Time:
Wednesday
December, 18, 2024
07:30 PM - 08:45 PM
Location:
W196
Category
University Jazz Ensemble
Performer Details
Performer Bio Synopsis
A very active group in the recording studio and on the road, the UK Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Miles Osland has garnered critical praise with 4 four-star ratings from Downbeat magazine and has toured the Midwest and South including invitational performances (3) at the Jazz Educators Network International Conference and the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic (3 appearances). The Ensemble has toured Europe and China with invitational performances at the Montreux, North Sea and Beaujolais Jazz Festivals. Various ensembles and courses in the jazz studies program offer rigorous performance opportunities and academic research for talented young musicians and educators.
University of Kentucky Jazz Ensemble
Conductor's Bio
Miles Osland has distinguished himself as an educator, recording and performing artist, author, arranger and composer. Currently the Director of Jazz Studies and Professor of Saxophone at the University of Kentucky, he has appeared throughout North & South America, Europe and Asia as a guest conductor, performer and clinician for Selmer (France) Saxophones, Tomasi flutes, D’Addario Woodwinds, Jody Jazz mouthpieces, Rovner Ligatures and Key Leaves products. His compositions and arrangements, available through ejazzlines, have been recognized and supported by fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Kentucky Arts Council, and by numerous other arts foundations. He is also a recipient of the Kentucky Governor’s Award In The Arts for excellence in education.
Professor Osland has over forty CD’s released on Sea Breeze Jazz, Open Loop and Mark Custom records. Ten of his recordings have been submitted for Grammy nominations.
Three books authored by Mr. Osland are available through Dorn Publications and his scholarly work (which includes over 75 articles and reviews on saxophone technique and jazz improvisation) have been published in a variety of publications including Downbeat, Jazz Educators Journal, Jazz Player Magazine, Saxophone Journal, Selmer Woodwind Notes and Windplayer Magazine. He has three books/CD’s published by Alfred titled: Solo Transcriptions and Performing Artist Master Class CD: The Music of Bob Mintzer, The Music of Nestor Torres and The Music of Eddie Daniels.
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