Results for "Chris Glassman"

Rodney Whitaker with the Christ Church Cranbrook Choir: Cranbrook Christmas Jazz

by Troy Dostert
January 15, 2021

Bassist Rodney Whitaker has been a huge presence in Michigan jazz for decades, with his leadership of the Michigan State University jazz program complementing his many other projects and giving him the opportunity to mentor upcoming generations of jazz talent. He has become a crucial ambassador for the music as well, with community outreach being a ...

The Solitude Sessions

By Sencalar Glassman Quintet

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2020
Track listing: Bolivia, "The Solitude Sessions"; The Sencalar/Glassman Quintet - Stardust "The Solitude Sessions"; The Sencalar/Glassman Quintet - Each Step "The Solitude Sessions".

Realization

By Sencalar Glassman Quintet

Label: D-Clef Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: D is for Dastardly- Comp: Chris Glassman; In You Own Head: Comp: Altin Sencalar; Impressions- Comp: John Coltrane ARR: Addison Frei; When Reality Sets in- Comp: Altin Sencalar; Nobody Else But Me- ARR: Randy Napoleon; It's No Wonder- Comp: Chris Glassman; What Was Good is Good: Comp: Altin Sencalar; The Maze: Comp: Herbie Hancock, ARR: Steve Davis; The Big D: Comp: Michale Dease; Shortcake: JJ Johnson ARR: Jason Hainsworth; Realization: Comp: Chris Glassman Arr: Joseph Herbst.

Realization

February 27, 2020

Album: Realization
By Sencalar Glassman Quintet
Label: D-Clef Records
Released: 2020
Duration: 08:32

Chris Glassman

Sencalar Glassman Quintet

The Sencalar/Glassman Quintet is comprised of co-leaders Altin Sencalar and ChrisGlassman. The two trombonists met during their graduate degree course work at Michigan StateUniversity. The Sencalar/Glassman Quintet has performed at Moriarty’s Pub and Grill as guestartists for “Jazz Tuesday’s,” Soggy Bottom bar as a part of their weekly jazz night, the Lansing JazzFestival in 2018, their “Welcome Home” educational tour where they performed and taught studentsjazz at all East Lansing elementary schools. The tour was based on the Detroit jazz scene’s mantra"each one ,teach one.” This tour was generously sponsored by the East Lansing Cultural Arts GrantFY19 and Michigan State Universities Running Start Grant, and Michigan State University JazzStudies program. The Quintet has also appeared at the 2019 Detroit Jazz Festival as a part of the"Hometown Hero Series," The University of North Texas as guest artist, Ohio State University asguests artist, and the 2020 Mid Atlantic Jazz Festival Paul Carr’s Discovery act winners. They willalso be 2020 American Trombone Workshop as guest artists and are recently named the 2020 "Artists in Residence" for Jazz Institute at Brevard.