SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 ISSUE
Jim Ketch Performs for Jazz Society Sunday
Trumpeter Jim Ketch has appeared with The Temptations, The Four Tops, Natalie Cole, The Manhattan Transfer, the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and many others. He performs this Sunday, September 12, for the Blowing Rock Jazz Society.The Blowing Rock Jazz Society presents trumpeter Jim Ketch on Sunday, September 12, during its monthly performance at the Meadowbrook Inn in Blowing Rock. The concert takes place from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., and admission is $15 for the general public, $5 for students and free for Jazz Society members.
Ketch is both a performer and an educator, with considerable skills in both the classical and jazz idioms. As a professional trumpeter and conductor, he has performed internationally in England, France, Switzerland and the Netherlands. He has performed at 15 conferences of the International Trumpet Guild, including featured or solo performances at conferences held at the University of Kentucky, Ohio State University, Ithaca College and Arizona State University.
Ketch has appeared as soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and clinician in hundreds of concert and educational venues across the nation. His classical and jazz performances include solo recitals, guest artist appearances with orchestras, bands and jazz ensembles, and a wide variety of chamber and commercial music. He performs music ranging from Louis Armstrong to Pat Metheny and from J.S. Bach to Tori Takimitsu.
Ketch is currently professor of music and director of Jazz Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As an educator, Ketch is the recipient of the two highest teaching awards granted by UNC-Chapel Hill.
Performing with Ketch will be Stephen Anderson on piano, Steve Haines on bass and Thomas Taylor on drums.
Blowing Rock Jazz Society concerts typically take place on the second Sunday of each month. Call the Meadowbrook Inn at 828-295-4300 for reservations. Reservations will be held until 6:30 p.m. and will not be taken on the day of the concert.
For more information about the concert or the Blowing Rock Jazz Society, call 423-727-0795 or click to www.brjazzsociety.com.
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