Repertoire
April 13, 2023, Nutt Auditorium
Chinoiserie by Duke Ellington
Berlin Bei Nacht by Oliver Nelson
Honeysuckle Rose by Fats Waller and Andy Razaf, arr. Quincy Jones
New Blood by John Clayton
Commissioned by The Mississippians Jazz Ensemble to commemorate 100 Years Of Jazz at Ole Miss
Robot Portrait by Quincy Jones
The Deacon by Thad Jones
Pick Up The Pieces by The Average White Band, arr. Arif Mardin
February 8, 2023, Ford Center
Chinoiserie by Duke Ellington
Berlin Bei Nacht by Oliver Nelson
Max by Jeff Hamilton, arr. John Clayton
New Blood by John Clayton
Commissioned by The Mississippians Jazz Ensemble to commemorate 100 Years Of Jazz at Ole Miss
Pick Up The Pieces by The Average White Band, arr. Arif Mardin
December 8, 2022 Mississippi Band Directors Association, Natchez
Repeal & Replace by Elliot Deutsch
The Stampede by Don Redman
Max by Jeff Hamilton, arr. John Clayton
New Blood by John Clayton
Commissioned by The Mississippians Jazz Ensemble to commemorate 100 Years Of Jazz at Ole Miss
Cubauza by Michael Mossman
Moanin’ Charles Mingus, arr. Sy Johnson
November 11, 2022 Ford Center
Max by Jeff Hamilton, arr. John Clayton
15 Minutes Late by John Clayton
Squatty Roo by Johnny Hodges, arr. John Clayton
New Blood by John Clayton
Commissioned by The Mississippians Jazz Ensemble to commemorate 100 Years Of Jazz at Ole Miss
Pools by Don Grolnick, arr. John Fedchock
Cubauza by Michael Mossman
Moanin’ Charles Mingus, arr. Sy Johnson
April 12, 2022 Nutt Auditorium
Repeal & Replace by Elliot Deutsch
The Stampede by Don Redman
Count ‘Em by Quincy Jones
Sway by Norman Gimbel and Pablo Beltrán Ruiz, arr. Myles Collins
Manteca by Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo, arr. Mike Tomaro
Hav-A-Havana by Bill Hollman
Señor Blues by Horace Silver, arr. Gary McFarland
Slings & Arrows by Michael Brecker, arr. Rob Lussier
Bodysnatchers by Radiohead, arr. Fred Sturm
Transit by Darcy James Argue
February 18, 2022 Ford Center
Repeal & Replace by Elliot Deutsch
Count ‘Em by Quincy Jones
Manteca by Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo, arr. Mike Tomaro
Transit by Darcy James Argue
November 11, 2021 Ford Center
Broadway by Bird, McRae and Wood, arr. Sammy Nestico
O.W. by Mary Lou Williams
A Little Minor Booze by Willie Maiden
Oro Preto by Bob Mintzer
Night Flight by Sammy Nestico
April 15, 2020 Band Hall Parking Lot
Spain by Chick Corea, arr. Gjesvold
Blues for Red by John Fedchock
Just Kidding by Eliane Elias, arr. Brookmeyer
The Mooche by Duke Ellington and Irving Mills, trans. Birger
Rain Check by Billy Strayhorn, arr. John Clayton
Corner Pocket by Freddie Green
Boogie Stop Shuffle by Charles Mingus, arr. Johnson
Everything In Its Right Place by Radiohead, arr. Miley
Tutu by Marcus Miller, arr. Mossman
November 17, 2020 Ford Center
Corner Pocket by Freddie Green, arr. Wilkins
Fillmore Street Mambo by Wayne Wallace
Bright Mississippi by Thelonious Monk, arr. Lussier
Rosa Mae by Mary Lou Williams, arr. Armstrong
February 21, 2020 Ford Center
Seven Come Eleven by Benny Goodman and Charlie Christian, arr. Mantooth
Perdido by Juan Tizol, arr. Wright
Super Blue by Bernard Ighner, arr. Walsh
Squatty Roo by Johnny Hodges, arr. Clayton
November 14, 2019 Nutt Auditorium
Blues in Hoss’ Flat by Frank Foster
