University of Mary Washington Jazz Ensemble

Doug Gately, Director

The ensemble is made up of students majoring in all areas of study. The UMW Jazz Ensemble performs contemporary jazz arrangements as well as standard big band literature. Members receive instruction in performance techniques, jazz history, theory, improvisation, and an analysis of elements of style and interpretation of music found within the jazz idiom. The Ensemble performs for various events on and off campus. Major concerts are presented each semester. The UMW Jazz Ensemble hosts the annual UMW Jazz Festival, performing with national and international “name” Jazz Artists. Within this ensemble is the formation of the UMW Sextet and other smaller groups that perform at various events. The ensemble is open to all students by audition.

Performance Schedule

Fall 2011

Sept 24 – Music Dept. Family Weekend Showcase, 7:30, Dodd Auditorium, UMW

Sep 29 – Red Cross Benefit, Spotsylvania Towne Center, 7-10 p.m.

Nov 11 – An evening of jazz & classical music – UMW Jazz Ensemble & Concert Band, 7:30, Dodd Auditorium, UMW

Dec 8 - Jazz trio, private event

Dec 14 – Jazz Combo, 2-6 p.m., UMW Bookstore

Spring 2012

Feb 9 –  8:00 p.m., Faculty Jazz Sextet celebrating Black History Month, at the Underground, Lee Hall, UMW

March 23 – Spring Concert, 7:30, Dodd Auditorium, UMW

April 15 – UMW Jazz Festival, 3:00, Dodd Auditorium

UMW Jazz Festival

The University of Mary Washington Jazz Festival. was created by the UMW Department of Music to bring quality Jazz to the university and the community as part of the Unversity’s continual support for the Arts. The festival is designed to enrich the UMW student musical experience and explore an important part of of America’s rich musical heritage and cultural diversity. Each year local, National, and International Jazz Artists are invited to perform with the University of Mary Washington Jazz Ensemble. Past participants in the Festival include, Nasar Abadey, Dave Bandman, Joshua Bayer, Wade Beach, James King, Tony Lakatos, James Moody, Vaughn Nark, Marty Nau, Tom Williams, Bruce Middle, Ron Gordon, U.S. Navy Commodores, U.S. Army Blues, Capital Bones, Bruce Middle, Dixie Power Trio, Paul Henry, Robert Redd, and Chris Vadala.

For information in participating in the Festival please contact Doug Gately at dgately@umw.edu

UMW Jazz Festival 2012

Dodd Auditorium, George Washington Hall

Sunday, April 15, 3 p.M.

The University of Mary Washington Jazz Ensemble will host the annual UMW Jazz Festival on Sunday, April 15, in George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium.  The festival will feature outstanding artists performing with the UMW Jazz Ensemble. Come join this afternoon of great live jazz. The festival is free and open to the public and no tickets are required.

Festival performance Schedule

TBA

All Events are free and open to the public

For more information contact the UMW Music Dept. at (540) 654 – 1012

Doug Gately, Director – Bio / Highlights

• Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Mary Washington.
• Director of the Jazz Ensemble, Flute Ensemble, and the principal instructor of flute, clarinet, saxophone and jazz piano.
• Active performer, composer and arranger. As a multi-instrumentalist, specializing in woodwinds, toured and performed throughout the United States, Canada, South America, and Europe. Works within various jazz and classical genres including conducting masterclass clinics, solo appearances, symphonic, chamber, and club date performances.
• Leads his own jazz groups, the Doug Gately Trio, Quartet, and Studio Six.
• Former Artist/Clinician with Boosey & Hawkes/Buffet Clarinets.
• Credited with numerous studio recordings for commercials and CDs’, as well as making radio and television appearances.
• Former member and featured soloist with the USAF Airmen of Note, in Washington DC., the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force. (visit Airmen of Note for recordings)
• Credits include performances with Jazz Artists, Arturo Sandoval, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Watrous, Louis Bellson, Stanley Turentine, Bob Mitzer, Jon Faddis, Carmen Mcrae, Joe Williams, and Sammy Nestico.
• Credits also include performances with Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennet, Nancy Wilson, Bob Hope, Spinners, Temptations, Crystal Gayle, the Manhatten Transfer, Louis Belson, and the National Symphony Orchestra.
• Studied woodwinds with Joe Viola at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and is a graduate of Mary Washington College and George Mason University.

Doug’s most current Performance Schedule and latest Recording can be found at:

www.douggately.com

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