Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective: The Music of Henry Mancini
Sept 10, 2022 at 7:00 PM
Winner of four Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, twenty Grammy Awards, and a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Mancini composed music for the Peter Gunn, The Pink Panther, and “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s and shaped the cinematic sound of a generation. Join the Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective under the direction of Scott Jeppesen, band director, as they pay tribute to this master of American music.
This special event, presented by the Billings Symphony, is part of the Sukin Series, featuring ensembles and musicians from around the world.
Saxophonist, Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective music director, and Montana State University professor Scott Jeppesen brings together nearly 20 musicians, including several locals, a few of Jeppesen’s students, and some well-known jazz players from across the country. The group will be performing all never-before-heard arrangements of classic Mancini compositions such as The Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, The Pink Panther, Baby Elephant Walk, Hatari!, Charade, Dreamsville, My Manne Shelly, and more!
MEET THE BAND!
Saxophones
- Ian Vo
- Amy Schendel
- Scott Jeppesen
- Matt Austin
- Mady Johnson
Trumpets
- Mark Fenderson
- Josh Aguiar
- Chad Willis
- Ryan Buchanan
- Tyler Honcoop
Trombones
- Jon Hatamiya
- Rob Tapper
- Hazel Bullis
- Aaron Schendel
Rhythm
- Craig Hall
- Gary Fukushima
- Michael Steele
- Zach Paris
- Roxanne Jeppesen
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