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