In Concert: University Jazz Band With Marion Felder, Drums

The University of Scranton Jazz Band with guest soloist Marion Felder, on drums will perform In Concert on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will take place in the Houlihan-McLean Center, Mulberry Street and Jefferson Avenue. Admission is free, with seating on a first-come, first-seated basis.

Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, drummer Felder brings a dynamic blend of tradition, versatility and world-class training to the stage. A seasoned performer, he is currently touring and recording with Michael Buble. Felder has performed with a wide range of acclaimed artists, including Wynton Marsalis, Victor Goines, Carmen Bradford, Delfeayo Marsalis, Paul Simon, Van Morrison, and Hank Jones, among many others. Felder has been the drummer with the Wycliffe Gordon Qu intet, the Count Basie Orchestra, and The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

Felder earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at The Juilliard School on a full scholarship. The University of Scranton Jazz Band is a 25-member ensemble of big band style instrumentation, made up of University student musicians from majors spanning the curriculum. They perform five or more times per year, and the majority of their performances are open to the public, free of admission charge, and often feature a nationally or internationally renowned guest soloist.

The primary focus of Performance Music at The University of Scranton are student choral and instrumental performing ensembles. Because there is no music major at the University, all enrolled Scranton students (undergraduate and graduate) are eligible for membership in the University bands, choirs, string ensembles, and steel drum band with neither an audition nor enrollment fee required for membership. Hundreds of students participate in the ensembles each year.