Central Michigan University
                                    
JazzBone

JazzBone was founded by Professor Emeritus Dr. William Rivard in the early 1970's.  Since its     inception JazzBone has performed concerts throughout the state of Michigan, and always looks  forward to the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Jazz Weekend as the highlight of the year.  The idea of a  trombone band with a rhythm section provides trombonists with an opportunity to gain experience  performing a wide variety of jazz styles and also provides a laboratory for improvisatory development. 

Since1992 the group has been led by Professor of Trombone
Dr. Robert Lindahl

Membership in
JazzBone is open by audition to any CMU trombonist. 

JazzBone has performed concerts on tour throughout Michigan and in 1998 earned the
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Best Wind  Section Award" at the Aquinas Jazz Festival.  In 1999 JazzBone toured northern Michigan with guest artist Rick Culver and also appeared on the local Art Reach/Veterans Memorial Library "Jazz at the Library" series.  An important part of our mission is to encourage students, friends, and alumni to write original music and contribute arrangements to our repertoire.  To this end, our program this year will include arrangements and composititons by current and former CMU students.

JazzBone at one time or another in the past ten years has featured guest soloists
  
Rick Culver       Mike Hunter     David Jensen     Jim Gagne    Phil Schrantz

Jazz related Master Classes on campus have been porvided during the past five years by trombonists
  
Curtis Fuller     Wycliffe Gordon     Rick Culver     Conrad Herwig

Recent JazzBone Repertoire

SpainMy Foolish HeartSo NiceIts All Right With MeIndionna LeeBlue

BossaAm I BlueMy Favorite ThingsMakin' WhoopeeSomewhere Over the

RainbowDon't ArgueDat DerePollySurrey With the Fringe on TopBlack

OrpheusLullaby of BirdlandAll the Things You AreAll of MeFly Me to the

MoonRecorda MeLift Your Spirit HighI Loves You PorgyLaylaIt Might As

Well Be SpringMine in ThineFrosty the BonemanCampus Furnace Mash *

Trombone Choir
     
JazzBone
JazzBone in Performance
Jazzbone 1998
Jazzbone Alumni 1998
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