Free improv clinic- 4/30 MCC Music Building at 11:00AM

Concert – Monday Night, 4/30, 7:30PM – $10 General, $5 students at the Nash Center

July 9th-13th 2012

With MCC Jazz Faculty!

Paul Brewer, Rob Hunter, Mike King, Nick Manson

Dom Moio, Pete Pancrazi, Doug Robinson

Bryon Ruth and Raul Yanez

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Check out the Jazz Workshop Page

for more info

Dominick Farinacci

MCC -MU14 – Thursday, March 29th at 2:30PM

All are welcome to come learn from this amazing NYC-based Jazz-Trumpet Artist.

Farinacci has received the International New Star Award, the Disney New Star Award, and much more!

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We have two great upcoming concerts, come out and support the musicians as they play a wide range of music from classical to jazz!

Don’t miss these two great opportunities to see the great Red Mountain Big Band!

Wednesday, February 22nd at 8:00pm in the Saguaro Building (MCC Red Mountain Campus)

Wednesday, February 29th at 8:00pm at First Baptist Church of Scottsdale

Bring your instrument and play along with the MCC Band on December 13th, at 2:30pm. We will have two special guests, Pernilla Nilsson and Philip Brown.

See you there!

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ATTENTION ALL MUSICIANS:  SPRING 2012 Auditions, Advisement and Scholarship consideration are ongoing!  Simply contact Rob Hunter (Director of Instrumental Music) or Paul Brewer (Director of Jazz) to let us know you’re coming! We’d love to hear from you!

Welcome to MCC Instrumental Music

The Instrumental Music program includes a full program of classes and ensembles for the Music Major and for the public at large who wish to participate in community ensembles. With over 30 of the finest faculty and staff and hundreds of passionate

students and community members involved, MCC is the place to learn and perform at your best.

Scholarships are available for music and non-music majors along with community members.

Some of our Ensembles Include:

• Concert Bands
• Jazz Ensembles
• Orchestras
• Sonic Brass
• Flute Choir
• Tuba Ensemble
• Brass Choir
• Percussion Ensembles
• Chamber Ensembles
• Jazz Combos
• Bass Ensemble
• Guitar Ensembles
• Contemporary Ensembles
• Rock Bands

and much much more!

Contact Rob Hunter (Director of Instrumental Music) or Paul Brewer (Director of Jazz Studies) for more information.

Rob Hunter is the Director of Instrumental Music at Mesa Community College.  He directs the college concert bands, jazz camp and high school honor bands; works as a clinician at educational conferences, festivals and for school and university music programs and is the Music Education Coordinator with MCC and Ottawa University.  Rob also works as an adjudicator and clinician for Music Festivals and Cruise Festivals International and is on staff with the Macy’s Great American Marching Band leading the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

For 9 years Dr. Hunter was the Director of the Phoenix Symphony Guild Symphonic Winds. In past years he has taught jazz band, jazz fundamentals, and jazz improvisation at Arizona State University. He served as the Past-President for the International Association for Jazz Education – Arizona Unit: the Vice President for the Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors Association. He was also the Director of Bands and Fine Arts Department Chair at Paradise Valley High School from 1995 to 2001. From 1995-2003, Rob was a manager and conductor for numerous European tours with the Ontario Youth Bands, Canadian Ambassadors and his school music programs.

Rob’s career spans classical, jazz and commercial music. As a trumpet performer he has shared the stage or opened for groups such as: Tears For Fears, The Fixx, Maroon 5, Phoenix Symphony, Boston Symphony, the Empire Brass, Atlantic Brass and the Canadian Brass.  Dr. Hunter completed his Doctor of Musical Arts at Arizona State University. He has also earned a Master of Music degree from ASU, a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education from the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Contact Rob Hunter

Paul Brewer, a native of Phoenix, began his college education at Mesa Community College, then transferred to Northern Arizona University, were he earned his Bachelor of Music Education. During his undergraduate, Mr. Brewer was the director of “The Show 2000” which was a big hit in Flagstaff. This nominated him for the most prestigious award on NAU campus, the “Louie” Award. Throughout his education, he has studied under Grant Wolf, Fred Forney, Joel DiBartolo, Wilde Zumwalt, Mike Crotty, Mike Kocour, Russell Schmidt, and Patricia Hoy. Mr. Brewer has had the opportunity to perform with such great musicians as Peter Erskine, Ed Shaughnessy, Wayne Bergeron, Al Martino, Wallace Roney, and John Abercrombie. Mr. Brewer has been the band director at Barry Goldwater and Paradise Valley High Schools. He has recently earned his Master’s degree in Music Education with emphasis in Jazz Studies from Arizona State University. While earning his Master’s degree, he was the Graduate Assistant for the Jazz Studies Department. Paul Brewer is currently a freelance saxophonist, Artist in Residence at a few local schools, adjudicator of Marching, Concert and Jazz band festivals, President of the Arizona Association for Jazz Education, in addition to music faculty at Mesa and Scottsdale Community Colleges, and Marcos de Niza High School.

Contact Paul Brewer