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3rd Annual Oceanside Jazz Fest - March 19, 2009

MCC Jazz Ensemble with Carmen Grillo, Reggie Hamilton and Dan Fornero

Directed by Steve Torok

MiraCosta College Theatre

1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside

Saturday, March 28 • 7:30 p.m.
General admission, $15; students/seniors, $10

MiraCosta College will host the 3rd Annual Oceanside Jazz Festival October 27-28. The MiraCosta College Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Steve Torok, will close the festival Saturday night with a special performance featuring three world class guest musicians. Bassist Reggie Hamilton, guitarist Carmen Grillo, and trumpeter Dan Fornero will be featured with the band. All three are first call Los Angeles session and touring musicians, and have performed with a truly extraordinary list of jazz and pop musicians including Stevie Wonder, Phil Collins, Barbara Streisand, Whitney Huston, Tina Turner, Tower of Power, Gladys Knight, Jennifer Lopez, Brian Setzer, Neil Diamond, Eric Marienthal, Billy Childs, Gordon Goodwin, and so many others. Please visit their web sites (linked to their names above) for more info. MCC Frequency Vocal Jazz, directed by Matt Falker, will open the concert.

All three guests will present a FREE instrumental clinic in the MCC Theatre at 2 PM on Saturday, March 28. Please bring your instruments! The clinic will be followed by an open rehearsal with the MCC Jazz Band. Interested musicians are welcome to stay and observe the rehearsal.

For more info about the festival please see the MiraCosta College Press Release describing the festival.

MiraCosta College - January 1, 2009

Spring 2009 at MCC

The Spring term begins January 20. Check out the spring schedule at www.miracosta.edu and join Professor Steve for one of his new classes!

If you are already enrolled:

CLICK HERE to access MUS-115 Listening to Music, MUS-119 History of Jazz, or MUS-150 Jazz Band

CLICK HERE to access MUS-101 Theory I, MUS-102 Theory II, or MUS-104 Musicianship II

Debut Concert of MCC Jazz Ensemble Featuring Carmen Grillo - November 1, 2008

MiraCosta College Jazz Ensemble

With Special Guest Artist Carmen Grillo

Directed by Steve Torok

MiraCosta College, Studio A, Building 2200

1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside

Friday, November 21 ● 7:30 PM

General Admission, $10; Students/Seniors, $8

Click Here to Purchase Tickets

Join this brand new ensemble for their debut concert. The group performs classic and contemporary straight-ahead funk, fusion and Latin jazz. The concert will also feature world-famous guitarist Carmen Grillo (Tower of Power, Chicago, Smokey Robinson, Huey Lewis, and many others). http://www.carmengrillo.com/

The concert features new arrangements of well known hard bop tunes as well as new music inspired by that era. The group will also be perfoming two of Carmen's new original tunes, which will be included in his new CD project.

Oficial Press Release

Lunchtime Performance at MiraCosta

The band will also be performing at the Oceanside Campus for MiraCosta's College Hour on Thursday, November 20 (12 noon).