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Event Type Description
Foundational Focuses feature a Presenting Artist exploring fundamental aspects of jazz composition and arranging using examples from the jazz canon as well as their own writing.
Description
The Art of the Contrafact. See works presented slide below.
About the Presenting Artists(s)
Trombonist, composer, arranger, Scott Ninmer has written for musical luminaries such as Trisha Yearwood, Fred Hersch, Richard Bona, Raul Midon, Gregory Porter, Steve Wilson, and Marcus Printup. Ensembles that have commissioned Ninmer include the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Metropole Orkest, the WDR Big Band, the USAF Airmen of Note, and the Eric Miyashiro Band. Ninmer’s music has been featured at notable venues such as the White House, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Lincoln Center, Rockefeller Center, and the Kennedy Center. Since 2014, Ninmer has served as Staff Arranger for "The President's Own" United States Marine Band.
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