Kansas City Shout by Ernie Wilkins
The Deacon by Thad Jones
Ahunk Ahunk by Thad Jones
Three And One by Thad Jones
Trinkle Tinkle by Thelonious Monk, arr. Oliver Nelson
The Art of Darkness by James Miley
April 6, 2019, Link Center, Tupelo, MS
April 11, 2019, Nutt Auditorium
The Joker by Lee Morgan, arr. Lussier
Ko-Ko by Duke Ellington
Cubauza by Michael Mossman
Black, Brown and Beautiful by Oliver Nelson
Three and One by Thad Jones
The Point of No Return by Eric Richards
You and the Night and the Music by Dietz & Schwartz, arr. Detweiler
Thank You So Much! by Mike Pendowski
Una Mas by Kenny Dorham, arr. Lussier
Dance You Monster To My Soft Song by Maria Schneider
March 23, 2019, Ford Center, North American Saxophone Alliance
You and the Night and the Music by Dietz & Schwartz, arr. Detweiler
David Detweiler, soloist
Mambo a la Mode by Larry Panella
Larry Panella, soloist
Black, Brown and Beautiful by Oliver Nelson
Brett Pimentel, soloist
Thank You So Much! by Mike Pendowski
Mike Pendowski, soloist
The Point of No Return by Eric Richards
Dave Camwell, soloist
Cherokee by Ray Noble, arr. Bill Holman
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown
November 8, 2018 Nutt Auditorium
Cubauza by Michael Mossman
Ko-Ko by Duke Ellington
The Joker by Lee Morgan, arr. Lussier
Una Mas by Kenny Dorham, arr. Lussier
Easin’ It by Frank Foster
Three And One by Thad Jones
Dance You Monster To My Soft Song by Maria Schneider
Mambo by Leonard Bernstein, arr. Mossman
July 16, 2018 Jazz à Juan, Juan les Pin, France
July 20, 2018 Umbria Jazz Festival, Perugia, Italy
Step Right Up by Oliver Nelson
Don’t Git Sassy by Thad Jones
Fly Me To The Moon by Bart Howard, arr. Quincy Jones
The Jody Grind by Horace Silver, arr. John Clayton
Grass Is Greener by Adam Bartczak
Jackhammer by Bob Curnow
Hot It Up by Shelton Berg
The Wiggle Walk by Benny Carter
Opus 4 by Charles Mingus, arr. Koslov
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy by Josef Zawinul, arr. Phil Wilson
Li’l Darlin’ by Neil Hefti
Splanky by Neil Hefti
April 12, 2018 Nutt Auditorium (Chancellor’s Concert)
Second Line (Joe Avery Blues) Traditional, arr. Victor Goins
Step Right Up by Oliver Nelson
Birth Of The Blues by Ray Henderson
Don’t Git Sassy by Thad Jones
Fly Me To The Moon by Bart Howard, arr. Quincy Jones
The Jody Grind by Horace Silver, arr. John Clayton
Grass Is Greener by Adam Bartczak
Jackhammer by Bob Curnow
Hot It Up by Shelton Berg
Feb. 16, 2018 Ford Center
Step Right Up by Oliver Nelson
Fly Me To The Moon by Bart Howard, arr. Quincy Jones
Grass Is Greener by Adam Bartczak
Jackhammer by Bob Curnow
Nov. 9, 2017 Nutt Auditorium
Wiggle Walk by Benny Carter
Mary’s Idea by Mary Lou Williams
Duet by Neal Hefti
Splanky by Neal Hefti
I Be Serious ‘Bout Dem Blues by John Clayton
Opus 4 by Charles Mingus, arr. Kozlov
Apr. 6, 2017 Nutt Auditorium
Moanin’ by Charles Mingus, arr. Sy Johnson
Boo-Dah by Billy Strayhorn, trans. Berger & Canterbury
Hunting Wabbits by Gordon Goodwin
Isotope by Joe Henderson
Pick Up The Pieces by The Average White Band, arr. Arif Martin
Nov. 10, 2016 Nutt Auditorium
Bali Bali Buck Dance by Bill Holman
Easy Money by Benny Carter
Lester Leaps In by Lester Young, trans. Myles Collins
Ojos de Rojo by Cedar Walton, arr. Fedchock
Chinoiserie by Duke Ellington
Berlin Bei Nacht by Oliver Nelson
