John Daversa Big Band

Saturday, January 6, 2024

10:10 PM – 11:00 PM CST

Location: Inspirations/Celestin Ballroom

Lead Performer(s)

SL

Sal Lozano

Performer(s)

Josiah Boornazian

Assistant Professor, Director of Jazz Studies
University of Utah

Lead Performer(s)

MS

Marcus Strickland

Performer(s)

AL

Adam Lord
Adam Schroeder, MM Jazz (he/him/his)

Instructor of Jazz Saxophone
University of Nevada Las Vegas
CW

Chad Willis
Janelle Finton

Lead Performer(s)

Brian H. Lynch (he/him/his)

Milwaukee, WI

Performer(s)

Joshua Polion

Louisville, KY
JD

Jay Daversa
DP

Derek Pyle
JK

Jeff Kidwell
IG

Izzi Guzman
KB

Kevin Bryson

Lead Performer(s)

TC

Tal Cohen

Performer(s)

JM

Justin Morell

Lead Performer(s)

DA

Dane Alderson
Allison L. Miller (she/her/hers)

Brooklyn, NY

Guest Artist(s)

SG

Sara Gazarek

Performer(s)

MD

Mary Ann Daversa

Daversa’s multi-Grammy winning ensemble will perform his original music from albums including Junk Wagon, Kaleidoscope Eyes, and American Dreamers. John Daversa is a multi-Grammy award winning trumpeter, EVI player, arranger, composer, producer and educator, and Chair & Professor of Studio Music and Jazz, University of Miami, Frost School of Music.