UAkron JazzWeek 25: Featuring Sean Jones, SmokeFace, & Floco Torres

Mon, Apr 07

Join us as we kick off University of Akron's JazzWeek! Featuring, Artist-in-Residence Sean Jones with SmokeFace, Floco Torres, and opening act "UA Birth of the Cool Ensemble" at BLU! Doors: 7:00pm Show: 8:00pm Tickets: $15 at the door. Students FREE with ID and valid Zip Card. About: Sean Jones, Visiting Artist-in-Residence, is a versatile trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator, and activist from Warren, Ohio. He began his musical journey in church choir before switching from drums to trumpet at age 10. Jones gained prominence as the lead trumpeter for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra under Wynton Marsalis from 2004 to 2010 and became a member of the SFJAZZ Collective in 2015. He has released eight recordings with his group on Mack Avenue Records, with his latest being “Live from Jazz at the Bistro” in 2017. Throughout his career, Jones has collaborated with renowned jazz musicians such as Illinois Jacquet, Nancy Wilson, and Herbie Hancock. He has performed with major symphonies and contributed to various music festivals. As an educator, he serves as the president of the Jazz Education Network and holds a prestigious chair in Jazz Studies at The John Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute. He was previously chair of the Brass department at Berklee College of Music.