UCSB Jazz Ensemble: Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
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Date & Time
Sat, Feb 15 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Address (map)
552 university rd. UCSB
Venue (website)
Lotte Lehmann Concert (UCSB)
The UCSB Jazz Ensemble welcomes tenor saxophonist Derek Douget, a New Orleans native, as guest artist for an exploration and celebration of the Jazz music of and inspired by New Orleans.
Derek Douget is a Grammy award winning saxophonist who has been a professional on the New Orleans music scene for over 20 years. Douget was born and raised in Gonzales, Louisiana and moved to New Orleans to attend the University of New Orleans where he earned a Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies. In 2010, Douget became The Music Education Coordinator for the Jazz and Heritage Foundation and where he oversees the Don “Moose” Jamison Heritage School of music and is also an Adjunct professor at the University of New Orleans. Derek has been a member of the Ellis Marsalis Quartet for over twenty years and has performed with: Nicholas Payton, Doctor John, Elvin Jones, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Wyclef Jean, and many others. He is a yearly visitor to Santa Barbara with his New Orleans based jazz quintet as guests of the Lobero Theater Foundation.