Event
Fall Concert
Naples Philharmonic Youth Jazz Orchestra
with special guest Mariel Bildsten
Naples Philharmonic Youth Jazz Orchestra
Mariel Bildsten, trombone
Brandon Robertson, director
Programming to be announced.
Enjoy an evening of high-energy jazz as the Naples Philharmonic Youth Jazz Orchestra takes the stage under the direction of Brandon Robertson. These talented young musicians perform big band classics and modern arrangements in a lively fall concert.
The Naples Philharmonic Youth Jazz Orchestra is generously sponsored by J. Lawrence and Barbara B. Wilson.
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. 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.
Brandon Robertson
Brandon Robertson
Brandon L. Robertson is an Emmy-nominated music director, notable upright/electric bassist, composer and music educator originally from Tampa, Florida. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in music performance from Florida State University in 2009 and a Master of Music in jazz performance in the spring of 2016.
Currently, Brandon is the recipient of the John & Dorothy Guigon endowed directorship of jazz studies at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida. Robertson was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Documentary for Educational Collegiate Programs featuring the FGCU Jazz Ensemble.
Program Book
Program Book
View this month's program book to get general information about Artis—Naples and to read articles about this month’s activities. View the program insert* for specific information about this event.
Program Book
* Program inserts will be available online approximately ten days prior to the event.
