In celebration of Panther Alumni Week (PAW) 2021, FIU School of Music faculty and alumni big band members present Be Bop Charlie by Bop Florence.
Message From Jim Hacker,
FIU Jazz Big Band & University Brass Choir Director
"One of the positive outcomes I’ve found of this socially distanced era is the new space for projects. A year ago, we may not have been able to have a virtual big band collaboration, but here we are. This particular group of FIU faculty and alumni had never played all together but thanks to the tireless efforts of everyone involved- we have now. We hope this is the first of multiple projects featuring other gifted graduates of the FIU School of Music."
For more information about the FIU School of Music and our Jazz Performance Studies Program, please visit music.fiu.edu.
Trumpets:
Trumpet 1-Jim Hacker, Teaching Professor of Music, Trumpet
Trumpet 2-Francisco Dimas, Jazz Trumpet Instructor
Trumpet 3-Jesus Mato, FIU Alumnus
Trumpet 4-Jean Caze, FIU Alumnus
Trumpet 5-Seth Merlin, FIU Alumnus
Trombones:
Trombone 1- Ruben Caban, Jazz Trombone Adjunct Professor
Trombone 2- John Kricker, Trombone Adjunct Professor
Trombone 3 - Sam Savage, FIU Alumnus
Bass Trombone - Jose Leon, FIU Alumnus
Saxes:
Alto Saxophone 1- Aldo Salvent, FIU Alumnus and Saxophone Adjunct Professor
Alto Saxophone 2- Taylor Vega, FIU Alumnus
Tenor Saxophone 1- Henry Paz, FIU Alumnus
Tenor Saxophone 2- Jason Moss, FIU Alumnus
Baritone Saxophone 1- Juan Turros, FIU Alumnus
Baritone Saxophone 2- Jose "sapo" Gonzalez, FIU Alumnus
Tenor Saxophone - David Fernandez, FIU Alumnus and Jazz Adjunct Professor
Rhythm Section:
Bass - Jamie Ousley, Jazz Performance Coordinator, Associate Professor of Jazz Bass
Drums - Rodolfo Zuniga, FIU Alumnus and Jazz Percussion Adjunct Professor
Piano - Felix Gomez, Jazz Piano Adjunct Professor
Solos:
Felix Gomez, piano
David Fernandez, tenor sax
Ruben Caban, trombone
Francisco Dimas, trumpet
Production and Mixing by Jim Hacker
Video by Rodolfo Zuniga