Island Park
Fargo, North Dakota
August 12, 2007
Thank You!
First of all, thank you to all of you who came out to the Jass Festival Concert on August 12, 2007. By our count, we had nearly 200 people in the crowd, and we thank you for your support of the fine arts and young musicians from all around the Fargo-Moorhead area. These musicians deserve a chance to be showcased, and hopefully that powers that be in the Fargo-Moorhead area took note, as these musicians are the future of our jazz scene. Help keep them playing, and keep supporting their efforts.
Also, a huge thank you to all of the musicians who participated in the festival. Your hard work on Friday and Saturday really showed during the show. Your efforts are appreciated. You talent was showcased on four TV stations as well! Good work in preparing for the show, and I look very forward to the very near future when I have the chance to play with you all again.
To the media, thank you for coming out and covering this event. It is exposure like this that puts the good word out there about what young musicians have to offer. Airing the efforts of these players will only help them in the future as entertainers.
Again, thank you to all of you who helped make this years festival a success. I look forward to our 2008 presentation, which will more than likely be right back at Island Park. Take care and God bless.
Christopher Hanson
Jass Festival 2007
Festival Director
Click here to read about the Jass Festival Directors
Festival Participants
Festival Staff
Christopher Hanson, Festival Director
Eddie Schwind, Sound and Stage Director
Alex Berg, Assistant Sound and Stage Director
The Jass Festival Big Band
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Saxophone Eddie Schwind- Alto Sax Erin Ott- Alto Sax Brian Wittkop- Tenor Sax Brandon Aune- Tenor Sax Frank Clemens- Baritone Sax
Trumpet
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Trombone Dan Hinman Zach Mathern Emily Hunt Christopher Hanson Josh Mathern
Rhythem Section
Director
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The Jass Combo
Chris Gould- Keyboards/Director
Mike Harmon- Bass
Josh Maynard- Guitar
Andy Schaff- Drums
Pictures
Click here to see pictures from Jass 2007, by Rick Gion
Poster Download
Official Jass 2007 Poster (PDF)
Special Thanks
-The Fargo Park District (Dave Leker and Amy Rasmusson) for the usage of the beautiful Island Park gazebo
-Living Hope Baptist Church (Pastor John Flowers) for your support in making the show possible
-The NDSU Division of Fine Arts (Bill Law) for providing us a top-notch rehearsal facility
-The 188th Army Band (Jennifer Schwind and Justen Reed) for providing us with support and sound augmentation
-Schwind Sound Productions (Eddie Schwind) for providing sound support for the show
-The Sound Crew (Eddie Schwind, Al Berg, Tim Knabe) for their hard work on Sunday morning
-Brad Reed and Jennifer Schwind for their additional help during the festival doing odds and ends and helping cook
-The players for their hard work and dedication to jazz
-Jessy Klimpel and Chris Gould for their leadership and musical know-how as musical directors
-KVLY, KXJB, KVRR, KVLY, WDAY, Cable One, The City of Fargo, the Fargo Forum, and the High Plains Reader for their media work that helped get the word out about what we do
The WDAY Honor Flight team who are helping our WWII veterans
Links
Fargo Park District
The North Dakota Army National Guard
Living Hope Baptist- West Fargo
For more information, please click here to e-mail
Christopher Hanson
Or, you can contact Christopher at (701) 306-7567