Mark Dover of Vulfpeck presented by University of Akron

Tue, Nov 25

Join us for an impromptu Tuesday night hit featuring Mark Dover, clarinetist and frequent collaborator of thee Vulpeck! Brought to you by University of Akron! This is not one to miss folks... FREE admission! Line-up: Theron Brown - Piano and Keys Anthony Taddeo - Drums and Percussion Jordan McBride - Bass Chris Coles - Saxophone Mark Dover - Clarinet Dan Wilson - Guitar (SPECIAL GUEST) Doors: 6:00pm Show: 7:00pm Tickets: FREE ADMISSION - ** Must Reserve via ticket link ** About: Grammy® Award-winning clarinetist Mark Dover is a man of many horns, maintaining firm roots in classical music while ever-expanding into the vast world of improvised music. Since 2016 he has served as the clarinetist of Imani Winds, and has appeared as a soloist with the Atlanta, Baltimore, and Albany Symphonies, and the American Composers Orchestra. Most recently, Mark was awarded a Grammy as a player and producer for “Best Classical Compendium” at the 2024 Grammy Awards for Imani Wind’s latest release, “Passion for Bach and Coltrane.” His debut album with Imani Winds, “Bruits,” was nominated for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards. In 2023 Mark also joined the chamber ensemble yMusic. 2023 highlights include appearances at Carnegie Hall Presents with both Imani Winds and yMusic, NPR’s tiny desk with yMusic, and debuts at La Jolla Music Society and Tippet Rise Arts Center. Mark joined the chamber music faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in 2021 and also serves on the clarinet faculty at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, and at Queens College, CUNY. Mark has an extensive background in improvised music. He is a frequent collaborator with Vulfpeck, an American funk band formed in his hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan.