Pealer Recital Hall, PAC

Randy Brecker, Artist-In-Residence at FSU, with Tod Dickow with Charged Particles

The Frostburg State University Department of Music, Theatre and Dance, with support from the FSU Foundation, is excited to welcome Randy Brecker (jazz trumpet) and Tod Dickow with Charged Particles to Western Maryland. This residency will include several educational sessions and two special performances at Loft 129 in Cumberland, MD.

FSU will host an EDUCATIONAL SESSION during their residency on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 10am, with Allegany County Public Schools students (also open to the public) in Performing Arts Center Pealer Recital Hall.

Jazz trumpeter and composer Randy Brecker has helped shape the sound of jazz, R&B and rock for over six decades. His trumpet and flugelhorn performances have graced hundreds of albums by a wide range of artists from James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen and Parliament/Funkadelic to Frank Sinatra, Steely dan, Jaco Pastorius and Frank Zappa. His is well-known for his work with his brother and saxophonist, Michael, in The Brecker Brothers from the 1974-2007. During that time, they released six albums and garnered seven Grammy nominations. Mr. Brecker has worked with an endless list of jazz musicians following his early work with the Horace Silver Quintet.

Formed in the early 1990s, and taking its name from a Chick Corea composition, California-based Charged Particles crosses stylistic boundaries and blends diverse traditions to create engaging new sounds. In 2011, the third generation of the band was born in California. The west coast trio began with Murray Low firing up the keyboards and Jason Muscat on electric bass. When Jason joined the touring band “Tainted Love”, Aaron Germain took over blazing on the electric bass. Founding member, John Krosnick anchors the band on the drums.

San Francisco based jazz saxophonist Tod Dickow performs in a wide variety of setting ranging from big bands to small combos adding a dynamic voice as an accomplished soloist and accompanist. He has performed at major venues including The Monterey Jazz Festival, The Kool Jazz Festival, Yoshi’s and SFjazz. Mr. Dickow has performed alongside well-known artists including Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Frank Sinatra Jr. and more. He keeps Michael Brecker’s music and spirit alive.

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