Contemporary Jazz Trio featuring Peter Dominguez, Sullivan Fortner, Paul Samuels Join us as we welcome three jazz masters & Oberlin Conservatory of Music faculty members to BLU Jazz+ for a very special one-night-only trio performance!

The Oberlin Conservatory of Music boasts one of the most renowned collegiate jazz programs in the world. This reputation can be attributed, in large part, to the high-caliber faculty musicians which it boasts.
 
BLU Jazz+ is excited to bring three of these fine musicians to our stage for a very special evening of hard swingin’ contemporary jazz, featuring special guest faculty-in-residence, Sullivan Fortner, on piano!
 
Don’t miss your chance to experience this band live at BLU – get your tickets now!
 

About Peter Dominguez

Peter Dominguez grew up in Milwaukee, participating in the Music for Youth Orchestras, and performing with his father, pianist and singer Frank DeMiles. His teachers included Willard Feldman, Clyde Russell, Mitchell Covic and Bernard Stepner.
 
Peter went on to study with Roger Ruggeri and Richard Davis at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he earn his baccalaureate and masters degrees. In 1981 he was the first recipient of the Milton J. Hinton scholarship competition award and continued doctoral studies with Dr Lucas Drew at the University of Miami, Coral Gables.
 
Eventually securing positions in both the Florida Philharmonic and Michigan State University, Peter chose MSU, served as Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies 1984-96, and was instrumental in developing their Jazz Studies program. During his Michigan years, he continued his studies with Robert Gladstone and performed with the Detroit Symphony. The former Principal Bass with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and the American Sinfonietta, Peter is currently Professor of Jazz Studies and Double Bass at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and Director of the Milt Hinton Institute for Studio Bass.
 
Having pursued over 40 years of double bass performance practice in a variety of musical styles and appeared in venues through out the Americas and Europe, Peter continues to perform with an impressive array of Classical, Jazz, and Latin artists. His teaching activities include international masterclasses, International Society of Bassists conferences, adjudication of international competitions, and coordination of the Richard Davis Foundation for Young Bassist Inc annual conference in Madison Wisconsin. His CD entitled ‘How About This” features drummer Billy Hart and pianist Rick Germanson.
 
More information can be found at peterdominguezmusic.com.
 

About Sullivan Fortner

Sullivan Joseph Fortner Jr. is a native New Orleanian who has already made a significant foray into the jazz world that belies his young age.
 
While touring with Stefon Harris & Blackout, Christian Scott Quintet, and the Roy Hargrove Quintet, Sullivan completed his Master’s degree in Jazz Performance at Manhattan School of Music under the tutorage of Jason Moran, and Phil Markowitz. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Jazz Performance from Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
 
Sullivan began playing music by ear at the age of seven. Two years later, he was playing for church choirs throughout New Orleans. By the time he was 11 years old, Sullivan had won a Cox Cable “Amazing Kids Award”. At the age of 13, Sullivan furthered his formal education in piano by attending the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) and earned scholarships to several prestigious summer jazz programs, including the Vail Jazz Institute and the Skidmore Jazz Studies Summer Program. A standout on the stage and in the classroom, Sullivan was Valedictorian of his high school class while simultaneously graduating from NOCCA.
 
He has studied and performed with many great musicians, including The Marsalis Family, Donald Harrison, Nicholas Payton, Billy Hart, Gary Bartz, Marcus Belgrave, The Jordan Family, Irvin Mayfield, Peter Martin, Dave Liebman, and a host of others.
 

About Paul Samuels

Paul Samuels grew up in suburban Cleveland, where his father was a violinist for the Cleveland Orchestra and his mother was a visual artist. Samuels’ father took him to concerts performed by McCoy Tyner, Tony Williams, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, and Sarah Vaughn—jazz innovators who inspired young Paul to become a performing artist and drummer.
 
Starting his professional music career at age 14, Samuels studied with Cleveland Orchestra percussionist Robert Matson and drummer Bob McKee. As he played drums around the Cleveland area, Samuels was influenced by local musicians Lawrence Jacktown Jackson, Greg Bandy, Lamar Gaines, Bill DeArango, Jamey Haddad, Val Kent, Skip Hadden, Ace Carter, and Neal Creque.
 
In 1975, Samuels immersed himself in the New York music scene. While he learned from the up-and-coming musicians of his generation, it was drummer Billy Hart who influenced his musical direction.
 
In the mid-1980s, Samuels recorded three albums with Greg Osby, and his compositions Excuse Not and Eyewitness appear on two of Osby’s recordings. Samuels has recorded, performed, or toured internationally with musicians such as James Moody, David Fathead Newman, Lonnie Plaxico, Hank Crawford, Pat the Kid Martino, Jack McDuff, and Gerald Levert. His debut CD, Speak, features Greg Osby on saxophone, Dan Wall on organ, and Jamey Haddad on percussion.
 

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