Apr. 14, 2016
Hey, Jealous Lover by Twomey, Walker & Cahn, arr. Byers
It’s Oh, So Nice by Sammy Nestico
Absolution by Jim McNeely
Birk’s Works by Dizzy Gillespie, arr. Mike Tomaro
Robot Portrait by Quincy Jones
Tisherome by Mary Lou Williams, arr. Brenze
Air Mail Special by B. Goodman, J. Mundy, C. Christian, arr. Cohn
Feb. 19, 2016 Ford Center
Feb. 26, 2016 Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival
Hey, Jealous Lover by Twomey, Walker & Cahn, arr. Byers
Tisherome by Mary Lou Williams, arr. Brenze
Robot Portrait by Quincy Jones
Absolution by Jim McNeelyNov. 12, 2015
Air Mail Special by B. Goodman, J. Mundy, C. Christian, arr. Cohn
Nov. 12, 2015
Hey, Jealous Lover by Twomey, Walker & Cahn, arr. Byers
Tisherome by Mary Lou Williams, arr. Brenzel
A Walkin’ Thing by Benny Carter, arr. Norman
It’s Oh, So Nice by Sammy Nestico
FM by Becker & Fagen, arr. Sturm
Optimistic by Radiohead, arr. Darling
Time Check by Don Menza
April 21, 2015 Nutt Auditorium
Brass Machine by Mark Taylor
Fried Buzzard by Lou Donaldson, arr. Fedchock
Dilemma by Dee Barton
Invitation by Kaper & Webster, arr. Printup
Walkin’ And Swingin’ by Mary Lou Williams
New Musical Express by Mary Lou Williams
Hit And Run by Dennis DiBlasio
Feb. 20, 2015 Ford Center
Brass Machine by Mark Taylor
Fried Buzzard by Lou Donaldson, arr. Fedchock
The Second Time Around by Van Heusen & Cahn, arr. Byers
Hit And Run by Dennis DiBlasio
Nov. 13, 2014 Nutt Auditorium
Oh! by Ernie Wilkins
Such Sweet Thunder by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
The Second Time Around by Van Heusen & Cahn, arr. Byers
Fables Of Faubus by Charles Mingus, arr. Slagle
Swing State by James Miley
Sister Sadie by Horace Silver, arr. Pendowski
April 10, 2014 Nutt Auditorium
The Swizzle by Benny Carter
La Suerte De Los Tontos by Johnny Richards, arr. Niehaus
I’m Beginning To See The Light by Duke Ellington, arr. Jones
Ladybird by Tadd Dameron, arr. Schneider
Tribute by Bob Mintzer
Back Bone by Thad Jones, arr. Carubia
Every Day I Have The Blues by Peter Chatman, arr. Holmes
Things Aint’ What They Used To Be by Mercer Ellington and Ted Persons, arr. Lalama
Feb. 21, 2014 Ford Center with Jim Snidero
The Swizzle by Benny Carter
A Child Is Born by Thad Jones
Tribute by Bob Mintzer
Back Bone by Thad Jones
Nov. 7, 2013 Nutt Auditorium
Fruitcake by Jeff Coffin
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John, arr. Mark Taylor
Bone Talk by Mark Taylor
The Jive Samba by Nat Adderly, arr. Mark Taylor
Greasin’ The Skids by Jamey Simmons
Back Bone by Thad Jones
Oct. 8, 2013 Ford Center with Jeff Coffin
The Swizzle by Benny Carter
Fruitcake by Jeff Coffin
Sweet Magnolias by Jeff Coffin
Wobble by Jeff Coffin
Tall & Lanky by Jeff Coffin
April 9, 2013 Nutt Auditorium
Squatty Roo by Johnny Hodges, arr. John Clayton
15 Minutes Late by John Clayton
Second Line by Duke Ellington
Moon Over Cuba by Juan Tizol, arr. Duke Ellington
Movin’ Uptown by Benny Carter
Absolution by Jim McNeely
Scrapple From The Apple by Charlie Parker, arr. Dick Lieb
Cruisin’ For A Bluesin’ by Andy Weiner, arr. Peter Blair
Feb. 15, 2013 Ford Center
Scrapple From The Apple by Charlie Parker, arr. Dick Lieb
Squatty Roo by Johnny Hodges, arr. John Clayton
15 Minutes Late by John Clayton
