Count Basie Orchestra
Schedule
Fri, 24 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Power Center for The Performing Arts | Ann Arbor, MI
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In this thrilling, one-night-only performance, the legendary Count Basie Orchestra™ (directed by Scotty Barnhart) takes the stage at the Power Center with the University of Michigan’s Jazz Ensemble, the Michigan Youth Jazz Orchestra, members of the University Symphony Orchestra, select U-M jazz faculty, and special guests Carla Cook, U-M graduate and former Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer, and emcee Mark Stryker.The brainchild of associate professor Dennis Wilson, who has a long and storied history with the Count Basie Orchestra, this concert will feature works written by Wilson that honor Count Basie and the orchestra that bears his name. Highlights will include a performance of “Dark Morning,” Wilson’s tribute written the morning of Count Basie’s death, performed jointly by the Michigan Youth Orchestra and the Count Basie Orchestra, and a new poem by Nandi Comer.
With
The U-M Jazz Ensemble, The Michigan Youth Jazz Orchestra, and members of the University Symphony Orchestra
Directed by Dennis Wilson
Featuring
U-M Jazz Faculty
Ed Sarath, trumpet
Ellen Rowe, piano
Dennis Wilson, trombone
Robert Hurst, bass
Andrew Bishop, tenor sax
Andy Milne, piano
Daniel Pinilla, guitar
And special guests
Carla Cook, guest vocalist
Nandi Comer, Former Michigan Poet Laureate (‘01 BA English and Spanish)
Mark Stryker, Master of Ceremonies
The Count Basie mark appears under license from Rutgers University Institute of Jazz Studies.
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Where is it happening?
Power Center for The Performing Arts, 121 Fletcher St,Ann Arbor, Michigan, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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