As a new faculty member at WCU, I was honored to be invited to perform at the 33rd Annual WCU Jazz Festival with the WCU Faculty Jazz Ensemble. At the Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre, we performed standards and original compositions, including my composition “There and Back” and my arrangement of Jobim’s “O Grande Amor.”
The WCU Faculty Jazz Ensemble:
Jonathan Ragonese, Director & Saxophone
John Swana, Trumpet
Dan Cherry, Trombone
Jeremy Jordan, Piano & Keyboard
Devin Arne, Electric Guitar
David Cullen, Acoustic Guitar
Peter Paulsen, Double Bass
Marc Jacoby, Percussion, Vibraphone
Christopher Hanning, Drum Set