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Andrew Hedge
  • Jazz
  • Class of 2016
  • Palo Alto, CA

Andrew Hedge Goes on Tour with Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble

2014 Feb 11

Andrew Hedge, a junior music education major in the School of Music at Ithaca College and a member of the Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble, recently returned from a trip to Dallas, T.X., where ensemble director Mike Titlebaum and his students attended the conference of the Jazz Education Network. At this conference, the ensemble performed two concerts including a featured slot at the conference itself and another at nearby Plano Senior High School. Ensemble members also attended numerous clinics, lectures and concerts with world-class jazz musicians.

"It was a life changing experience for me and affirmed that jazz education is in fact the field I want to pursue. I learned ways to further my performance and compositional skills as well as discover new and different approaches to teaching jazz. I was able to connect with jazz performers who are my heroes which is an experience I will never forget," said Hedge.

The premier jazz group at Ithaca College is the Jazz Ensemble. The ensemble performs two formal concerts at Ithaca each semester, in addition to many other additional events on campus and in the community. In recent years, guest artists have included jazz trumpet artists Terell Stafford, John Sneider, Rick Henly and John Bailey, Eastman School of Music Professor Bill Dobbins, world-renowned bassist and educator Chuck Israels, former Ithaca College jazz director Steve Brown, and world-renowned jazz pedagogue Fred Sturm.