| January 28 |
MacPhail Center for Music faculty jazz recital featuring Kelly Rossum and the other fine MacPhail Jazz
teaching artists.
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| January 28 - 29 |
Kelly Rossum performed with Nachito Herrera’s Cuban All-Stars at the Dakota |
| February 10 |
The Jazz is NOW! Orchestra had it's first public preview at the Bryant Lake Bowl theater |
| February 11 |
Electropolis was at the Triple Rock |
| February 18 |
Minnesota IAJE Annual Meeting was held during the MMEA Conference |
| February 25 |
“The Edge” Performance Series featured the daring women of Three Dances - Brinsley Davis, Jamey Garner Leonard, and Suzanne Wiltgen. Phoebe, choreographed by Suzanne Wiltgen with music composed by Kelly Rossum, will be among the pieces performed. |
| February 26 |
Kelly Rossum and MacPhail Center for Music hosted a trumpet masterclass by Manny Laureano, principal trumpet of the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra.
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| March 1 |
Kelly presented a guest lecture on the realities and business of being a professional musician at the University of Minnesota School of Music. |
| March 10 |
Kelly Rossum performed with Pete Whitman’s Departure Point in Eagan, MN. |
| March 12 |
Kelly presented a master class for the Arts Alive festival in Faribault, MN,
at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School. |
| March 15 |
The Jazz is NOW! Orchestra with special guest, Wessell “Warmdaddy” Anderson from the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and the Wynton Marsalis Quintet, performed at the Illusion Theatre. Kelly Rossum’s new composition “Challenger Deep,” commissioned by Jazz Is Now! premiered.
Read a review of this show.
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| March 31 |
Kelly performed with Pete Whitman’s X-Tet at the Artists’ Quarter |
| April 1 |
Kelly Rossum announced his candidacy for the office of President of the Minnesota chapter of IAJE. (International Association for Jazz Education) |
| April 1 |
Electropolis performed at the Uptown |
| April 3 |
MacPhail’s “Trash Jazz” performed at the Dakota |
| April 5 |
George Cartwright and his GloryLand PonyCat (George Cartwright, sax; Adam Linz, bass; Alden Ikeda, dums) along with the Kelly Rossum Quartet (Kelly Rossum, trumpet; Chris Thomson, sax; Michael O’Brien, bass; J.T. Bates, drums) shared the stage for a night of creative music at the Acadia Café. |
| April 7 |
Kelly Rossum and Chris Thomson experimented with new improvisations and aural environments at the Acadia Café. The second set of the evening featured the sax/ piano duo of Pat Moriarty and Ellen Lease. |
| April 8 - 9 |
International Association of Jazz Educator’s regional conference was in Chicago, Illinois.
Kelly presented a clinic “Free Jazz and the Young Jazz Combos”
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| April 15 - 16 |
Two performances dedicated to the music of Ornette Coleman at the Artist’s Quarter in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. True to the original quartet, the instrumentation was: alto saxophone- Pat Moriarty (Pete Whitman will play the first set on Friday); trumpet- Kelly Rossum; bass- Tom Lewis; drums- Phil Hey. |
| April 21 - 22 |
Northern Michigan Jazz Festival featuring Steve Turre. Kelly Rossum adjudicated and presented a “Free Jazz” clinic for all festival participants. Kelly performed as a featured soloist at the Thursday night concert with an all-star faculty line up. |
| April 28 |
Jazz Is Now! Orchestra performed at the Dakota with guest saxophonist Ted Nash. The ensemble premiered a new commission written by Ted Nash as well as a new commission by Kelly Rossum entitled “Line.”
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| May 20 |
Kelly Rossum spoke at the Oscher Life Long Learning Institute’s Jazz Appreciation special interest group. He discussed the role of trumpet in jazz with specific concentration on Miles Davis. |
| May 21 |
Electropolis performed at the Cedar with Bill Mike. The first 100 people in the door received a limited edition CD featuring an Electropolis remix by El Peludo.
