Concert Program

Ensemble Recital Series

NIU Jazz Orchestra

Roosevelt Griffin, director
Featuring Marquis Hill, trumpet

Thursday, April 24, 2025
7 p.m.
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall

Program

Con Alma	Dizzy Gillespie arr. Michael Mossman
A Warm Breeze	Sammy Nestico
Isaiah Jones Jr, piano Brandon Diehl, trombone Nate Wray, alto saxophone/flute Carlos Sims, trumpet
Origins	Tim Warfield
Isaiah Jones Jr., piano
Blues and the Abstract Truth	Oliver Nelson
Marcus Evans, drums
The Voice of the Saxophone	Jimmy Heath
Jared Schultz, tenor saxophone
NIU Jazztet with Marquis Hill
Two Different Days	Tom Garling
My Royal Things	Tom Garling
The COOL	Marquis Hill arr. Nickolas Kaplan
Won’t You Celebrate with Me	Marquis Hill arr. Nickolas Kaplan

NIU Jazz Orchestra Personnel

Roosevelt Griffin, director

Saxophone
Nate Wray, alto saxophone
Mikayla Chin, alto saxophone
Jared Schultz, tenor saxophone
Nathan Tague, tenor saxophone
Taylor Cash, baritone saxophone

Trumpet
Miles Franklin-Smith, trumpet*
Andrew Clark, trumpet
Carlos Sims, trumpet
Miles Macklin, trumpet
Phil Pistone, trumpet

Trombone
Spencer Mackey, trombone*
Brandon Diehl, trombone
Khadija Nagi, trombone
Dylan Witte, trombone

Rhythm
Daniel Jablo, guitar
Isaiah Jones Jr., piano*
Jack Sundstrom, bass*
Marcus Evans, drums*
Jonathan Garrett, drums

NIU Jazztet Members

Jared Schultz, alto saxophone

Miles Franklin-Smith, trumpet*

Isaiah Jones Jr., piano*

Jack Sundstrom, bass*

Georgios Moustakas, guitar*

Marcus Evans, drums*

* denotes Graduate Assistant

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