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The Whitworth College Jazz Ensemble: 2004

Read "2004" reviewed by Jack Bowers


When a jazz ensemble at a relatively small college sounds as sharp as this one, you know the director is making the right moves. Three cheers to Dan Keberle, the guiding force behind the Whitworth College ensemble from Spokane, WA, and a big hand for the ensemble itself, which takes Keberle's cues and translates them into big band jazz of the highest quality.

Keberle's kids (in one case, literally) recorded this album in April 2004, two months after earning a ...

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The Whitworth College Jazz Ensembles: 1998-99, 1999-2000: Blues in My Shoes

Read "Blues in My Shoes" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Our second encounter with the award–winning Whitworth College Jazz Ensemble from lovely Spokane, WA, leaves no doubt as to why the school’s Jazz Studies program has been praised by Jazz Times magazine as one of the country’s best. The ensemble’s fourth album, Blues in My Shoes, encompasses nearly sixty–nine minutes of formidable big–band Jazz, ably supervised by director Dan Keberle and played to a fare–thee–well by his earnest young scholars. Two ensembles are actually involved, with the first six tracks ...

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Whitworth College Jazz Ensemble: Boppin' Back

Read "Boppin' Back" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Ever hear of Whitworth College? You say you have? Good. Can you please tell me where it is? You can’t? Well, don’t hang your head, compadre; few people could. Whitworth is actually situated in lovely Spokane, Washington. Yes, the college does have a Jazz Studies program, and yes, the Jazz ensemble, ably directed by Dr. Dan Keberle, has recorded an admirable CD, Boppin’ Back — if it hadn’t, there wouldn’t be much point in writing this, would there? Two aspects ...

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