Date of Event: November 5, 2011

Posted: October 28, 2011

Jazz Guitarists 2011

Romero Lubambo, Julian Lage and Tom Carroll

GRANVILLE, Ohio—The 15th Annual Denison Jazz Guitar Festival, directed by Tom Carroll of the Department of Music, will feature virtuoso guitarist Julian Lage, Brazilian guitarist Romero Lubambo and vocalist Pamela Driggs. The festival takes place over two days beginning with guitar clinics from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Burke Rehearsal Room (240 West Broadway). The clinics will be followed by two concerts, the Featured Concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, in the Burke Recital Hall (240 West College), and the Grande Finale Concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, in the Burke Recital Hall (240 West College). All events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pamela Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit www.denison.edu.
 
Lage grew up in California and was the subject of an Academy Award-nominated documentary, “Jules at Eight.” He gained early exposure as a protégé of legendary vibraphonist Gary Burton. He has been hailed by All About Jazz magazine as “a giant in the making.”
 
Lubambo has united his native Brazilian music with the American jazz tradition to form a distinctive new sound. He is considered by many to be the best of his art in the world today. Driggs is a talented vocalist who works frequently with Lubambo.


Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—15th Annual Denison Jazz Guitar Festival Clinics by Tom Carroll, Julian Lage and Romero Lubambo from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, in Burke Rehearsal Room (240 West Broadway). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pamela Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit www.denison.edu. 

 
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—15th Annual Denison Jazz Guitar Festival Featured Concert directed by Tom Carroll with Brazilian Guitarist Romero Lubambo and Special Guest Pamela Driggs at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, in the Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pamela Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit www.denison.edu.
 
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—15th Annual Jazz Guitar Festival Grand Finale Concert directed by Tom Carroll featuring Julian Lage at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, in the Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pamela Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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Position Title
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Primary Email
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Business Phone
(740) 587-8575
 

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