JAZZ IS NOW - Concert
By Various Artists
Fresh tunes. Timeless standards. Live jazz for today.
CONCERT SERIES
Rating: PG
Runtime: 90 minutes, + 15 Minute Intermission
ADMISSION: Single $20.00*
*Processing fees not included
Performance Date and Time:
Friday, March 12, 7:30pm
Saturday, March 13, 2:00pm
Saturday, March 13, 7:30pm
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Vocalist and coach Ellen Winters-Reynolds and local educator and musician Jake Polancich lead an evening of homegrown talent as Lake Country’s own singers and musicians take the stage for a concert of timeless jazz standards and fresh contemporary favorites. From smoky classics to modern grooves, this is jazz the way it’s meant to be heard: live, close-up, and full of heart. Proof that jazz isn’t just history, it’s happening right now!
MEET THE TEAM:
Jake Polancich - Drums & Director
Ellen Winters-Reynolds - Vocal Director
Ryan Meisel - Saxophones & Instrumental Coach
Sam Steffke - Piano & Rehearsal Accompanist
Hal Miller - Bass
Max Levine - Lights & Sound Design
Jake Polancich (Drums) - Jake Polancich is a musician and music educator based in the Milwaukee area. He serves as Director of Bands and Music Department Teacher Leader at Arrowhead Union High School, where he also teaches Music Theory. An advocate for new music, Jake has initiated and conducted numerous commissioning projects for student ensembles and led performance tours throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.
He holds a Master of Music in Wind Conducting from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Augustana College.
An accomplished bassoonist and percussionist, Jake performs regularly throughout the Milwaukee and Madison areas with Sincerely, Linus, the Meisel Quartet, and Montauk Project. He has also collaborated with the Milwaukee Ballet School and Academy and participated in chamber music and improvised music projects throughout the Midwest. He continues to work as a performer, guest conductor, and adjudicator.
Jake is a proud artist/endorser for DREAM Cymbals and Gongs and Pork Pie Drums.