Brandon Robertson - MNJC
Schedule
Mon Nov 11 2024 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
John C. Court Cabaret | Sarasota, FL
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Monday Night Jazz Cabaret November 11, 2024About this Event
Doors open at 6:30 for dinner and drinks. Peformance starts at 7:30.
10% Ticket Discount for Jazz Club Members
Brandon Robertson: World-Acclaimed Jazz Bassist brings a soulful flavor to Southwest Florida
By Dr. William S. Barnett<h4>
</h4><h4>Brandon L. Robertson is an internationally acclaimed Upright/Electric Bassist originally from Tampa, FL. Brandon's soulful music will stir your soul and fill your heart. Florida Gulf Coast University is blessed to have him on its faculty. He is inspiring and mentoring some of the greatest jazz musicians in Southwest Florida. I am honored to welcome him to our Beethoven 250 Series!</h4>
</h4><h4>Aside from being an active musician, Brandon is also an advocate in Jazz/Music Education. Brandon has presented jazz clinics, workshops, masterclasses, and guest performances in schools K-12 throughout Florida, Georgia, and Texas. In the Spring of 2016, he earned his Master of Music in Jazz Performance at Florida State University. During this two-year period, he directed jazz ensembles, small jazz combos, taught various music-related courses at the University each semester, and performed with traveling national acts visiting the campus. He was also a faculty member of Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College School of Music in Tifton, GA where he taught applied bass and helped assist with the jazz ensemble.</h4>
</h4><h4>Brandon has performed in the South Carolina Jazz Festival, Savannah Jazz Festival, Sanibel Jazz & Blues Festival, The Landings Music Festival, Florida Jazz & Blues Festival, and In May of 2017, Brandon made his debut as a Headlining Act at the 2017 International Jacksonville Jazz Festival in Jacksonville, FL.</h4><h4>
</h4><h4>Currently, Brandon is the Director of Jazz Studies & Director of the Basketball Band at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, FL. He is now an honorary member of the Kappa Kappa Psi Mu Upsilon Chapter at Florida Gulf Coast University. In 2018 Brandon was part of a nominated-documentary for a Suncoast Emmy Award for best documentary for educational collegiate programs featuring the FGCU Jazz Ensemble.</h4><h4>Brandon has currently released his first album "Bass’d on A True Story" through Canadian label Slammin Media/Believe Distributions. The album has reached #16 on the iTunes Top 200 Jazz Releases.</h4>
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John C. Court Cabaret, 1265 1st Street, Sarasota, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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