YJE 2018-2019

Director	Thomas C. Duffy
Assistant to the Director	Lyman McBride
Business Manager	Stephanie Hubbard
Concerts & Repertoire	10/15/18 “CENTENNIAL SEASON OPENER” Tuning Up: Toshiko Akiyoshi Funky Monkey: Brad Dechter Hiné Hiné (There It Goes Again): Matti Caspi/arr. Michael Gancz Lush Life: Billy Strayhorn/arr. Phil Wilson Friday Night at the Cadillac Club: Bob Berg/arr. Earl MacDonald Misty: Errol Garner Wyrgly: Maria Schneider I Got Rhythm: George and Ira Gershwin/arr. Rob McConnell 12/1/18: “SIDE BY SIDE: THE NUTCRACKER SWINGS!” - With the Yale Concert Band Yale Concert Band: SLEIGH RIDE (Leroy Anderson) Yale Concert Band: THE NUTCRACKER SUIITE (arr. Mayhew L. Lake) Yale Jazz Ensemble: The NUTCRACKER SUITE (arr. Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn) 2/25/19 “WINTER CONCERT” Alamode: Curtis Fuller/arr. Paul Murtha Ready When You Are, C.B./Duke Pearson New Girl: Duke Pearson Blues Walk: Lou Donaldson/arr. Jeff Fuller Minor League: Duke Pearson Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: Jerome Kern Lehmer’s Machine: Michael Gancz Appointment in Ghana: Jackie McLean 3/31/19 STAN WHEELER AND MARCIA CHAMBERS MEMORIAL JAZZ CONCERT Minor League: Duke Pearson Lehmer’s Machine: Michael Gancz Blues Walk: Lou Donaldson/arr. Jeff Fuller Appointment in Ghana: Jackie McLean
Special Events	4/15/19: Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, with guest artists Randy Brecker, trumpet, and Wayne Escoffery, tenor saxophone

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April 15, 2019: The YJE’s debut at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York, featuring Grammy Award-winning guest artists Randy Brecker, trumpet, and Wayne Escoffery, tenor sax.

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