Cruisin’ For A Bluesin’ by Andy Weiner, arr. Peter Blair
Nov. 8, 2012 Ford Center
Air Mail Special by Goodman, Mundy & Christian, arr. Al Cohn
Robot Portrait by Quincy Jones
Quintessence by Quincy Jones
I Won’t Dance by Kern, Hammerstein & Harbach, arr. Nelson Riddle
Ain’t Misbehavin’ by Waller, Brooks & Razaf, arr. Quincy Jones
Count ‘Em by Count Basie, arr. Quincy Jones
Pussywiggle Stomp by Don Ellis
Israel by John Carisi
Senor Blues by Horace Silver, arr. Gary McFarland
Howdiz Songo? by Gordon Goodwin
April 19, 2012 Nutt Auditorium
Seven Come Eleven by Benny Goodman & Charles Christian, arr. Mantooth
Corner Pocket by Freddie Green, arr. Wilkins
We’re All Doomed by Tyler Kuntz
Fables of Faubus by Charles Mingus, arr. Slagle
Max by Jeff Hamilton, arr. Clayton
Central Park West by John Coltrane, arr. Fedchock
Race to the Bridge by Gordon Goodwin
The Blues Walk by Clifford Brown, arr. Mossman
Feb. 17, 2012 Ford Center
Corner Pocket by Freddie Green
Fables of Faubus by Charlie Mingus, arr. Steve Slagel
The Blues Walk by Clifford Brown, arr. Michael Phillip Mossman
Night Train by Duke Ellington, arr. John Clayton
Nov. 3, 2011 Band Hall
Fiesta In Brass arr. Nat Pierce
Shiny Stockings by Frank Foster, trans. Myles Collins
Raincheck by Billy Strayhorn, arr. John Clayton
Another One Of Those Things by John Mahoney
The Gypsy arr. Melba Liston
Extra Credit by Jim McNeely
Night Train by Duke Ellington, arr. John Clayton
April 14, 2011 Nutt Auditorium
Intermission Riff by Ray Wetzel, arr. Frank Comstock
Opus 4 by Charles Mingus, arr. Boris Kozlov
Magic Flea by Sammy Nestico
Just Kidding by Eliane Elias, arr. Bob Brookmeyer
The Jody Grind by Horace Silver, arr. John Clayton
Pools by Don Grolnick, arr. John Fedchock
Everything In Its Right Place by Radiohead, arr. James Miley
Cool by Leondard Bernstein, arr. Mark Taylor
Mambo by Leonard Bernstein, arr. Michael Phillip Mossman
April 8, 2011 Ford Center
Cool by Leonard Bernstein, arr. Mark Taylor
Mambo by Leonard Bernstein, arr. Michael Phillip Mossman
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs by Leonard Bernstein
Feb. 18, 2011 Ford Center
Intermission Riff by Ray Wetzel, arr. Frank Comstock
Magic Flea by Sammy Nestico
Everything In Its Right Place by Radiohead, arr. James Miley
Mambo by Leonard Bernstein, arr. Michael Phillip Mossman
Nov. 11, 2010 Ford Center
In The Mood by Joe Garland, arr. Jeff Tyzik
Moten Swing by Buster & Benny Moten, arr. Ernie Wilkins
Night Flight by Sammy Nestico
Everything In Its Right Place by Radiohead, arr. James Miley
Among The Pyramids by Fred Stride
Home Journey by Gene Roland
Little Old Lady by Hoagy Carmichael & Stanley Adams, arr. John Clayton
Jackhammer by Bob Curnow
April 15, 2010 Nutt Auditorium
I Got Rhythm by George & Ira Gershwin, arr. Rob McConnell
Slide’s Derangement by Slide Hampton
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat by Charles Mingus, arr. Sy Johnson
Road Time Shuffle by Toshiko Akiyoshi
Ancestors by Bob Mintzer
The Blues by Don Ellis
Straight, No Chaser by Thelonious Monk, arr. Quincy Jones
Jona Jam by Victor Lopez
Tank! by Yoko Kanno, arr. Eric Dannewitz
Nov. 11, 2009 Ford Center
Get Up And Go by Sammy Nestico
Down For Double by Freddie Green
Told You So by Bill Holman
My Romance by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, arr. Taylor
