Nathan Poehlke Jazz Ensemble

Name: Nathan Poehlke Jazz Ensemble
Start: 2025-04-11T19:30:00-07:00
End: 2025-04-11T22:00:00-07:00
Location: 124 W Broadway, Eugene, OR, United States, Oregon 97401

Schedule

Fri Apr 11 2025 at 07:30 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

124 W Broadway, Eugene, OR, United States, Oregon 97401 | Eugene, OR

Join us for an exciting evening of contemporary big band music and a live fundraiser celebrating the debut album of the Nathan Poehlke Jazz Ensemble (NPJE). Poehlke is an award-winning composer, guitarist, and educator with a diverse background including performances of his compositions by the U.S. Navy Commodores and commissions for artists like Vern Sielert and Calvin Orlando Smith. Nathan’s compositions are reaching audiences worldwide. Don’t miss this chance to experience his dynamic music and support the future of his work.

Steve Owen alto saxophone
Ben Harris alto saxophone
Joe Manis tenor saxophone
Jon Corona tenor saxophone
Sam Prentice baritone saxophone
Burnette Dillon trumpet
Paul Krueger trumpet
Devin Perez trumpet
Doug Doerfert trumpet
Rich Lewis trombone
Alex Hunter trombone
Joe Freuen trombone
Matt Ingman trombone
Avery Scanlon guitar
David Morgenroth piano
Eli Hansen bass
Ken Mastrogiovanni drums

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM | $25
Nathan Poehlke is an award winning composer, guitarist, and educator in Eugene, Oregon.
As a writer, Nathan was the JEN 2020 Young Composer Showcase winner for his composition “Feeling Sleepy,” performed by the U.S. Navy Commodores band and conducted by Poehlke in New Orleans. His other compositions have been featured by the Oregon Jazz Ensemble, with choral works featured at various universities around the country, and large jazz ensemble pieces commissioned for artists such as Vern Sielert, Calvin Orlando Smith. Having the privilege to study with Steve Owen, Dave Rivello, and John LaBarbera, Nathan’s compositions for large jazz ensemble, jazz nonet, choir, and classical chamber groups continue to be performed around the Northwest, as well as internationally through his publishing contract with iJazzmUsic.com.

As an educator, Nathan currently teaches at Bushnell University as their director of bands, core music theory and aural skills instructor, and composition teacher. Nathan has taught as a Graduate Employee at the University of Oregon where he received his MM in Jazz Composition in 2020 as the Outstanding Graduate Performer. He also performs regular masterclasses and has been an adjudicator for the Oregon Jazz Festival. Nathan currently directs and writes for the Swing Shift Jazz Orchestra, who under his direction won the 2024 Springfield Arts Commissions “Excellence in Arts” award.
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Online ticket purchases close one hour before showtime. If the show is NOT sold out, and tickets remain, they can be purchased directly at the box office door. Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime.