Jazz Great at MHS Fundraiser May 7:
Maynard Ferguson & Big Bop Nouveau Band

by Noah Nathan

(April 15, 2003) On Wednesday, May 7, Maynard Ferguson, one of the most prolific jazz trumpet players of our time, will be playing in Mamaroneck High School’s McLain Auditorium. Ferguson and his Big Bop Nouveau Band will be appearing in a fundraiser for the MHS Music Department.

The opening act of the evening is the MHS Jazz Band “A,” fresh from its first place win at the Greenwich High School Jazz Festival. The funds raised will support all of the music ensembles at MHS, including the bands, orchestra, and vocal groups, which make up one of the most successful music departments in the region.

Considered a child prodigy in his early years, Maynard Ferguson has been touring since 1941, when he was only 13. Before taking off on his own in the 60’s, Ferguson played with famous big bandleaders Stan Kenton, Jimmy Dorsey, and Charlie Barnett. Many important musicians of today’s jazz scene have played with Ferguson’s bands, including Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Slide Hampton, Joe Zawinul, and Chuck Mangione.

Tickets are still available. For the fundraiser to be successful, we need to sell as many tickets as possible. General Admission tickets are $25. To purchase tickets, call 833-1421 or mail a check made out to “MHS Music Parents” to:

Be sure to include a stamped, self addressed envelope so your tickets can be mailed back to you.

Please buy a ticket so you can enjoy Maynard’s great music ... and the positive results this fundraiser will have on music education in Larchmont/Mamaroneck for years to come.

Noah Nathan is a student at Mamaroneck High School