Pianist and new Director of UW-Madison School of Music, Dan Cavanagh, makes his Madison Performance debut with a power house band.
Dan Cavanagh is a composer and pianist who has garnered numerous awards in both areas. As a composer he has written or arranged for Latin Grammy-winning AfroBop Alliance, the legendary Patti LaBelle, and a wide range of classical and jazz performers across North America and Europe. He has released five critically acclaimed jazz CDs as a leader. His music can be heard on many other recordings both classical and jazz and he continues to be commissioned and programmed around the world. Cavanagh has also performed extensively in North America and internationally. He has been a finalist in the EuropaFest Jazz Contest in Bucharest, and in the Jacksonville Jazz Festival Piano Competition (Mead Witter School of Music).
Featuring:
Peter Dominguez, Professor of Bass at UW-Madison
Russ Johnson, Professor of Trumpet and Director of Jazz Studies at UW-Parkside
David Bayle, Lecturer of Percussion at UW-Parkside and Milwaukee
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