An award-winning jazz composer, trumpet player and educator will serve a guest residency at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point this month, culminating in a concert with jazz students and faculty members.
John Raymond, who won the 2015 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, will be on campus Oct. 5-6, sponsored by the UW-Stevens Point Jazz Society student organization. He will work closely with students during the residency, leading several masterclasses.
He will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, in Michelsen Hall of the Noel Fine Arts Center, joined by the UW-Stevens Point Jazz Ensemble, Professor Mathew Buchman on piano, Professor David Hastings on saxophone, Lecturer Ryan Korb on drums and Associate Professor Dave Story on bass.
The concert will include several of Raymond's compositions, including "Where We Grew Up," "Onward" and "En Route" as well as an arrangement of Kenny Wheeler's "Mark Time," "Transit" by Darcey James Argue and Duke Ellington's "Portrait of Louis Armstrong" from his "New Orleans Suite."
Concert tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for senior citizens, $5 for UW-Stevens Point students, faculty and youth and free the day of the concert for students with a UW-Stevens Point I.D. if not sold out. Tickets are available at the University Information and Tickets Office in the Dreyfus University Center, by calling 715-346-4100 or 800-838-3378 or at http://tickets.uwsp.edu. Tickets also may be purchased at the door if available. Proceeds benefit student scholarships.
A graduate of UW-Eau Claire, Raymond was recently selected by Downbeat Magazine's Critics Poll as a Trumpet "Rising Star." He has performed with prominent jazz artists and recorded with Grammy Award-nominated singer Sara Bareilles and at Austin City Limits Music Festival. His album, "Foreign Territory," was released in 2015 to critical acclaim. His latest album, "Real Feels," was also well received and marked with a 24-city tour in 2016.
He has taught at the United Nations School International School in New York and began teaching at the University of Indiana this fall. He also has been a guest soloist and clinician at schools around the world.
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