Seacoasts' hottest new big band presents the music trombonist/composer Kendall Moore
Kittery, Maine - On Friday September 26, 2014 at 8pm, The Dance Hall in Kittery will be alive with the sounds of the hottest new big band, OURBIGBAND! presenting the music of Chicago-born, Miami-based trombonist and composer Kendall Moore. The band is comprised of a number of the Seacoast's well known jazz musicians including trumpet player Chris Klaxton.
Kendall has received accolades as a composer and arranger. In 2009, he received the ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award, and in 2010, received the ASCAP Foundation Henry Mancini Fellowship. Recently he arranged music for the January 2014 premiere of “Jazz at the Philharmonic”, which aired nationally on PBS and is currently arranging large ensemble works for Khristian Dentley (vocalist in Take 6) and Milton Suggs.
In his professional performance career, he has performed with McCoy Tyner, Ahmad Jamal, Dave Brubeck, Jimmy Heath, Herlin Riley, and many others as a member of large ensembles. In the small group jazz setting, he has had the opportunity to perform with and arrange music for artists such as Winard Harper, Robert Irving III and many others. In addition to performing with ensembles such as the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Chicago Jazz Ensemble, and South Florida Jazz Orchestra, Kendall has performed on many occasions with his own ensembles in the Chicago and Miami metropolitan areas.
Doors open at 7:30pm. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door and can be purchased at www.thedancehallkittery.org and at RiverRun Bookstore in Wallingford Square, Kittery.
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