The NIU Jazz Lab Band, Directed by Rodrigo Villanueva. Live at the 2014 Illinois Music Education Conference

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Product Description The NIU Jazz Lab Band, directed by Rodrigo Villanueva. Live at the 2014 Illinois Music Education Conference. 1. Footprints 2. Little Pixie II 3. Keep Tryin' 4. Rainer's Dream 5. Elvin's Mambo 6. Pythodd Fellows Saxophones: Alto 1 ~ Carlos Brown Alto 2 ~ Lenard Simpson Tenor 1 ~ Gerland Williams Tenor 2 ~ Billy Moroney Bari ~ Kandace Miggins Trumpets: Trumpet 1 ~ Michael Backer Trumpet 2 ~ Gavin Tidaback Trumpet 3 ~ Micah Huff Trumpet 4 ~ Ethan Woyach Trumpet 5 ~ Randle Watson Alt. Lead ~ Taylor Beekman Trombones: Trombone 1 ~ Sean Holly Trombone 2 ~ Jacob Willcom Trombone 3 ~ Justin Rosado Trombone 4 ~ Ben Smelser Trombone 5 ~ Dan O'Sullivan Rhythm Section: Matthew Doran ~ Piano Brian Quinlan ~ Guitar Wesley Morgan ~ Acoustic Bass Everette Benton ~ Drums Marianne Kim (Guest pianist on Keep Tryin' and Rainer's Dream) Guest NIU Jazz Faculty Artists: Art Davis; Trumpet and Flugelhorn Geof Bradfield: Tenor and Soprano Saxophones Tom Garling: Trombone Fareed Haque: Guitar Kelly Sill: Acoustic Bass Rodrigo Villanueva: Drums Paul Bauer: Bass Trombone About the Director Rodrigo Villanueva Drummer, director, and composer, Mr. Villanueva holds a BM and a MM degree in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas. He has played and/or recorded with many jazz, classical and pop artists from Mexico, Perú, Brazil, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and the U.S. Among them are Stefan Karlsson, Lynn Seaton, Eddie Gomez, Ed Saindon, Ben Sidran, Fareed Haque, Hiro Morozumi and Tony Monaco. As an educator, Rodrigo has presented clinics and workshops at many institutions in Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Korea, Singapore, Japan and the U.S., and has been featured artist/clinician at many international conventions, such as IAJE, JEN, PASIC and the International Band and Orchestra Midwest Clinic. He is currently professor of jazz studies at Northern Illinois University. Rodrigo performs regularly with his jazz trio and quartet, the Eddie Gomez Trio, the NIU Jazz Faculty Group Nucleus, Anders Svanoe Trio, John Christensen Quartet and Liam Teague s Panoramic. In 2010 Rodrigo launched his own record label, the first production of this project is the Eddie Gomez Trio album: Live In Mexico City with the legendary Eddie Gomez on bass, Swedish pianist Stefan Karlsson and Rodrigo Villanueva on drums (© Jazzling Records 2010).