UAlbany Uptown Campus - Campus Center West Bldg. - April 5, 2025

April 2025 marked the 40th Anniversary of Bill McCann's hosting of The Saturday Morning Edition of Jazz on WCDB. To celebrate this and Jazz Appreciation Month, there was a full day of jazz at the University at Albany on April 5, 2025. "The UAlbany Jazz Appreciation Month Festival, Celebrating Bill McCann's 40th Anniversary on WCDB" was held on the Uptown Campus of the University at Albany, on two stages in the Campus Center West building. The Festival featured 16 jazz bands comprised of over 80 of the finest jazz musicians from the Capital District and beyond.

ORB STAGE

12 pm Bossamba  Maggie MacDougall, vocals; Wayne Hawkins, keys; Lou Pappas, bass; Mark Foster, drums.

1 pm The GNP Trio  Tyler Giroux, keys; Dylan Perrillo, bass; Matt Niedbalski, drums.

2 pm The Arch Stanton Quartet  Roger Noyes, guitar; Terry Gordon, trumpet; Chris Macchia, bass; James Ketterer, drums.

3 pm The Teresa Broadwell Quartet  Teresa Broadwell, vocals/violin; Leo Russo, sax; Michael Novakowski, guitar; Pete Toigo, bass.

4 pm The Justin Henricks Trio  Justin Henricks, guitar; Ian MacDonald, organ; Nick Anderson, drums.

5 pm The Awan Rashad Quartet  Awan Rashad, sax; Luke Franco, guitar; Tarik Shah, bass; Matt Niedbalski, drums.

6 pm The Pete Levin Organ Trio  Pete Levin, organ; Steve Raleigh, guitar; Cliff Brucker, drums.

7 pm The Chuck Lamb Trio  Chuck Lamb, keys; Rich Syracuse, bass; Jeff "Siege" Siegel, drums.

MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM STAGE

12:45 pm The Steel Pier Jazz Band  Woody Strobeck, trombone; Dave Lambert, clarinet; Steve Lambert, trumpet; Glenn Hankle, banjo; Ernie Belanger, tuba; Jeff McRae, drums.

1:45 pm The Linda Brown Jazz Project  Linda Brown, bass; Jody Shayne, vocals; Larry Ham, keys; Laura Andrea Leguia, sax; Jeff "Siege" Siegel, drums.

2:45 pm Michael Benedict Jazz Vibes with the Art D'echo Trio  Michael Benedict, vibes; David Gleason, keys; Mike Lawrence, bass and Pete Sweeney, drums; plus Joe Finn, guitar; and Brian Melick, percussion.

3:45 pm The Keith Pray Soul Jazz Revival  Keith Pray, sax; Brad Monkell, bass; Vinnie Martucci, keys; Doug Bierend, guitar; Bob Halek, drums.

4:45 pm Colleen Pratt / Peg Delaney Ensemble  Colleen Pratt, vocals; Peg Delaney, keys; Bill Delaney, bass and Gene Garone, drums; Jim Corigliano, sax and Steve Lambert, trumpet.

5:45 pm Joe Barna and Sketches of Influence  Joe Barna, drums; Stacy Dillard, sax; Greg Glassman, Trumpet; Ian MacDonald, keys and Malik McLaurine, bass.

6:45 pm The Brian Patneaude Quintet  Brian Patneaude, sax; Rob Lindquist, keys; Justin Henricks, guitar; Jarod Grieco, bass and Danny Welchel, drums.

7:45 pm The B.W.C. Jazz Orchestra  18 piece big band lead by Cliff Brucker, Steve Weisse and Dylan Canterbury. Featuring: Jim Corigliano, Paul Evoskevich, Dave Fisk, Kevin Barcomb, Kaitlyn Koch (+ vocals), Wally Johnson - Saxes; Steve Weisse, Chris Pasin, Kathleen Ehlinger, Nikola Tomić- Trumpets; Ben O'Shea, Rick Rosoff, Travis Malone, Shaun Bazylewicz - Trombones; Jon LeRoy - piano Dave Shoudy - bass Cliff Brucker - drums Dylan Canterbury - trumpet, conductor.

Thanks to the event sponsors for their generous support:

The UAlbany Alumni Association
The UAlbany Foundation
The University Auxiliary Services at Albany (UAS)
The UAlbany Division of Student Affairs
The Albany Musicians Union, Local 14 of the American Federation of Musicians
The Schenectady-Amsterdam Musical Union, Local 85-133 of the American Federation of Musicians
The Music Performance Trust Fund
The Nania Family - In Memory of Sheldon and Carol Pitkin
Canon Kay C. Hotaling
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