University of Illinois Jazz Band

University of Illinois Jazz Band

1982/1983

1982-1983 Personnel: Kevin Kizer, Pat Harmon (alto sax); Joe Major, Steve Brod (tenor sax); Scott Frillman (baritone sax); Brian Wagner, Dan Gosling, Jeff Helgesen, Tanya Tussing, Kevin Flanigan (trumpet); Erik Lund, Brian Bass, Kurt Eckhardt, Chris Trinche (trombone); Jeff Funderburk (tuba); Rafael Bradford (bass); Larry Beers (dums); Lawrence Hobgood (piano); Pat Bergeson (guitar); Peggy Anderson (french horn).

In April, 1983, the band embarked on a week-long tour of the East Coast:
  • April 10: Dayton Ohio / Wright-Patterson AFB Officer's Club
  • April 11: New York City / St. Peters Lutheran Church
  • April 12: Mineola (Long Island), New York / Mineola High School
  • April 13: Stonybrook, New York / Ward-Melville High School
  • April 13: Bohemia, New York / Cunetquat High School
  • April 14: Selden, New York / Suffolk County Community College
  • April 14: Patchogue, New York / Metford High School
  • April 14: Lindenhurst, New York / ? Junior High School
  • April 15: East Meadow, New York / Tresper-Clarke High School
  • April 15: Washington, DC / Lakewood Country Club (Rockville, MD)
  • April 16: Philadelphia, PA / Drexell University
  • April 17: Columbus, Ohio / Ohio State University Jazz Festival
In the spring of 1983, the band recorded an afternoon concert in front of a live studio audience at the studios of WILL-TV in Urbana, Illinois. The concert was broadcast locally as "The Jazz Club". The program included the following selections:
  • Corner Pocket (excerpt)
  • Dickie's Dream
  • Déjà Vu
  • Sebastian's Theme
  • Careless Love
  • Donna Lee
  • In The Mountains of Georgia
  • Moten Swing 
  • Basically Blue
  • Tartar Holiday
  • Girl Talk (excerpt)



Stills from the Spring, 1983 TV broadcast on WILL-TV.

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