NPN and MECA's Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Concert Series Presents El Pasoans Curt Warren (jazz guitar) and Erik Unsworth (bass).HOUSTON -- Curt Warren is an active jazz guitarist Jazz guitarists are guitar players who play jazz music using an approach to playing chords, melodies, and improvised solo lines which is called jazz guitar playing. The guitar has a long history in jazz music, both as an ensemble instrument performing chordal accompaniment, and as and has been making a name for himself on the international scene. He began his professional career playing the Frankie Laine show in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , with the Honolulu Symphony The Honolulu Symphony, also known as the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, was founded in 1900. The Honolulu Symphony is the oldest symphony orchestra west of the Rocky Mountains. Orchestra and shows in Hawaii with Teresa Brewer This article is about a recently deceased person. Some information, such as the circumstances of the person's death and surrounding events, may change rapidly as more facts become known. and Tony Martin. While performing with the United States Navy Band The United States Navy Band, based at the historic Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., has served since 1925 as the official musical group of the United States Navy. , "The Commodores", he was a featured soloist at the Newport Jazz Festival Newport Jazz Festival, annual summer music festival, held at Newport, R.I. Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lorillard and George Wein, the first performance was held in July, 1954. The festival brings together jazz lovers and great figures of the jazz world. , the Midwest Band Convention in Chicago, and the National Association of Jazz Educators Convention in Dallas. In 1978, Mr. Warren began his tenure as a Professor of Guitar at the University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas at El Paso, popularly known as UTEP, is a public, coeducational university, and it is a member of the University of Texas System. The school is located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande, in El Paso, Texas, and is the largest university in the , teaching jazz guitar and jazz improvisation, while performing at various functions and concerts at the university. He continues to work with his own trio in El Paso jazz clubs where he has played with such greats as Herb Ellis, Bill Watrous, Carl Fontana, Rob McConnell, Bud Shank, Eddie Harris, Joe Newman, Tommy Tedesco, Al Viola, and others. With three albums to his credit (I've Got the World on a String, Jazz Ruined My Life, Jazz Ruined My Life II), Mr. Warren collaborated with legends such as jazz bassist Monty Budwig, Chicago jazz pianist Larry Novak, Rusty Jones on drums, and Nick Tountas on bass. Erik Unsworth joined the music faculty of the University of Texas at El Paso in 2003, as a Visiting Assistant Professor of String Bass, Electric Bass, and Jazz and Commercial Music Studies. He has performed around the United States and in Europe. Mr. Unsworth holds degrees in Theory & Composition and in Studio and Live Recording, which has led to his taking on the role of record producer for a number of the artists with whom he regularly performs.
What: National Performance Network and MECA's Cullen Trust for
the Performing Arts Concert Series present El Pasoans Curt
Warren (jazz guitar) and Erik Unsworth (bass)
When: Friday, April 14, 2006
At 8:00 p.m.
Where: MECA--1900 Kane
Houston, Texas 77007
Admission: $5.00 per person (All Ages) presale via phone at
866-468-7621 or online at www.ticketweb.com
$8.00 Per Person (All Ages) at the door
For more information please visit MECA's website at www.meca-houston.org. |
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