MJB was joined by the trombone choir from JMU and Dr. Nathan Dishman of UVA for an afternoon of trombone ensemble music hosted by Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA. |
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Center Stage! Concert Series, Staunton, VA, April 2009
MJB was featured as the 2008-09 Virginia Perfroming Artist for Staunton's Center Stage! Concert Series. Playing for an audience of over 500, we gave a 90-minute split concert featuring classical, gospel, popular and jazz pieces with an added rhyhtm section consisting of Brian Mesko (guitar), Lew Morrison (bass), and Marlon Foster (drums) and guest trombonist, Mark Maynard. |
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| MJB was joined by Dr. Andy Lankford and the JMU Trombone Choir, Nathan Dishman and the UVA trombones, trombonist/composer Sim Flora, a rhythm section -- including drumer Robert Jospe, pianist Jim Wray and bassist Bob Hamrick -- for a 90-minute concert of Sim's arrangements and other trombone ensemble favorites. Drawing an audience of over 200, you can look for Tromblowin' to become an annual MJB/Central Virginia trombone event! See the photo gallery here. |
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Tom McKenzie - JMU Faculty Recital, January 2009
MJB joined Tom McKenzie for a few quartet selections at his faculty trombone recital at Anthony-Seeger Auditorium at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. |
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Christmas Party (private corporate event), December 2008
MJB performed an hour of Christmas music - including jazzy holiday favorites - for a corporate Christmas Party. |
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Worship Music for Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, Staunton
MJB performed special music for the Family and Friends worship service at Allen Chapel. Songs included: God Bless the Child, When the Saints Go Marchin' In, Achieved is the Glorious Work, Saviour Like a Shepherd Lead Us and Simple Gifts. |
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Scottsville Council for the Arts, June 2008
MJB presented a one-hour program of classical, sacred, popular and jazz tunes to a full house at Scottsville Presbyterian Church. |
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Staunton's Jazz in the Park, 2006
A two-hour concert of jazz trombone sextet with rhythm section.
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Worship Music for Area Churches
First United Methodist Church, Charlottesville; Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, Staunton; Olivet Presbyterian Church, Crozet; Sojourner's United Church of Christ, Charlottesville; Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Charlottesville. |
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| Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony for The Omni Hotel, Charlottesville |
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School Assembly Concerts
The Covenant School (upper and lower campuses), Charlottesville; Western Albemarle High School Bands, Crozet. |
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UVA
Health Sciences Center: Special Event Banquet Music
(private event) |
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| Shenadoah
Valley Social Services Annual Foster Parent Recognition Banquet (private
event) |
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| Weddings
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| "God's Trombones: Jazz and the Gospel Worship Service" with guest trombonist and recording artist Harry Watters. |
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Featured Guests with the Charlottesville Municipal Band
Playing 15-minute "half-time" concerts for three different summer series public concerts. |
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