The Sunshine Jazz Organization
Concert Series at
Miami Shores Country Club
presents
Miami Shores Country Club
presents
The Wendy Pedersen Quartet!
Sunday, March 20, 2016
and
Jazz Showcase at the Fair
w/ JECC Bootcamp Youth
Jazz Ensemble
Saturday, March 26, 2016
and
Jazz Showcase at the Fair
w/ JECC Bootcamp Youth
Jazz Ensemble
Saturday, March 26, 2016
The monthly Sunshine Jazz Concert Series continues at Miami Shores Country Club, with the usual 4th Sunday switched to the 3rd Sunday to allow for Easter celebrations. Join us on March 20th as SJO presents featured artists The Wendy Pedersen Quartet. Performing new music from her recent CD release “We Two”, the band will feature long-time collaborator Jim Gasior on Piano with Jamie Ousley on acoustic Double Bass and Evan Hyde on Drums.
Wendy Pedersen is a South Florida favorite known for her sass, emotion and energetic vocal delivery. A graduate of UM’s Studio Music/Jazz Vocal program, Wendy began her singing career in high school. She has won many awards including Southern Bell/Pace “Jazz Artist of the Year”, and the Herald’s Leonard Pitts said “when she sings, her voice, an elegant, melismatic instrument, evokes the standard emotions, yes, but deeper longings and muted desires.” Doug Adrianson said, “...she can steam up your contact lenses from 100 feet away”. Pedersen adds to her discography with the release of “We Two”, a collaboration with close friend, Jim Gasior. The duo pay homage to the Great American Songbook with their own sense of feel on their first album together.
Jim Gasior is a respected musician, Interim Dean of Music at New World School of the Arts and director of their High School Jazz Ensemble. His performance credits include Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson, Slide Hampton and Duffy Jackson. Busy young drummer Evan Hyde graduated from U of M’s Frost School of Music and Henry Mancini Institute, offering him opportunities to perform with legends like pianist Kenny Barron. Double Bassist Jamie Ousley is in-demand in South Florida. With an MA degree in Jazz Bass Performance from U of M, Ousley performs and teaches internationally.
Enjoy a lovely evening of live Jazz on Sunday, March 20th, from 6:00pm-9:00pm at Miami Shores Country Club, 10000 Biscayne Blvd., Miami Shores, FL 33138. General Admission $20. /SJO Members $15. Become an SJO member or renew at the door for FREE admission! MSCC features Cash Bar/Full Menu/Free Parking. Info: SJO (954)554-1800; MSCC (305)795-2360.!
Wendy Pedersen is a South Florida favorite known for her sass, emotion and energetic vocal delivery. A graduate of UM’s Studio Music/Jazz Vocal program, Wendy began her singing career in high school. She has won many awards including Southern Bell/Pace “Jazz Artist of the Year”, and the Herald’s Leonard Pitts said “when she sings, her voice, an elegant, melismatic instrument, evokes the standard emotions, yes, but deeper longings and muted desires.” Doug Adrianson said, “...she can steam up your contact lenses from 100 feet away”. Pedersen adds to her discography with the release of “We Two”, a collaboration with close friend, Jim Gasior. The duo pay homage to the Great American Songbook with their own sense of feel on their first album together.
Jim Gasior is a respected musician, Interim Dean of Music at New World School of the Arts and director of their High School Jazz Ensemble. His performance credits include Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson, Slide Hampton and Duffy Jackson. Busy young drummer Evan Hyde graduated from U of M’s Frost School of Music and Henry Mancini Institute, offering him opportunities to perform with legends like pianist Kenny Barron. Double Bassist Jamie Ousley is in-demand in South Florida. With an MA degree in Jazz Bass Performance from U of M, Ousley performs and teaches internationally.
AND
SJO’S ANNUAL JAZZ SHOWCASE
Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Featuring The JECC Bootcamp Jazz Youth Ensemble
The excellent JECC youth jazz ensemble is mentored by the Jazz Educators Community Coalition including Jim Gasior, Wendy Pedersen and directed by veteran jazz musician and educator, Nicole Yarling. The students meet monthly at the WDNA Jazz Radio Studio and Gallery on Coral Way for rehearsals and classes with guest educators.
Join is at the 2016 Miami-Dade County Fair & Expo on Saturday, March 26th . SJO’s Jazz Showcase music begins at 7PM on the Parks Community Stage, located inside Arnold Hall. The concert is free with Fair admission. THE FAIR: 10901 Coral Way (SW 24 Street), Miami, Florida 33165. Fair Info (305) 223-7060.
SJO’s annual event at The Fair entertains and educates fairgoers of all ages as they are treated to concerts by South Florida’s best musicians while gaining awareness of Jazz music and its significance in American culture. The Sunshine Jazz Organization is a not-for-profit entity whose mission is to support and foster Jazz music by enhancing interest and appreciation, promoting accessibility and encouraging the development of Jazz talent. SJO takes great pride in presenting opportunities for audiences of all ages to experience live Jazz in South Florida since 1986!
SJO programming is presented with support of the Miami-Dade
County
Department
of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the
Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners
Sunshine Jazz Organization
Celebrating
Our 29th Season!
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