The JAZZMAS big band performing my arrangement of “Salt Peanuts.” Saxes: Michael Shebar, Dave Kublank, Ryan Eifert, Brent Burger. Trumpets:Paige Eifert, Lilly Chung, Randy Karon. Trombones: Andy Sturgeon, Karl Kirkpatrick. […]
Here is what you missed: “The Days of Wine and Roses” with Marshall Vente, piano, his student, 16 year old Michael Shebar, alto, Jim Batson bass, John Eifert, drums, Click […]
Randy Karon retired in 2023 after 31 years as the Director of Bands at Barrington High School, Barrington, IL. Randy attended the University of Iowa, achieving both his Bachelors and […]
While on The 2019 Jazz Cruise, Bob enjoyed visiting with Kelly Peterson, Oscar’s wife. She told of how she and Oscar met and how she produced the album “Oscar, with […]
It was ten years ago that Jazz Spectrum began providing entertainment for the town of Mundelein, Illinois’s Tree Lighting Ceremony
For the past 24 years, JS operated its own sound system. As sound systems became more sophisticated, it became clear a professional technician was needed. We met Dani von Helms […]
In 1948, four singers from Butler University changed the landscape for vocal groups. They fashioned their harmonies after Stan Kenton’s trombone section. The melody is the top voice of the […]
Kim Nazarian sings soprano with the internationally-renowed vocal quartet, New York Voices. She is not only a wonderful jazz vocalist but an outstanding vocal coach and clinician. On the evening […]
On September 18, 2016, Bob Zaun was inducted into William Howard Taft High School’s Hall of Fame (’58). This is the “second class” of this newly formed distinction. Voting was […]
