Public Domain Day 2022: Jazz Music and Remarks
Recreating Louis Armstrong’s “Hot Five” Combo of 1926
Friday, October 7, 2022 4:00 PM
Thompson Library, 11th Floor Campus Reading Room
This event features performances of public domain jazz tunes composed by Louis Armstrong, Lillian Hardin, and others, in versions recorded by Armstrong and his New Orleans-style combos in the 1920s. New public domain editions of Armstrong and Hardin’s music, transcribed and arranged by Alan Green from manuscript sources and recordings, are highlighted. You can read more about Lillian Hardin here. You can also hear performances of the tunes Cornet Chop Suey and Flat Foot recorded at the event.
OSU almunus Dr. Jeremy E. Smith is the coordinator an ensemble of musicians for this special event:
Alto Sax/Clarinet – Jerrod Shackelford
Tenor Sax/Clarinet – Ben Syme
Bb Trumpet – Alex Sanso
Trombone – Mike Foley
Bass Trombone/Tuba -Jeremy Smith
Piano – Drew Powell
Drums – Jakob Stephens
Jeremy E. Smith
Jeremy E. Smith is a professional musician and brass educator located in Central Ohio. As a performer, Jeremy is the bass trombonist for the Huntington Symphony Orchestra. In addition to playing with Huntington, he has performed with numerous ensembles including the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Iowa, Central Ohio Symphony, Opera Project Columbus, and the orchestras of Springfield (OH), Westerville, Youngstown, Mansfield, New Albany, and Knox County. As a chamber musician, Jeremy has traveled with brass ensembles throughout the United States, China, and South Korea. Fluent in various styles, Jeremy has performed with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, Tim Zimmerman and the King’s Brass, Vaughn Wiester’s Famous Jazz Orchestra, and the Knox Community Jazz Orchestra. Jeremy has also had the privilege of sharing the stage with artists such as Jeff Hamilton, Byron Stripling, Mary Wilson, Michael W. Smith, All-4-One, Sean Jones, Martha Wash, Theo Peoples, and Steve Green.
As an educator, Jeremy currently teaches in the brass areas at Ohio Wesleyan University and Kenyon College, and Mount Vernon Nazarene University He has given clinics and recitals at Capital University, Marshall University, Indiana Wesleyan University, and the North Carolina Trombone Festival. An advocate for all styles of brass music, Jeremy is a member of the Jazz Education Network (JEN), the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA), and the International Tuba Euphonium Association (ITEA). Also a member of the International Trombone Association (ITA), Jeremy currently serves as the Events Coordinator and Web Assistant for the Association. In addition to serving the ITA, Jeremy is the Founder and Editor of Last Row Music. With over 10,000 monthly visitors, Last Row Music contains an online listing of brass audition listings as well as news, events, links, and articles read by brass musicians and enthusiasts around the world.
Jeremy recently completed a DMA in performance at The Ohio State University where he studied with Dr. Sterling Tanner and Jim Masters, and served as a Graduate Associate for the Jazz Studies area and Trombone Studio. He holds music performance degrees from both Carnegie Mellon University and Grace College. His primary instructors include Peter Sullivan and James Kraft with additional studies from Denson Paul Pollard, John Kitzman, Graeme Mutchler, and Amanda Stewart.