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| May 27 – 29 |
Eat It Festival - Eat It is a creative collaboration of the Longest Lunch Theater Company and independent artists from across the country. Eat It is proud to present the Minneapolis-based dance troupe Three Dances in A Big Mistake. The performance featured eight short, character-driven pieces and collaborations with jazz musician Kelly Rossum, composer Steven Jobe, and punk fashion designer Saira Huff. Kelly Rossum’s composition / collaboration “Pheobe” was performed. Located at the Red Room, 3rd floor, 85 East 4th Street, New York, NY. |
| June 11 |
Leigh Kamman’s “The Jazz Image” on Minnesota Public Radio featured a live interview with Kelly Rossum regarding his performance at the Hot Summer Jazz Festival. |
| June 15 |
MacPhail Center for Music’s Jazz Education Center presented an evening of music at the Lake Harriet Band shell. MacPhail’s Faculty Quintet and the student ensemble Trash Jazz performed among other groups.
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| June 17 |
Electropolis performed at Acadia Café |
| June 18 |
The Kelly Rossum Quartet was featured at this year’s Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival! They performed in St. Paul at the Mears Park stage (6th & Sibley Streets) from 3:00pm – 4:00pm.
Read an article posted on Jazz Police about this show. |
| June 21 - 24 |
Kelly Rossum presented a Clinic: “Free Jazz and the Trumpet” at the
2005 INTERNATIONAL TRUMPET GUILD® CONFERENCE in Bangkok, Thailand.
Kelly also hosted an international Jam session on Thursday night at the Grand Hotel. |
| June 25 - 26 |
MacPhail Center for Music hosted a stage at the Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival The stage was located in Downtown Minneapolis, on Nicollet Mall between 12th & 13th Streets. |
| July 11 |
MacPhail Faculty Jazz Quartet performed at a private function |
| July 11 - 15 |
MacPhail Jazz Camp; This camp can help you improve your improvisational skills while working with others in small jazz combos. The program is designed for students between grades 7 and 12. Call MacPhail student services to register: 612-321-0100. The coaches for this year’s camp were: Kelly Rossum, brass; Greg Keel, woodwinds; Greg Theisen, piano; Chris Olson, guitar; Tom Pieper, bass; and Steve Roehm, percussion.
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| July 12 |
Jazz Is Now! Orchestra concert at MacPhail Center for Music, 1128 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403. All Ages!
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| July 19 |
Kelly Rossum Quartet at Acadia Café Kelly Rossum, trumpet; Chris Thomson, saxophone; Chris Bates, bass; JT Bates, drums. This was a special set of completely improvised music; Free Jazz at it's best! |
| July 21 |
MacPhail Faculty Jazz Quartet performed at a private function |
| July 26 – 30 |
McNally Smith’s Summer Jazz Workshop for brass, woodwind and rhythm players. Instructors for this year’s camp included: Pete Whitman, Dave Jensen, Kathy Jensen, Chris Olson, Jeff Rinear, Kelly Rossum, David Milne, Mike Bogle, John Zimmerman, Clay Moore, Gordy Knudtson, Greg Keel, Michael Pilhofer, Terry Burns, and Jeff Bailey. |
| July 27 |
Pat Moriarty/Ellen Lease Quintet performs at the Kitty Cat Klub |
| July 28 |
Kelly Rossum played with Pete Whitman’s X-Tet at the Artists’ Quarter |
| July 31 |
Tom and Karen Pieper, co-leaders of the Spiritjazz Ensemble, hosted a performance clinic with Kelly Rossum as the guest artist. |
| August 4 - 14 |
Electropolis in the Minnesota Fringe Festival All shows were at the Intermedia Arts venue, located at 2822 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN. The shows were:
August 5
August 8
August 10
August 11
August 13 |
Friday
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday
Saturday |
7:00 pm
5:30 pm
2:30 pm
8:30 pm
8:30 pm |
See the show details here. |
| August 6 |
Kelly Rossum and Chris Lomheim played an evening of 'Ballads and Standards'
at the French Press Jazz Café |
| August 25 |
Nachito Herrera, Raul Pineda, (special guest bass player), Greg Keel and Kelly Rossum performed at a benefit for MacPhail Center for Music hosted by Mayor R.T. Rybak and artist Brant Kingman. |
| September 9 |
The Dakota started a new late night series dedicated to creative music. The first show featured Kelly Rossum, trumpet (Minneapolis); Bryan Nichols, piano (Chicago); and Michael O’Brien, bass (New York). |
| September 26 |
The Young and Old Lions jazz series at the Varsity Theater featured a double bill of Chris Bates' Low Blows and the Ellen Lease/ Pat Moriarty Quintet. Musicians that performed were: Chris Bates, bass; Dave Hagedorn, vibes; Dave Stanoch, drums; Pat Moriarty, alto saxophone; Ellen Lease, piano; and Kelly Rossum, trumpet.
