Jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon performs at Hilton’s Evening of Jazz on February 15.The Tenth Annual Evening of Jazz will be held on Friday, February 15 at 7 p.m. in the Hilton’s Merton Williams Middle School, 200 School Lane. This year’s guest artist is five-time Grammy winning trombone virtuoso Wycliffe Gordon. Mr. Gordon’s credits include:
•Jazz Journalists Association Award/Trombonist of the Year – 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2002, 2001;
•Jazz Journalists Association Critics’ Choice Award for Best Trombone – 2000;
•Former veteran member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet;
•Former member of Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra;
•Featured guest artist on Billy Taylor’s “Jazz at the Kennedy Center” Series;
•Performance experience includes work with Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Tommy Flanagan, Shirley Horn, Joe Henderson, Eric Reed, Randy Sandke and Branford Marsalis, plus many top players from the swing and traditional jazz world;
•Compositions performed by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Wycliffe Gordon and Friends, the Brass Band of Battle Creek and numerous other ensembles, and performed in programs throughout the U.S. and abroad.
The Evening of Jazz is an annual event highlighting the musical talents of Hilton’s instrumental jazz students in grades 7-12 as well as a fundraiser for the Hilton Music Boosters, a volunteer parent and community group dedicated to students’ music and academic careers. Tickets are $15 each for general admission. Reserved tables are available with the purchase of 10 or more tickets. Checks can be made payable to: Hilton High School Jazz Ensemble. Tickets can be purchased by calling Instrumental Music Teacher Jared Streiff at 585-392-1000, extension 2293 or emailing jstreiff@hilton.k12.ny.us.
