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Tim Fox

Tim Fox graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Music Education. He has played trumpet and/or piano in the Chicago area, around Colorado's Western Slope, and on the road, with the likes of "The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra," under the direction of Buddy Morrow, "The Temptations" and "The Four Tops," Eric Alexander, Ed Soph, Ernie Watts, Red Skelton, Barbara Eden, Connie Francis, Mitzi Gaynor, and with many more. He is currently a freelance musician, a member of the Colorado Mesa University Faculty Jazz Quartet, a member of the Josefina Mendez Jazz trio, and works in the RE-1 School District

Chris Kuborn

Born: August 21, 1962

Long time Jazz Lover, Radio Broadcaster and Composer, Chris Kuborn has been involved with music and broadcasting for most of his life. Whether he was subjecting his family to recorded “broadcasts” from the bedroom as a kid or working through college at WRST, WBLV and WOUB or podcasting “Pan In Harmony” the only Steel Drum music podcast to date; Chris has always enjoyed “bringing the music to the masses”. Chris holds a MM from Ohio University in Music Composition and a BM in Music from Univ WI – Oshkosh. He has been playing percussion and steel drum around the world for over 25 years, including a performance at the 2015 Panorama Competition with “birdsong” – Andy Narell’s Trinidadian based 100+ member Steel Band

Seth 'Shesh' Jorgensen

Jazz tenor saxophonist . . .more later.

Gypsy-World Music Travelers "The Hollands" Free MP3 Available At The Franciscanized World Website

April 20, 2016

Year of Mercy Song Series features The Hollands “Reconciled”, a free download through April at the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Web Site The Hollands craft handmade music that incorporates several genres, from the transcendent improvisational spirit of jazz to swinging gypsy and roots celtic-folk. Download Free MP3 Jana Holland, originally a Michigander, has traveled between ...

Kate McGarry, The Yellowjackets Headline Lawrence University's 33rd Jazz Celebration Weekend

November 1, 2013

APPLETON, WIS. — Both ends of the jazz spectrum will be represented Nov. 8-9 when Lawrence University hosts its 33rd Jazz Celebration Weekend. Grammy Award-nominated vocalist Kate McGarry, a four-time “Rising Star" honoree by Downbeat magazine, kicks off the weekend Friday while the legendary fusion quartet the Yellowjackets close the weekend Saturday evening. Both concerts begin ...

Vocalist Gretchen Parlato Closes Lawrence University 2012-13 Jazz Series on May 3

April 29, 2013

Innovative vocalist Gretchen Parlato closes Lawrence University 2012-13 Jazz Series Friday, May 10 with an 8 p.m. performance in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel. Hailed by jazz legend Herbie Hancock as “a singer with a deep, almost magical connection to the music” Parlato has been attracting fans and critics alike since winning the 2004 Thelonious Monk International ...

Jazz Great Greets Fox Cities

March 1, 2013

If the name Clay Jenkins doesn’t ring a bell, perhaps you’ve heard of his touring groups, namely Harry James, Buddy Rich and the County Basie Orchestra. Anyone familiar with these legendary big bands will appreciate the prestige this extraordinary jazz trumpeter brings to Appleton this weekend. One of the most sought after jazz performers and instructors ...

Jazz Trio The Bad Plus Performs At Lawrence University

January 26, 2013

APPLETON, WIS. — The convention-breaking jazz trio The Bad Plus makes its Lawrence University debut Friday, Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel as part of the college's 2012-13 Jazz Series. Tickets, at $15-22, are available through the Lawrence Box Office, 920-832-6749 or [email protected]. Featuring Wisconsin native Ethan Iverson, piano, and Minnesotans Reid ...

Kurt Elling, Maria Schneider Orchestra Highlight Lawrence University Jazz Celebration Weekend

October 25, 2012

APPLETON, WIS. — It is encore time for two multi-award winning artists who will make return appearances at Lawrence University for the college's 32nd annual Jazz Celebration Weekend. The Grammy Award-winning Kurt Elling Quartet opens the two-concert weekend Friday, Nov. 2 with the world-renowned Maria Schneider Orchestra closing the weekend Saturday, Nov. 3. Both concerts begin ...

Don't Look Back: Lawrence University Composer Pens Tribute To Baseball Legend Satchel Paige

July 2, 2012

APPLETON, WIS. — On the mound, pitching legend Leroy “Satchel" Paige could make a baseball “sing." Lawrence University's award-winning composer and baseball lover Fred Sturm has combined his two passions in a musical tribute to the Hall of Famer. The Baseball Music Project is releasing “Don't Look Back," a newly commissioned work written by Lawrence's director ...