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The Jefferson College Jazz Ensemble, Featuring ERENA TERAKUBO
Directed by Dr. Joel Vanderheyden
Erena Terakubo is a multi-talented saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator from Sapporo, Japan. She is an international sensation whose career performances stretch five different continents. While still in high school, Terakubo released her debut album "North Bird," a collaboration with Kenny Barron, Christian McBride, Lee Pearson, and Peter Bernstein, which reached #1 on the Japanese jazz charts and was awarded Swing Journal's Gold Disc. Her broad experience has inspired five albums since. Recently, Terakubo has been sharing her expertise by teaching workshops at U.S. universities and touring Europe and Japan.
The Jefferson College Jazz Ensemble has been a flagship ensemble of Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Missouri for over 50 years. They have performed in New York, Chicago, New Orleans, and were recently featured at the 2024 Missouri Music Educators Association Conference.
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