Soul and Bebop Resound in Jazz Session

The Westmont Jazz Ensemble will present an eclectic night of original and traditional jazz in a free recital Friday, Dec. 7, at 5 p.m. in Deane Chapel on lower campus.

The program will include several challenging bebop-era chestnuts, including Miles Davis's "Little Willie Leaps," Bud Powell's "Hallucinations," and Clifford Brown's "Daahoud," as well as a funky version of Herbie Mann's "Memphis Underground" and Mongo Santamaria's foot-tapping Latin-jazz standard, "Come Candela (Eat Fire)."

Soloists will include Eben Drost, a pianist who plays jazz with a soulful gospel feel, and pianist AnnaRose Adams, who recently performed a rousing rendition of the New Orleans classic "Tipitina." Guitarist Jon Misenhimer and trumpeter Jon Wilcox will perform a duet of Misenhimer's enigmatic original composition, "Cayucos."

Supporting the ensemble will be adjunct professors Matthew Talmage on drums and John Douglas on keyboard bass.

For more information, please call Darcy Galvan in the music department at (805) 565-6040.