Loyola’s Music Industry Studies program continues to take steps to be the primer music business program in the country. A jazz master class will be held in Nunemaker Hall featuring world-renowned tenor saxophonist Benny Golson on April 25 at 7 p.m. The masterclass is part of a series in conjunction with New York University’s jazz studies program, and co-hosts for the evening will be professors David Schroeder of NYU and John Mahoney of Loyola.
Golson is most well known as a band member of Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie and Lionel Hampton. He has also created his own acclaim by being the only person to write eight jazz standards including “Killer Joe.” His credits also include composing for Miles Davis and writing the score for the “M*A*S*H*” television series. Golson has previously conducted workshops at Stanford University and Berklee College of Music.
“Terminal 1” is Golson’s latest release. He says the album was created to commemorate Steven Speilberg’s film “The Terminal,” and it expresses the idea of people traveling through airport terminals. Golson was featured in the film as one of the people Tom Hanks needed to find. Hanks’ goal was to get the autograph of every person featured in the famous Great Day in Harlem photograph. While in New Orleans Golson will appear at Jazz Fest with the Art Blakely Legacy Band.
Director Jim Gabour will record the masterclass; he has worked with artists such as Norah Jones and Al Green. Golson will open the lesson with a performance, which will be followed by an interview by Schroeder and questions and answers from the audience. A top Loyola student jazz combo will perform after questions and will close the night performing alongside Benny Golson.
A production truck will be on campus from WYES to film the class. Gabour encourages any interested student to take a tour of the truck and see the inside of a professional mobile studio. The video will be used for distance learning programs and will be available at www.artistshousemusic.com.
Benjamin Gordon can be reached at [email protected].
