JH Jazz Program History

2015
Chris Peracciny, conductor
Ken Kuriscak, chair / 702 Shuffle (Zvacek)
The Rooster (Mantooth)
The Cha Cha What Gotcha (Mossman)
One More for the Count (Lewist)
2014
Ken Kuriscak, conductor
Chris Peracciny, chair / Killer Joe (Golson/Higgins)
The Raider Returns (Mossman)
A Nasty Bit of Blues (Beach)
A Little Chicken Soup (Houllif)
2013 (cancelled/weather)
Wayne Blumrick, conductor
Jeff Rappold, chair / Shuffle City (Nowak)
Old Devil Mood (Lane/Wolpe)
Dreamsville (Mancini/Taylor)
Act Your Age (Goodwin/Blair)
2012
Amanda Burdick, conductor
Tim Martin, chair / NuBop (Burke)
Messin’ With the Kid (Gray)
A Child is Born (Jones/Denton)
Pescados Frescos (Rivera)
2011
Naomi Moore, conductor
Ken Kuriscak, chair / Groovin’ Hard (Barduhn)
Bellavia (Mongione/Lopez)
C Jam Blues (Ellington)
Baby Drives a Fast Car (Clark)
2010 (Cancelled/Weather)
Chris Peracciny, conductor
Ken Kuriscak, chair / Groove Blues (Menza/Blair)
Nardis (Davis/Murtha)
Bemsha Swing (Monk/Taylor)
The Cha-Cha What Gotcha (Mossman)
2009
Paul Allison, conductor
Amanda Burdick, chair / Tenor Madness (Rollins/Berry)
Cold Duck Time (Harris/Taylor)
Shiny Stockings (Foster/Nestico)
Hot Java Jump (Neeck)
St. Thomas (Rollins/Taylor)
2008
Karen Ragusa, conductor
Stephanie Danvir, chair / New Tim eShuffle-Jazz Crusaders (Griffo)
Danny Boy (Clark)
First Latin Jam (Griffo)
Birdland (Sawinul/Sweeney)
Hard Times (Newman/Griffo)
2007
Russ Owens, conductor
Paul Allison, chair / Announced from stage
2006
Ken Kuriscak, conductor
Amrom Chodos, chair / The Three J’s (Rowe)
Afro Blue (Santamaria/arr. Sweeney)
Moanin’ (Timmons/arr. Taylor)
La Noche del Burrito Picante (Dana)
2005
Jack Prybylski, conductor
Steve Brasure, chair / South Side Blues (Beach)
Big Dawg (Rowe)
Senorita Fajita (Neeck)
A Riff in Time (Feieman)
2004
Chris Peracciny, conductor
Ken Kuriscak, chair / Song for my Father (Silver/Taylor)
Black Orpheus (Bonfa/Murtha)
Body and Soul (Wolpe)
Street Beat (Blair)
2003
David Kayne, conductor
Chris Peracciny, chair / Diamond Back (Yasinitsky)
Raptor (Kayne)
Nicole (Nestico)
Oye Como Va (Santamaria/Kayne)
2002
David Schiavone, conductor
Jack Prybylski, chair / Offshore Breeze (Rowe)
Nickl & Dime (Beech)
Sambita (Chattaway)
Comfort Zone (Niehaus)
Stolen Moments (Nelson/Taylor)
2001
David Manth, conductor
April Carere / Short Circuit (Neeck)
C Jam Blues (arr. Griffo)
Hold On to Love (Neeck)
Get it On (Chase/Jenning)