Saturday, Dec. 1
Elon University Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert
McCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
The Elon University Jazz Ensemble Fall concert feature compositions by John LaBarbera, Frank Foster, Eubie Blake, Patty Darling and others, including several compositions by recent Grammy Award Nominee Chuck Owen. As a very special added bonus, this Fall’s show will feature guest trumpet artist Vinnie Ciesielski. Vinnie is one of the busiest musicians in today’s Nashville music scene, having appeared on more than 5,000 recordings during his career including more than 50 GRAMMY-nominated recordings, 25 GRAMMY-winning recordings, and 200 Stellar and Dove award winning albums.
As a student at Towson University in Maryland, Ciesielski majored in trumpet performance then embarked on a professional music career spanning more than four decades. Since moving to Nashville in 1992, Vinnie has recorded with artists such as Lyle Lovett, Travis Tritt, Tracy Byrd, Tanya Tucker, Bad Company, Glenn Frey, T.D. Jakes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gregg Allman, Kirk Franklin, Queen Latifah, Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin, Israel Houghton, The Clark Sisters and many more. He has performed live with artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Kid Rock, Keith Richards, Jimmy Buffett, Paul Simon, Sting, Tony Bennett, Glenn Frey, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The O’Jays, Aretha Franklin, Percy Sledge, Shawn Colvin, Eddie Floyd, Booker T. and the MGs, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Bob Hope, Frankie Valli, Sheryl Crow, Bruce Hornsby, and The Beach Boys. He has also appeared on The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Austin City Limits, Rosie O’Donnell, Ellen’s Really Big Show, The Dove Awards and The Stellar Awards. Vinnie has also performed on numerous Radio, Internet, TV and Movie sound tracks and Trailers and has performed with the Nashville Symphony, Chattanooga Symphony and Orchestra Kentucky.
For more information about Vinnie please visit his website at www.trumpetvinnie.com
Sponsored by the Department of Music