ACTU Presents Jazz Saxophonist in Concert
Post Published On:Arts for the Community at Thomas University (ACTU) presents a Friday at Noon concert with jazz Saxophonist David Detweiler and Friends on Friday, March 24 at First Missionary Baptist Church located at 110 W Calhoun St in Thomasville, GA.
This concert will feature Dr. David Detweiler,Assistant Professor of Jazz Saxophone at the College of Music at Florida State University. He will be joined by Sammy Hanson, piano; Kaleb Thompkins, bass; and Rudi Neubrander-drum set. Detweiler is a superior post-bop soloist, tenor saxophonist, composer, and educator David Detweiler is influenced by early John Coltrane and Michael Brecker but has a sound and style of his own within the mainstream of modern jazz.
He has performed at many of New York City’s premiere live-music venues, such as The Blue Note, Birdland, The Knitting Factory, and The Iridium.
David received the DMA degree from the Eastman School of Music in 2015 and the MM degree from Florida State University in 2010. He also studied at both the University of North Texas and William Paterson University, receiving the BM degree from William Paterson. His teachers include: Ramon Ricker, Charles Pillow, Bill Kennedy, Gary Smulyan, and Steve Wilson.
His first record as a leader, New York Stories, featured Leon Anderson, Clarence Seay, Chris Pattishall, and Rick Lollar. His second record as a leader, The Dave Detweiler Trio was released in August 2015. Celebrating Bird with bassist Fumi Tomita was released September 2020 and The Astoria Suite was released in 2021.
David has performed and presented research at numerous conferences including the Jazz Education Network (JEN), the College Music Society (CMS), and the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA). David is a P Mauriat and Vandoren artist.
This performance will begin at 12 p.m. March 24. It can also be viewed online at www.facebookcom/actu31792/. No Facebook account is required to view.
ACTU is supported in part by Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia Council for the Arts also receives support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
For more information about this and other ACTU events, visit www.facebookcom/actu31792 or www.thomasu.edu/actu, call (229) 227-6964 or email actu@thomasu.edu.
