Jazz Combos
2106 4th St S
Minneapolis,
MN
55455
Kyle Motl, director.
This School of Music event is free & open to the public. A livestream will be available.
Jazz Combos Program (opens PDF, an accessible version is found below).
10:10 Combo
Gonna Getcha | Isaiah Sokol
Yesterdays | Jerome Kern
The Mission | Nicholas Peterson
In a Sentimental Mood | Duke Ellington
Masters of War | Bob Dylan
12:20 Combo
Night Dreamer | Wayne Shorter
Tiffakonkae | Kamasi Washington
Sophisticated Lady | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
Chank | John Scofield
Confirmation | Charlie Parker
1:25 Combo
Daahoud | Clifford Brown
Joy Spring | Clifford Brown
Jordu | Duke Jordan
My Funny Valentine | Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart
Sue’s Changes | Charles Mingus
Kyle Motl is Assistant Professor Double Bass and Contemporary Instrumental Performance at the University of Minnesota and is a bassist, composer, and improviser described as “spectacularly adventurous and dynamic,” whose playing is noted for both “iridescent delicacy as well as abrasive force” (The Wire). A frequent soloist, his performances “promise to change us by revealing things we could never have imagined” (Free Jazz Collective). Kyle works regularly with both emerging and established composers and champions new works for the bass. He has performed with ensembles including International Contemporary Ensemble and Ghost Ensemble. His 2022 solo record, Hydra Nightingale, consists of solo premieres by Caroline Louise Miller, Anqi Liu, Jessie Cox, and Asher Tobin Chodos. Kyle holds a DMA from UC San Diego, where he studied with Mark Dresser and Anthony Davis, an MM from Florida International University, and a BM from Florida Atlantic University. His book, Bells Plucked From Air, sheds light on harmonic techniques for the double bass.
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The School of Music, a unit of the College of Liberal Arts, is a leading institution for the education of successful performers, composers, teachers, administrators, and scholars. The School interacts with the larger university and Twin Cities communities through classes, participatory performing opportunities, community engagement activities, and more than 300 public performances each year. The students and faculty of the School are grateful for the continuing interest and support of parents and friends. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. For further information or to apply to the School of Music, visit music.umn.edu or email [email protected]. A complete calendar of events and a digital, mobile-friendly copy of this program is available at z.umn.edu/music-events.
GerShun Avilez, Dean, College of Liberal Art
Patrick Warfield, Director, School of Music
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