Saxophonist Eddie Barbash to Perform with The University of Scranton Jazz Band

May 2, 2016
Saxophonist Eddie Barbash of “Stay Human,” the band for “Late Night with Stephen Colbert,” will be the guest soloist for a concert at Saturday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. in The  University of Scranton’s Houlihan McLean Center.
Saxophonist Eddie Barbash of “Stay Human,” the band for “Late Night with Stephen Colbert,” will be the guest soloist for a concert at Saturday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. in The University of Scranton’s Houlihan McLean Center.

 Renowned young saxophone virtuoso Eddie Barbash, a member of “Stay Human,” the band for “Late Night with Stephen Colbert,” will join The University of Scranton Jazz Ensemble as their guest soloist for a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, in the University’s Houlihan McLean Center. Admission to the concert is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:40 p.m., and seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.

Barbash will also offer a free masterclass at 4 p.m. on May 7. Interested musicians aged 16 and older can obtain more information by emailing music@scranton.edu.

Barbash plays American roots music on alto saxophone, and is one of the most exciting and sought-after alto players of his generation. He brings his horn and sensibility to Texas and Appalachian fiddle tunes, bluegrass, old time, R&B, soul, country swing, and jazz music. His pioneering take on these traditions has attracted audiences around the world.

Barbash is a founding member and the lyrical core of Jon Batiste and Stay Human, currently the house band for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He is admired for his luminous sound, his melodic and rhythmic invention, his virtuosic technique, his fresh sense as an arranger, his facility as an ensemble player, his command as a section leader, and his sincerity and charisma on stage. He has performed and recorded with jazz greats Wynton Marsalis and Christian McBride, country stars Jim Lauderdale, Vince Gill and Ranger Doug, hip-hopper “?uestlove”, rock drummer Chad Smith, composer David Amram, cabaret diva Nellie McKay and many others. His CDs include “Twelve Tones of Love with Hamilton,” “In the Night,” “MY NY and Social Music with Batiste” and “The Tres Amigos.” He was raised in Mexico, Georgia and North Carolina, and lives in New York City.

The University of Scranton Jazz Band is a 25-member ensemble of big band style instrumentation, made up of University of Scranton student musicians from majors spanning the curriculum. They perform five or more times per year, and the majority of their performances are open to the public, free of admission charge, and often feature a nationally or internationally renowned guest soloist.

For more information, contact Cheryl Y. Boga, director of Performance Music at The University of Scranton by calling 570-941-7624, emailing music@scranton.edu, or visiting www.scranton.edu/music.


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