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Welcome to the official instagram of the TCU Jazz Department! #jazzfrogs #frogsthatjazz #swingthoseeighths 🐸🎷🎵🎺🎶💜

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Premiered in Paris on July 6, 2026. This is my original jazz big band arrangement of La Marseillaise, performed by the Curt Wilson Alumni Big Band at the American Church in Paris as part of our European cultural exchange tour. #lamarseillaise #AmericanChurchofParis #nationalanthems #jazzarrangement

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CONGRATULATIONS to the TCU jazz ensemble 1 for being invited to performance at the 2027 Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio, TX! Go Frogs! 🐸🎶🎷🥁

(Alt text: TCU jazz band with title TMEA Invited ensemble, TCU Jazz ensemble 1 Allen Cordingley, director)

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And that’s a wrap on the 2025 14th biennial Latin American Music Festival!🎶 Bravo to our faculty and students for putting together an incredible week celebrating Latin American music in our faculty recital, TCU Brass Ensemble, TCU jazz band, and TCU Symphony Orchestra!👏👏👏👏

A huge thank you to Pacho Flores, Daniel Freiberg , and Paquito D’Rivera for sharing your wisdom and musicianship with all us! You all have inspired our students and faculty here at TCU! Go Frogs!🐸

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Come join us for the 14th Biennial Latin American Music Festival in the Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU! 🎶🎺 You’ll hear performances from our TCU faculty, TCU Jazz band, TCU Brass ensemble, and the TCU Symphony Orchestra! TCU is proud to welcome special guests Pacho Flores, Paquito D’Rivera, and Daniel Freiberg on stage with us in 2 short weeks! Mark your calendars for September 29th-October 2nd📆‼️

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TCU Jazz Ensemble 1 is thrilled to share an entire concert as part of the TCU Latin American Music Festival on Wednesday, October 1st at 7:00 PM. They’ll be joined by some incredible guest artists, including Pacho Flores, Daniel Freiberg, and the legendary Paquito D’Rivera, who’s won multiple Grammys! A big shoutout to Maestro German Gutierrez for inviting them and hosting this amazing event.🎶🐸

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Please give a warm TCU welcome to our newest faculty member, Joe Donohue! We are thrilled to have you join the Horned Frog family!

Bio:
Joe Donohue is an Instructor at Texas Christian University, assisting with all aspects of the Percussion Studio. Additionally, he serves as a staff accompanist for the TCU School for Classical & Contemporary Dance. He received a Master of Music degree from TCU and a Bachelor of Music degree from Kennesaw State University.

Joe has performed with various ensembles including the Texas Boys Choir, City Springs Theatre Company, Georgia Symphony Orchestra, the Spirit of Atlanta, the Cadets drum and bugle corps, and Atlanta Quest Indoor Drumline. He was the Percussion Director at Lassiter High School and percussion instructor for many scholastic and independent groups in Georgia and Texas.

Joe co-founded and directed the Atlanta Percussion Ensemble and Atlanta Youth Percussion Ensemble. The AYPE performed at the 2022 Georgia Music Education Association State Conference. Joe is an active performer and educator in the DFW area.
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#TCUPercussion #TCUMusic #TCUFineArts
#LeadOnTCUMusic #TexasChristianUniversity
#InnovativePercussion #YamahaMusicUSA
#RemoPercussion #MarimbaOne #SabianEducation
#SabianCymbals #DallasPercussion #GoFrogs

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Congratulations to all graduates! #gofrogs

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Congratulations Joe Donohue for graduating with your Master of Music degree! #gofrogs

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Here’s my open solo on “Incredible Journey” by Bob Mintzer from the vocal jazz concert a few nights ago!

Keeping the street samba feel throughout the solo was my main goal, and I think it went ok! I think I need to work on getting the bass drum more involved, though. This is definitely one of my favorite charts I’ve ever played, Mintzer and Erskine made a killer piece of music.

#drums #drumsolo #jazzdrums #drummer #percussion #tcu #tcujazz #music

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Happy Jazz Appreciation Month! 🎶

This month, we celebrate the rich history and heritage of jazz, as embodied by our talented students. Led by Allen Cordingley, director of jazz studies, our students are shaping the future of this timeless genre with everything from soulful improvisations to intricate compositions.

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What a great time at the TCU Jazz Festival! Both Jazz bands sounded great, and we got to enjoy some remarkable bands, including Wycliffe Gordon.

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Grapevine High School’s Jazz Band will be performing at the TCU Jazz Festival on March 1st! Come out and support:

🎶 Jazz 2 – 1:30 PM
🎶 Jazz 1 – 4:30 PM

See you there!

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