March 2 – Garrett Mendelow – solo percussion recital – Holsclaw Hall, 7pm – FREE.February 29 – Michal Brauhn Masters degree recital – Crowder Hall, 7:30pm – FREE.
February 21 – Lineage Percussion Trio (featuring UA percussion studio alumni, Trevor Barroero) – 11am, Crowder Hall – FREE.February 19 – Jonathan Haas – Famed percussionist comes to UA! 6pm, room 106 – FREE.February 16 – “ Sur Incise” by Pierre Boulez featuring faculty members, Morris Palter (percussion), Michelle Gott (harp), Michael Dauphinais/Fanya Lin (piano), Crowder Hall, 4:30pm – FREE.Arthur endorses Paiste Cymbals, Canopus Drums, Protection Racket Cases and Vic Firth Sticks. This fusion has been called “jazz’s best hope for a future” by AXS and a “beautifully crafted western motif”“ by All About Jazz.Īrthur earned his bachelor’s degree in Jazz Performance from William Paterson University of New Jersey where he studied with Bill Goodwin, Kevin Norton and Rich DeRosa and his master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music where he studied with John Riley, Bobby Sanabria and Jim McNeely. Varying in size from five pieces to nine, the band delivers cinematic soundscapes that speak to Vint’s Arizona roots and New York experience. His own band, Arthur Vint & Associates, has two records out on the Ropeadope label and present a unique blend of modern jazz, classic country, and spaghetti western. He has toured extensively throughout the UK, Europe, North America and South America with the bands Postmodern Jukebox and Zephaniah OHora and appears on over 30 commercially released recordings. Morris is an associate professor of music at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and a visiting associate professor of music at the University of Arizona during the 2016-17 academic-year.Īrthur Vint is a Tucson native who spent well over a decade immersed in the New York music scene, making a name for himself as an in-demand jazz and session drummer. In 2010, Morris was host and director of the Focus Day of Percussion at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, and is currently endorsed by Black Swamp Percussion, Sabian Cymbals, and is a Yamaha Performing Artist. In 2000, Morris co-founded NOISE (San Diego New Music), and was a member of the redfish bluefish percussion ensemble from 1999-2005. Morris was faculty at the Roots and Rhizomes percussion program (Banff Centre for the Arts) in 2011 and has commissioned and/or premiered hundreds of new compositions, working with both notable composers and new compositional voices. Morris Palterīorn in Canada, Morris Palter’s wide-range of musical interests have found him performing throughout North America, Asia, and Europe at some of the most prominent festivals and venues including Carnegie Hall, the Royal College of Music (London, UK), the Quincena Festival (Spain), Disney Hall (Los Angeles), and IRCAM (Paris).