Trumpet Soloist Ingrid Jensen to Join the LVC Jazz Orchestra as Guest Artist

Key Points:

• Ingrid Jensen, an internationally recognized jazz trumpeter and composer, will serve a three-day residency at Lebanon Valley College.
• Jensen will present two performances and a masterclass, all free and open to the public.

Renowned jazz trumpeter and composer Ingrid Jensen, who has toured with the Vienna Art Orchestra and performed on Saturday Night Live, will join Lebanon Valley College for a three-day residency as a guest artist with the Valley Jazz Orchestra. She will collaborate with LVC students, conduct workshops and rehearsals, and present two exciting performances, both free and open to the public, during the April 20 to May 1 residency.

Jensen, trumpet faculty at the Manhattan School of Music, will present two exciting performances featuring original music and arrangements with the Valley Jazz Orchestra and the LVC Valley X/tet faculty jazz ensemble.

Performance and masterclass dates and times:

• Thursday, April 30, 11 a.m.-Masterclass by Ingrid Jensen (Lutz Recital Hall)
• Thursday, April 30, 7:30 p.m.-Valley Jazz Orchestra featuring Ingrid Jensen (Leedy Theater)
• Friday, May 1, 7 p.m.-Valley X/tet faculty ensemble featuring Ingrid Jensen (Leedy Theater)

Jensen has been an in-demand performer for over three decades and has been featured with notable artists and composers, including Maria Schneider, Darcy James Argue, Corrine Bailey Rae, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Terri Lyne Carrington, and many others. She regularly performs and records with her sister, composer and saxophonist Christine Jensen, whose music will also feature prominently in the performance with the Valley Jazz Orchestra.

"Ingrid Jensen has been an important and influential jazz artist for decades and is known throughout the world," said Dr. Jeff Lovell, LVC Associate Professor of Music and co-director of the Valley Jazz Orchestra. "I first became aware of her when she was the trumpet soloist for the Grammy Award-winning Maria Schneider Orchestra. She maintains a heavy performing schedule, giving concerts with her groups and the award-winning ensemble, Artemis, so we are very fortunate to have a musician of her caliber in residence at LVC as a part of our Wengert Jazz Artist Concert Series. Our student will be musically enriched by performing with her."

The Wengert Jazz Artist Concert Series is made possible by Rich Wengert, LVC friend and jazz enthusiast. Mr. Wengert also established the Strohman Fund for Jazz Studies, to which he has made generous donations.

The concerts are free and open to the public.