Event
Youth Jazz Spring Concert
Naples Philharmonic Youth Jazz Orchestra
Dan Miller, director
Dan Miller and the Naples Philharmonic Youth Jazz Orchestra present an evening of swinging music sure to have you tapping your toes.
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Youth Jazz Orchestra
Naples Philharmonic Youth Jazz Orchestra
The NPYJO is an educational ensemble that has grown out of the success of the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra and the All That Jazz series. Led by Dan Miller, trumpeter for the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra, the NPYJO studies the repertoire and arrangements of jazz greats, such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Students also study jazz improvisation, small group arranging and original jazz composition techniques.
Learn more about the Naples Philharmonic Youth Jazz Orchestra.
Dan Miller
Dan Miller
Dan Miller grew up in the vibrant musical scene of Chicago during the 1980s. He attended the University of North Texas and moved to New York City in 1991. He spent 11 years (1990-2000) as a member of the Harry Connick, Jr. Orchestra, traveling the world and recording numerous albums and TV specials. Dan has also toured internationally and recorded with Wynton Marsalis, Maynard Ferguson, Tom Jones and Woody Herman.
Since 2005, he has split his time between New York City and Florida, and he is currently a member of the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra and the musical director of the Naples Philharmonic Youth Jazz Orchestra. Dan is a Yamaha clinician and performing artist and works with college bands, high school bands and private students nationwide. He is currently an artist-in-residence for the University of Central Florida’s School of Music in Orlando.
Program Information
Program Information
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Program Book
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