33rd Annual Evening of Jazz
Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
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Featuring The Haverford High School and Middle School Jazz Ensembles
Special Guest artist: Jimmy Bruno, guitar (www.jimmybruno.com) and his Trio.
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The School District of Haverford Township, Department of Music, will present the 33rd Annual Evening of Jazz on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in the Haverford High School Auditorium. Tickets are $12.00 for adults and $6.00 for students/senior citizens. The proceeds from the concert will benefit the Haverford School District Jazz Ensembles. Featured groups include The Haverford High School Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Lab Band and Jazz Combo, The Middle School Jazz Ensemble and the Middle School Jazz Fords. The concert will feature special guest artist Jimmy Bruno, guitar, and his trio.
Jimmy Bruno, born July 22, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a master jazz guitarist and jazz educator. One of the most critically acclaimed jazz guitarists performing today; Jimmy Bruno came to prominence as a jazz musician in the 1990's, after a successful twenty-year career as a sought-after commercial guitarist and session musician. After a whirlwind round-the-world tour as the youngest member of the Buddy Rich Orchestra, he went on to play guitar in orchestras for Frank Sinatra, Anthony Newley, Doc Severinsen, Lena Horne, and many more music icons. Additionally he spent many years as an LA session musician working with Tommy Tedesco. In recognition of his prodigious talents, Jimmy has been invited to play at major music festivals around the world, including the JVC, Berks, Vail, and Concord Jazz Festivals, and a whirlwind stop at the Pescara Jazz Festival in Pescara, Italy.
