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University of Florida Performing Arts presents LIVE AT BIRDLAND Featuring the Birdland Big Band Directed by Tommy Igoe Saturday, February 16, 2013, 7:30 p.m. University Auditorium

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University of Florida Performing Arts

presents

LIVE AT BIRDLANDFeaturing the

Birdland Big BandDirected by Tommy Igoe

Saturday, February 16, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

University Auditorium

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The Birdland Big Banddirected by Tommy Igoe

Drums/Leader

Tommy Igoe

Trumpets

Nick MarchioneAugust HaasMat Jodrell

Glenn Drewes

Trombones

Dave BargeronMark Miller

James Borowski

Saxes

Nathan ChildersAlejandro Aviles

Dan WillisRob Middleton

Tony Lustig

Piano

Whitney Ashe

Bass

Phil Palombi

ProgramThe program will be announced from the stage.

About The Birdland Big Band The Birdland Big Band was created by Tommy Igoe in 2006 and has become the most popular weekly musical residency in New York City. The BBB is a world-class music event and its personnel features the country’s finest top-shelf talent, including musicians from every jazz/pop tour and Broadway show imaginable. The band’s newest recording, Eleven, has been glowingly received with numerous five-star reviews and is currently in the Grammy conversation for three separate awards. The band is dedicated to performing unique music from all over the world with jaw-dropping musicianship. As Igoe boldly states, “The world doesn’t need another good big band, it needs something unforgettable, spectacular — something to bring a brand-new audience to this incredible art form.” In 2013 the BBB is touring the U.S., taking the Birdland experience to performing arts centers across the country. For more information about the band, its musicians and to make live requests during any show from your mobile device, visit www.tommyigoe.com.

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About Tommy Igoe Tommy Igoe is one of the world’s most prominent drummers and bandleaders. He began drumming at age 2 and has crafted a unique and diverse career, traveling the world with Art Garfunkel, Blood Sweat and Tears, Dave Grusin, Stanley Jordan and the New York Voices, among others. For the last six years, his Birdland Big Band has been the most popular weekly music event in New York City, maintaining Friday residency at the iconic Birdland Jazz Club. In 1997, he created the drumset book for The Lion King on Broadway, also serving as principal drummer and conductor. Igoe is dedicated to world-class music education, writing some of the world’s best-selling books and DVDs and is a globally in-demand clinician. He currently lives in San Francisco where his new band, The Tommy Igoe Big Band, enjoys a weekly residency at the Rrazz Room. Visit TommyIgoe.com for live video, audio and more.