FIU Music Festival: Michael Eckroth, Faculty Jazz Ensemble & Big Band
Schedule
Fri Oct 29 2021 at 07:30 pm
Location
FIU School of Music | Miami, FL
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The FIU Music Festival returns this October 20, 2021 – November 13, 2021. Come see why we are FIU’s premier music festival! With culturally diverse and engaging concerts featuring revered Classical and Jazz musicians from acclaimed ensembles, we have something for every musical taste. Oceanbank is the sponsor of the FIU Music Festival.A full list of concerts can be found here: https://carta.fiu.edu/music/fiu-music-festival/
In this special concert, accomplished jazz pianist Michael Eckroth makes his FIU debut in his new position as asst. professor in a performance with the FIU Faculty Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Big Band for what will be an unforgettable evening.
Michael Eckroth is widely known in improvised music circles for his work with jazz legend John Scofield, and in world music circles as the pianist, arranger, and composer for the Cuban ensemble Orquesta Akokan, whose 2018 debut album recieved a Grammy Nomination. He received his PhD from NYU in 2016 with the dissertation Early Cuban Piano Improvisation.
Audiences will enjoy a selection of music by Gustav Holst, Cole Porter, Tom Garling and Rob Lussier, among others.
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Where is it happening?
FIU School of Music, Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center 10910 SW 17th St, Miami, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
