Thursday, 25 September 2014, 7:30 pm
Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence
Jon Metzger Jazz Quartet
Jon Metzger, vibes
Noel Freidline, piano
Ron Brendle, bass
Rick Dior, drums
“A star vibist” and “a flawless vibist,” as he has been trumpeted by Jazztimes and Cadence respectively, Jon Metzger has performed throughout the United States and Europe and has served as a jazz ambassador and cultural envoy in more than 20 foreign countries in the Near East, Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa, and Central America under the auspices of the US Department of State. A Musser endorsee and clinician for 26 years presenting hundreds of master classes and clinics at more than 45 prestigious US conservatories and universities and at multiple Percussive Arts Society’s International Conventions and International Association of Jazz Educators Conferences, Metzger is also the author of The Art and Language of Jazz Vibes, widely considered the definitive, most comprehensive method book for learning the instrument. He has appeared on more than 40 recordings for the VSOP, Soul Note, Jazz Karma, Summit, and Elon Improvibes labels garnering three Grammy nominations, one Cadence Top Ten Critics Pick, and being named to the Jazztimes Critics Poll and the Downbeat magazine Readers Poll in the vibes category. He remains active as a composer in both jazz and classical mediums with more than 50 published compositions to his credit. His Signature Mallet for jazz vibes is now available from Pro-Mark. A recipient of the North Carolina Miles Davis Jazz Education Service Award and 27 consecutive ASCAP Plus Awards for the use of his compositions, Metzger is the Artist in Residence, Professor of Music, and Chair of the Music Department at Elon University where he received the University Distinguished Scholar Award for 2005.
http://departments.fmarion.edu/finearts/acmu14.htm#Metzger
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