218 N. Eighth Street | Columbia, MO 65201
Admin: 573-449-3009 | Tickets: 573-449-3001
Contact the Jazz Series
Tom Andes' new CD is a return to his roots; the blues and jazz standards.
The solo piano disc tries to simulate a night of live music at Murry’s restaurant, where he has played nightly for the last 15 years. "Here to Stay" is a tribute to some of the composers of the 30's, 40's and 50's. Gershwin, Kern and Rodgers and Hart are all included as well as the Jobim classic "The Girl from Ipanema". A relaxing statement of where we have been, makes this CD enjoyable and familiar. Also hear Andes more adventurous CD "Outer Limits", with liner notes by "We Always Swing" Jazz Series founder Jon Poses.
| 1. | Our Love is Here to Stay | 3:25 | G. Gershwin |
| 2. | What a Wonderful World | 4:33 | T. Theile |
| 3. | The Girl From Ipanema | 3:00 | A.C. Jobim |
| 4. | Over the Rainbow | 4:55 | H. Arlen |
| 5. | The Way You Look Tonight | 4:00 | J. Kern |
| 6. | Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered | 5:33 | R. Rodgers |
| 7. | St. Louis Blues | 4:20 | W.C. Handy |
| 8. | Someone to Watch Over Me | 4:49 | G. Gershwin |
| 9. | Lullaby of Birdland | 3:05 | G. Shearing |
| 10. | Satin Doll | 3:28 | D. Ellington |
| 11. | It Could Happen to You | 3:05 | J. Van Husen |
Tom Andes, piano |


12-23 1:58
12-17 2:12

This is a special year for us. As recipients of a major grant from the National Endowment for the Arts – the Jazz Masters Live Initiative we are required to match the award dollar for dollar. The goal: $30,000 – and we need do reach it by February 18, 2008 – the day commissioned composer and Kansas City native Bob Brookmeyer returns to Missouri to conduct the world premier of his new work performed by the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, at the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts. This season your tax-deductible donation to the Jazz Series goes twice as far.
Make a tax-deductible pledge (PDF) do the Jazz Series and we will apply it toward matching the NEA grant special NEA grant – one of only 12 in the country that allowed us to commission new work, and present one of the best big bands in the world at the Missouri Theatre. As a way of saying “Thank You” we’re pleased do offer tickets to this one-of-a-kind event—and a the most recent CD from the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra CD – which is a part of University of Missouri’s Arts & Science Week.
“We Always Swing” Jazz Series snags prestigious NEA Jazz Masters Live grants…
Organization, one of only 12 presenters in the United States selected to receive $30,000 award paves the way for Missouri native and NEA Jazz Master Bob Brookmeyer to compose new work for the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. New York-based, 16-piece orchestra arrives in Columbia to perform world premiere February 18, 2009, at the Missouri Theatre with Brookmeyer as guest conductor. Also on hand: Dan Morgenstern, fellow NEA Jazz Master and Director of Rutgers Jazz Institute. The world renowned historian will serve as guest emcee and host a pair of forums: a one-on-one interview with Brookmeyer and an in-depth look into the chronology of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, which has been holding court at jazz’s most famous basement – The Village Vanguard – since 1965. Much-anticipated events serve as centerpiece for MU’s Arts & Science Week.