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Bob Florence Memorial Concert on July 26th

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Centrum Jazz All Star-Big Band Tribute Concert to Bob Florence

Legendary jazz composer, arranger and Big Band leader Bob Florence, who won a Grammy and two Emmy awards during his long career, died five days before his 76th birthday on May 15th.

Florence who won a Grammy Award in 2000 for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance for his album “Serendipity 18," received 15 other Grammy nominations during his career.

He won Emmy awards for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction for the 1990 PBS-TV show “Julie Andrews in Concert," which was in the network's “Great Performances" series, and the 1981 CBS program “Linda Lavin, Linda In Wonderland."

He also became the pianist of choice for many singers, including Julie Andrews, Vikki Carr, Dean Martin, Andy Williams and Red Skelton, and he wrote charts for Doc Severinsen, the leader of the in-house big band on Johnny Carson's “Tonight Show" on NBC.

For several years, Florence had been a faculty member at Centrum, a music and arts center based at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend, Wash., where he led workshops at its annual week long jazz festival.

Florence was scheduled to lead the Centrum faculty's All-Star Big Band in a concert of his own music July 26 in Washington state.

Instead, Kim Richmond, adjunct assistant professor of Jazz Studies at USC's Thornton School of Music -- and lead alto player in Florence's band -- will direct the All Stars in a tribute to him.

Jazz Port Townsend: Bob Florence Tribute Concert

At its core, Jazz Port Townsend is a week long workshop where people from all over the world come to live and learn with some of the finest jazz musicians playing today.

Starting on Thursday, and running through Sunday, we hit the lights and the renowned artist/faculty take to the stage for main stage performances in Fort Worden State Park's WWI-era McCurdy Pavilion, and for club performances in Port Townsend's historic downtown and uptown districts. Finalizing with the All Star Big Band Tribute to Bob Florence, performing his music on Sunday July 26th.

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