Groovin’ Hard by Don Menza
Filthy McNasty by Horace Silver, arr. LaBarbera
Under The Wire by Gordon Goodwin
Scorpion Dance by Bob Curnow
Ran Kan Kan by Tito Puente, arr. Mossman
April 16, 2009 Nutt Auditorium
The Eternal Triangle by Sonny Stitt, arr. John Clayton
The Rise and Fall of a Short Fugue by Bob Curnow
Us by Thad Jones
To You by Thad Jones
Big Dipper by Thad Jones
Cherry Juice by Thad Jones
T.S.T.S. by Tom Garvin
Nov. 20, 2008 Ford Center
The Red Snapper by Bobby Shew, arr. Menza
Over Easy by Lennie Niehaus
Li’l Darlin’ by Neal Hefti
Nostalgia in Times Square by Charles Mingus, arr. Cuber
Boogie Stop Shuffle by Charles Mingus, arr. Johnson
Prelude, Fugue & Riffs by Leonard Bernstein
Caravan by Duke Ellington & Juan Tizol, arr. Barduhn
Manteca by Dizzy Gillespie, Walter Gil Fuller & Luciano Pozo
Hot it Up by Shelton Berg
April 17, 2008 Nutt Auditorium
23 N x 82 W by Bill Russo
‘Deed I Do arr. by John Clayton
Work Song by Nat Adderly, arr. Keezer
Purple Gazelle by Duke Ellington
Count Bubba by Gordon Goodwin
Moanin’ by Charles Mingus, arr. Johnson
Duet by Neil Hefti
Please… by Kevin Frey
Mambo Diablo by Tito Puente
Emancipation Blues by Oliver Nelson
Feb. 22, 2008 Ford Center
Moanin’ by Charles Mingus, arr. Johnson
Work Song by Nat Adderly, arr. Keezer
Mambo Diablo by Tito Puente
Count Bubba by Gordon Goodwin
Nov. 15, 2007 Nutt Auditorium
Tuning Up by Toshiko Akiyoshi
Inner Crisis by Bob Curnow
Sweet Georgia Brown by Bernie, Pinkard & Casey, arr. Sammy Nestico
Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me by Duke Ellington, arr. Ted Heath
Milestones by Miles Davis, arr. Gerald Wilson
In A Mellow Tone by Duke Ellington, arr. Frank Foster
Take The “A” Train by Billy Strayhorn, arr. Don Sebesky
Things Ain’t What They Used To Be by Duke Ellington, arr. Dave Lalama
April 19, 2007 Nutt Auditorium
Hot Seats by Dave Wolpe
Baile de los Changos Pelones by Jeff Jarvis
Blues and the Abstract Truth by Oliver Nelson, arr. Butch Nordal
Passado by Dave Hanson
Feb. 16, 2007 Ford Center
Ya Gotta Try Harder, Sammy Nestico
Tanga by Dizzy Gillespie
Blues and the Abscessed Tooth by Matt Cutingub
There’s the Rub, Gordon Goodwin
Nov 16, 2006 Band Hall
Kingfish by Bill Holman
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me by Elton John, arr. Jay Chattaway
Donna Lee by Charlie Parker, arr. Rick Lawn
Daahoud by Clifford Brown, arr. Mark Taylor
‘Round Midnight by Cootie Williams and Thelonius Monk, arr. Neil Slatter
Hunting Wabbits by Gordon Goodwin
April 19, 2006 Band Hall
Fast Forward by Les Hooper
Back to Basie by Mike Pendowski
The Best is Yet to Come by Cy Coleman, arr. Quincy Jones
Birks Works by Dizzy Gillespie, arr. Mike Tomaro
Chelsea Bridge by Billy Strayhorn, arr. Phil Wilson
Cruisin’ For A Bluesin’ by Andy Weiner, arr. Peter Blair
Critical Mass by Jeff Jarvis
Way Out Basie by Ernie Wilkins
Red Rocks, Tall Cactus by Shelton Berg
Ain’t That A Kick In The Head by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen
The Jazz Calling by John Clayton
Sister Sadie by Horace Silver, arr. Mike Pendowski
November 17, 2005 Meek Auditorium
Time Check by Don Menza
Blues for Red by John Fedchock
Mood Indigo by Duke Ellington
Insider by Neil Slatter
Anthropology by Dizzy Gillespie, arr. Mark Taylor
Mamma Llama Samba by Gordon Goodwin