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| October 11 |
The MacPhail Faculty jazz trio (Kelly Rossum, trumpet; Steve Roehm, vibes; TBA, bass) performed at a
private party. |
| October 16 |
Kelly participated in a relief concert to aid survivors of Hurricane Katrina.
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| October 28 |
Electropolis CD release party at the Cedar
Electropolis, Cedar - With Dallas Orbiter and playing the soundtrack to the silent film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." Visit Innova Records for more information on the new Electropolis CD!
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| October 29 |
Pat Moriarty/ Ellen Lease Quintet performed at the Dakota late night series, 11:30pm |
| November 1 |
Kelly gave a guest lecture at the Univ. of Minnesota ‘Careers in Music’ class |
| November 1 |
Kelly Rossum Quartet (Kelly Rossum, trumpet; Chris Thomson, tenor; Chris Bates, bass; JT Bates, drums) performed a Free Jazz 3rd set at the Acadia Café as part of their ongoing Tuesday Night Music Series for Improvisers and Experimentation. Other musicians performing that night were:
1st set - Viv Corringham and Mike Hallenbeck; 2nd set - Scott Newell and the Fessparker Project.
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| November 2 |
Kelly presented a lecture on F.G.A. Dauverne at the University of Minnesota |
| November 3 |
“Three Dances has Feelings for You” - An evening of drinking, dining and dancing with Three Dances, including Minnesota premieres of works first shown on their East Coast tour. Also, Kelly Rossum’s musical collaboration on “Pheobe” was performed. 8:00pm at the Bryant Lake Bowl |
| November 3 |
Electropolis and Gutbucket performed at the Cabooze |
| November 4 |
Jazz Is Now! Nonet performed at the Dakota late night series, 11:30pm |
| November 5 |
Kelly Rossum Quartet performed at the Dakota late night series, 11:30pm |
| November 8 |
Live from the studio, the Kelly Rossum Quartet performed on air from Duluth, MN on KUMD 103.3 fm |
| November 10 |
Kelly Rossum Quartet performed at P.O. Pears in Lincoln, NE.
A special thank you to the Berman Music Foundation for its sponsorship of this show.
Please visit the foundation’s website: www.bermanmusicfoundation.org
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| November 10 |
“Three Dances has Feelings for You” - An evening of drinking, dining and dancing with Three Dances, included Minnesota premieres of works first shown on their East Coast tour. Also, Kelly Rossum’s musical collaboration on “Pheobe” was be performed. Bryant Lake Bowl |
| November 17 |
Three Dances has Feelings for You” - An evening of drinking, dining and dancing with Three Dances, included Minnesota premieres of works first shown on their East Coast tour. Also, Kelly Rossum’s musical collaboration on “Pheobe” was performed. Bryant Lake Bowl |
| November 18 |
Kelly Rossum Quintet performed at Cezanne, Houston TX, Featuring: Kelly Rossum, trumpet; Woody Witt, tenor; Joe LoCascio, piano; Thomas Helton, bass; Sebastian Whittaker, drums
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| November 19 |
Kelly Rossum Quartet performed at Cezanne, Houston TX, Featuring: Kelly Rossum, trumpet; Woody Witt, tenor; David Craig, bass(1st set); Thomas Helton, bass (2nd set);
Sebastian Whittaker, drums
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| November 20 |
Kelly Rossum and Thomas Helton performed a special Free Jazz show at Super Happy Funland, Houston TX
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| December 1 |
MacPhail Center for Music’s Jazz Trio performed at a private party |
| December 2 |
Jazz Is Now! Nonet performed at the Dakota late night series, 11:30pm
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| December 5 |
Electropolis played a private party for Intermedia Arts |
| Dec. 9 – 10 |
Kelly Rossum Quartet performed at the Artists’ Quarter
This show was the Mpls St. Paul Magazine’s Jazz pick for December by writer Steve Heckler.
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