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CFJS Announces Scholarships -
Three UNCW Students Recognized
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The Cape Fear Jazz Society, in association with UNCW, proudly
presented the annual CFJS Scholarship Concert at Beckwith Recital
Hall, Cultural Arts Building on Friday evening, April 25th at 7:30
pm.
This year CFJS member and worldwide popular jazz and blues
entertainer, vocalist
Melva Houston,
sang with the UNCW Big Band under the direction of
Dr. Frank Bongiorno.
Melva opened the show, performing with the UNCW Saxtet ensemble,
featuring two of last year’s CFJS scholarship recipients,
Taylor Lee
on bass and
Jon Tucker
on alto sax.
The annual concert is the one event that provides funds for the jazz
scholarships at UNCW; the rest of the money comes from donations
throughout the year. And thanks to a great turnout at the April
concert, the Cape Fear Jazz Society scholarship fund has grown and
as a result, announced in May that three $1,000 scholarships have
been awarded to talented young jazz musicians attending UNCW.
Rising senior, saxophonist Jon Tucker will for the third year
receive one, as will bassist
Paul Tarangello,
also a rising senior. The third scholarship will go to incoming
freshman trumpet player,
Aaron Lane.
The Beat and
the Cape Fear Jazz Society congratulate these young men and wish
them well in their chosen field of jazz music and look forward to
seeing and hearing from them in the years to come. |
