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 (click on the Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall link in the right callout box).
Jazz Combos Program (opens PDF).
For an accessible version, please see below.
10:10 Combo
Bolivia by Cedar Walton
Afro Blue by Mongo Santamaría
Round Midnight by Thelonious Monk, arr. Nicholas Peterson
Blues in the Closet by Oscar Pettiford
12:20 Combo
Black Nile by Wayne Shorter
Take Six by Jaron Dufault
Stolen Moments by Oliver Nelson
Well You Needn’t by Thelonious Monk
1:25 Combo
Recorda-Me by Joe Henderson
Take the A Train by Billy Strayhorn
Black and Tan Fantasy by Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley
Yardbird Suite by Charlie Parker
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.
| 10:10 Combo | 12:20 Combo | 1:25 Combo |
|---|---|---|
| Owen Kalow, trumpet Chase Deiter, tenor saxophone Alyss Jushka, baritone saxophone Saam Rasool, piano Tony Severson, bass Nicholas Peterson, drums |
Sam McChesney, tenor saxophone Austin Kulm, trombone Max Thew, trumpet Garett Rathsack, piano Jaron Dufault, bass Henry Mrotz, drums |
Andrew Chen, alto saxophone Sarah Jane Babinski, flute Matthew Wishart, trumpet Max Albers, guitar Lauren Hagen, bass Lowell Stephani, drums |
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