Jazz at Oscar’s presents the Terry Promane Jazz Orchestra

Presented by Hart House Music Committee

Details: On Friday, march 9th at 9pm, Jazz at Oscar’s presents a second week of big band music.  The Terry Promane Jazz Orchestra features students from the University of Toronto’s music faculty performing with all the youthful energy of a new generation of jazz aficionados.

When:  Friday, March 9, 2012 at 9pm

Where:  Arbor Room, Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle, University of Toronto

Cost: Free (No advance tickets)

About Terry Promane: Terry is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Jazz Studies at the University Toronto, The Director of “The Jazz Camp” at the Interprovincial Music Camp (IMC) and remains busy as a freelance tenor trombone/tuba/bass trombonist. He appears with numerous Toronto based groups including The Rob McConnell Tentet, The Boss Brass, The Mike Murley Septet, The John Macleod Big Band, The Paul Read Orchestra, The Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra, Dave Young Sextet/Octet and Holly Cole.

As an educator, Terry is active presenting seminar and clinics with the Ontario Band Association (OBA), the Ontario Music Educators Association (OMEA) and Musicfest where Terry will conduct the Yamaha Allstar Band at the 2010 Musicfest in Ottawa.

Theatre credits include, The Sound of Music, The Drowsy Chaperone, Show Boat, Fosse, The Producers, The Lord of the Rings Jolson, and many more. As a composer and arranger, Terry has writes for the University of Toronto Jazz Orchestras, PRO- the Paul Read Orchestra, The Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra, the Dave Young Sextet/Octet, and the Brigham Phillips Big Band.

Terry has received a number of National Jazz Awards nominations including Arranger of The Year 2005 and “Jazz Trombonist of the Year 2005, 2006, and 2007. In 1999, and 2000, Terry was honored as the “Jazz Trombonist of theYear” from the Jazz Report magazine.

About Jazz at Oscar’s: Produced and coordinated by the Hart House Music Committee, Jazz at Oscar’s brings you music in all shapes and colours. Innovative Improvisation - Scintillating Standards - Classic Jazz. Enjoy the show for FREE every Friday Night in the Arbor Room September through April. A Guaranteed great night out!