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Friends of James E. Shepard Memorial Library

presents

North Carolina Central University Vocal Jazz Ensemble

Highlighting the Works of North Carolina Based Jazz Musicians

Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Max Roach Jimmy Heath and Thelonious Monk

andPresenting the winner of the North Carolina Central

University Student Composition Competition

Saturday, February 7, 2015 6:00 pm

Hayti Heritage Center

LOIS DELOATCH GOMES MARGARET S. MORRIS

MISTRESS OF CERMONY PRESIDENT, FRIENDS OF JAMES E. SHEPARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY

AN EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT

ROCKING TO BILLY STRAYHORN SELECTION “IN A MELLOW TONE”

WHAT A WAY TO START THE NIGHT!!!

SOLOISTS

HIGHLIGHTS FROM JOHN COLTRANE SELECTIONS AND VOCAL SOLOIST“Moment’s Notice”

Instrument solo: Tenor Sax

“Naima”

Instrument solo:Piano

“Giant Steps” “Dear Lord”Duo

Instrument solo: Piano

“Resolution”ENCORE!!ENCORE!!ENCORE!!Instrument solo:

Piano

HIGHLIGHTS FROM NINA SIMONE SELECTIONS AND VOCAL SOLOIST

“Four Women”

Instrument solo: Piano

“Black Is The Color of My True Love’s Hair”

“My Baby Just Cares For Me”Instrument solo: Piano

Andrew Berinson

“I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel”

INCREDIBLE SINGING!!INCREDIBLE VOICES!!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM JIMMY HEALTH SELECTION AND VOCAL SOLOIST

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THELONIOUS MONKSELECTION AND VOCAL SOLOIST

“Gingerbread Boy”

Instrument solos: ALL INSTRUMENTALISTS

“Round Midnight”

Instrument solos: Tenor Sax and Bass

A WINNING COMBINATION!!MAN, CAN HE SING!!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM MAX ROACH SELECTIONS AND VOCAL SOLOIST

“Driva Man”

Instrument solo:

Tenor Sax

“Daahoud”“Triptych: Prayer/Protest/Peace”

“Fleurette Africaine”Trio – Piano feature

Instrument solo: piano

Andrew Berinson

Drum & Vocal Duo

Drum & Vocalist

Instrument solo:

Tenor Sax

AN EMOTIONAL TRIBUTE!!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM MAX ROACH SELECTION AND VOCAL SOLOIST

“Donna Lee”

Instrument solo:

Bass

BEAUTIFUL HARMONIZING OF VOICES !!AWESOME

PERFORMANCE!!

AND HE SCAT, AND SCAT AND SCAT AND SCAT.....

AMAZING PERFORMANCES!!

TAU KADHI, ASSOCIATE PROVOST ACADEMIC PROGRAMING AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

INTRODUCING STUDENT COMPOSTION WINNER

It’s a honor to be here!I’m new, I’m just got here

at NCCU!

And the winner is….

Congratulation !!

KORWIND Z. STOKESComposer, Songwriter, Pianist,

Organist and Singer

Korwind Z. Stokes is a native of Danville, Virginia. He was educated in the Danville Public Schools. He presently attends the North Carolina

Central University in Durham, NC studying music, with a concentration in Music Industry.

Starting to play piano at the age of 3 and eventually playing in church at age 7, his

musical gifts and talents has afforded him to travel to many states in the USA as well as the

British Virgin Islands and Canada. As a Composer and Songwriter, his compositions are

heard throughout Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, New York and are rapidly spreading throughout the country. He is

presently serving as Minister of Music at Orange Grove Missionary Baptist Church,

Durham, North Carolina.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION…Thank you

all for coming and supporting the Friends

and Shepard Library.

I would

like to

recognize a

special

person….

Oh no she

didn’t!!

Oh boy, I dodge

that bullet. She

looks happy.

Thank you!!!!

Mrs. Margaret, we

can

never repay you…

Oh yes you can!!!Mr. Associate Provost,

we need to talk…

INTERMISSION

FIRST HALF WAS AWESOME… LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SECOND HALF..

LENORA HELM HAMMONDS, CO-DIRECTOR, NCCU VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE

EDMUND PAOLANTONIOACCOMPANIST

AND ARRANGER

ARNOLD E. GEORGECO-DIRECTOR, NCCU VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Jalisa Adams Rachel

Bradshaw

Brianna Dottie Elliott Tyquon Garrett

Tigist Harmon Qualia Holder-Cozart Christina McNair Darius Middleton

Maurice MyersLaPrince

Miller-Smith Alexis Nelson Autumn Rainey Sivad Rogers

Sydney Thomas Marvin Thorne Dupresha TownsendTyra Scott

INSTRUMENTALISTS

GINNAE KOONACOUSTICS &

ELECTRIC BASS

SHE PLAYED SO HARD

THE BASS NOTES

WERE RINGING

OFF THE RAFTERS

SHAQUIM MULDROW

TENOR SAX

CAN ANYBODY SAY,

COLTRANE,

MARSALIS, OR

KENNY G?

ANDREW BERINSONPIANO

INSTRUMENTALISTS

HE PLAYED SO SMOOTHTHE SOUND WAS SWEET MUSIC TO

OUR EARS

DWAYNE JORDANDRUMS

THE JAZZ BEAT OF THE NIGHT GOES

TO THE DRUMMER

A WINNING COMBINATIONMARGARET S. MORRIS AND THEODOSIA T. SHIELDS

PRESIDENT FRIENDS OF

JAMES E. LIBRARY

MEMORIAL LIBRARY

DIRECTOR OF

LIBRARY

SERVICES

FRIEND OF JAMES E. SHEPARD MEMORIALLIBRARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MEMBERSTammy Baggett

Delores Baker-HargrowSandra ClemonsAnn McMillonAlton Darden

MEMBERSTheodosia T. Shields, Ph.D.

Margaret S. MorrisMary Allen

Phyllis SchumateJanis Quarles

NORTH CAROINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE

WHAT A WAY TO END THE NIGHT!!! FINALE – “YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK”

SPONSORS

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Theodosia T. Shields, Ph.D.Director of Library Services

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