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1. 1. hsumusic.blogspot.com

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   Published on: 1/20/2008   Last Visited: 1/29/2008

   The performance of this work is a prelude to an appearance by the composer in March, said HSU Jazz Orchestra director Dan Aldag.
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   The Monday Combo "is the most mainstream," says Dan Aldag, HSU Music assistant professor who directs the combos.
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   The Wednesday Combo "is taking soul and funk tunes like Stevie Wonder's 'Boogie On, Reggae Woman' and Bill Withers' 'Use Me,' and adapting them to the jazz idiom," Aldag said, " in the same way that earlier generations of jazz musicians played the pop songs of their time."
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   "I know there are people in town who remember Jay," said current HSU Music faculty member Dan Aldag.
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   It begins with a tune from today: "Blues Opening" by New York City jazz bassist Ike Sturn, which Aldag describes as combining "blues harmonies with a hip-hop beat, creating something that is simultaneously old and raw, and new and sleek."
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   The classic Miles Davis "Milestones" is followed by "Fables of Faubus" by jazz great Charles Mingus, which Aldag calls "a caustic and uproarious 'tribute' to Orval Faubus," the Arkansas governor who tried to defy integration in the Civil Rights era.
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   Director's Notes: Dan Aldag on the Jazz Orchestra
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   An HSU Music Department Production; Dan Aldag, conductor.
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   Jazz Orchestra, right half, with Dan Aldag
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   The Jazz Orchestra is comprised of the best student jazz players, and is conducted by Assistant Professor Dan Aldag of the HSU Music Department.
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   An HSU Music Department Production; Dan Aldag, Artistic Director.
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   An HSU Music Department Production; Dan Aldag, Artistic Director.

2. 2. hsumusic.blogspot.com

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   Published on: 12/1/2006   Last Visited: 1/29/2008

   HSU Jazz Orchestra with Dan Aldag
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   Additional notes: Dan Aldag "Jackson County Jubil ...
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   Jazz Orchestra in rehearsal with Dan Aldag.
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   Jazz Orchestra directed by Dan Aldag. Program: The Jazz Orchestra "Down For The Count" ...

3. 3. hsumusic.blogspot.com

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   Published on: 11/10/2007   Last Visited: 1/29/2008

   HSU Jazz Orchestra with Dan Aldag
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   Additional notes: Dan Aldag "Jackson County Jubil ...