Jazz Lecture Series w/ Larry Lapin 7PM
Overview of Jazz Vocal Group History
Professor and Program Director, Studio Music and Jazz/Vocal, has B.M. and M.M. degrees from the University of Miami, and conducts the UM Jazz Vocal Ensembles I, II, and III. A composer of numerous works for orchestra, band, and chorus, Lapin has published compositions and arrangements with Warner Brothers, Columbia, Lawson Gould, Plymouth, and Hansen Publications. Nationally known as a conductor, clinician, and adjudicator, Lapin is a member of the American Federation of Musicians American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP); Music Educators National Conference; International Association of Jazz Educators; American Choral Directors Association; and Florida Vocal Association. He is active as a pianist, conductor, arranger, and composer for motion pictures, radio and television, nightclubs, theaters, and concerts.
These South Florida luminaries perform original arrangements in a dizzying array of styles - including classic jazz, mambo, lush ballads,cha-cha-cha, bebop, madcap swing, and a few off-the-beaten path songs from the 1960’s and ’70’s. Add to the mix the instruments they collectively double on - woodwinds, piano, guitar, trumpet, and percussion - Mad Romance presents a show that is truly electrifying.
About the singers.......
Founder, arranger and multi-instrumentalist Rick Harris began arranging for Mad Romance in 1982, in Washington, DC, where he resided and performed for more than 30 years. He has led groups at the Monterey and North Sea Jazz Festivals, the Blue Note in NYC, and Blues Alley in Washington DC. He performs in a variety of settings, from solo piano to his eight piece jazz ensemble, The Little Big Horns.
Lisanne Lyons has been involved in jazz vocal groups since 1990, as a performer, arranger and teacher, at Virginia Tech and currently at the University of Miami.
Wendy Pedersen, a graduate of the University of Miami’s studio music and Jazz Vocal Program, is one of South Florida’s favorite performers. Her high-energy vocal delivery, with deep, convincing emotion has been impacting audiences for many years. Wendy has won many awards including the Southern Bell/Pace “Jazz Artist of the Year” and a Miami New Times “best vocalist. Her discography includes her debut CD, “Me plus Three”; a Holiday CD, “Ho Ho Ho”; and her brand new release, “Under the Inflluence” , a tribute to the many women who inspired and influenced her.
One of Florida's premier vocalist and saxophonist....In addition to working with Mad Romance and leading his own group, Greg has either toured or performed with Ben E. King, Tavares, The Temptations, Tito Puente, The Lettermen, Bobby Rydell, Ira Sullivan and many other musical artists of note....Greg's heroes, both musical and other include the likes of Charlie Parker, Lysander Spooner, Joe Henderson, Krishnamurti, John Coltrane, Frederic Chopin, John Stuart Mill, Eddie Harris, Socrates, Jon Hendricks, Marc Stevens, Herbie Nichols, Jon Rappoport, Woody Shaw, Stefan Molyneux, Stan Getz, Michael Brecker and others too numerous to mention.
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