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The Carrollwood Cultural Center Presents JAZZ WITH JIM: THE MUSIC OF RICHARD RODGERS, 12/11
By: Alexandra Johnson Nov. 13, 2009
The Carrollwood Cultural Center Presents JAZZ WITH JIM: THE MUSIC OF Richard Rodgers on Friday, December 11 at 7:30 pm.
The evening will feature noted Tampa jazz musician Jim Burge and the Jazz Directions, with Jim Burge on saxophone, Ron Delp on keyboard, Jeff Henson on percussion and Mike Ruvin on double bass.
The group will explore the jazz settings of the great songwriter: Richard Rodgers with Where or When, I Could Write A Book , It Might As Well, Be Spring, My Funny Valentine, and more.
Tickets are $7 per person. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Jim Burge received the B.M.E. and M.A. in performance from the University of Denver. After teaching in Denver area schools, he moved to Las Vegas to perform in show bands, backing many of the stars of the ‘60s and ’70. He moved to Orlando for the opening of Walt Disney World where he was a staff musician and assistant conductor of the Walt Disney World Band. While in Orlando, Mr. Burge taught at Seminole and Valencia Community Colleges and performed with the Florida Symphony Orchestra. In 1976, he joined the faculty of Hillsborough Community College and remained there until retiring in 2005. He became the Director of Music at HCC, where he conducted the Wind Ensemble and the Jazz Band among other responsibilities. He is a founding member of the Bay Area Saxophone Quartet and performs in various jazz and show bands around the Tampa Bay area.
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He was one of the most successful and celebrated composers of the 20th century. His partnerships with lyricists Lorenz Hart (1895-1943) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960) resulted in dozens of hit musicals for the stage and screen, from Babes in Arms to The Sound of Music. A published songwriter by the age of 17, Rodgers and Hart began collaborating in the 1920s. Between 1920 and 1943 they wrote dozens of musicals for the New York stage and Hollywood movies, including The Boys of Syracuse and Pal Joey. In 1943 Rodgers teamed with Oscar Hammerstein II to write Oklahoma!, a box office smash and a landmark in the history of musical theater. Rodgers and Hammerstein went on to write and produce hit musicals such as Carousel, State Fair, The King and I and The Sound of Music, all of which were adapted for the movies. After Hammerstein's death in 1960, Rodgers continued composing, sometimes writing his own lyrics. Rodgers was known for his catchy melodies and ability to incorporate other musical styles into popular tunes. Some of his songs, such as "My Funny Valentine" and "The Lady is a Tramp" have become jazz standards .Rodgers also composed for television, winning an Emmy for the music of the documentary series Victory at Sea (1952).
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