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SOUND CHECK
MAY 4�11, 2022
WHAT’S PLAYING AROUND
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Grande Ronde Symphony
presents an evening of jazz
May 13 concert
features Matt
Cooper and
Rob Scheps
Go! staff
L
A GRANDE — The Grande
Ronde Symphony’s Cham-
ber and Small Ensemble Series
(CASES) is returning to live,
in-person concerts with the fi rst
featuring Rob Scheps and Matt
Cooper in a show titled “Life Is a
Lot Like Jazz!”
The concert will begin at
7 p.m. Friday, May 13, in the
Groth Recital Hall in Eastern Or-
egon University’s Loso Hall.
Tickets are $10 for adults
and $1 for students. Special
family/group pricing is available.
Season passes to CASES are
$50. Purchase tickets at www.
granderondesymphony.org or at
the door.
Scheps is a jazz saxophonist
who has performed with the likes
of Aretha Franklin and Buddy
Rich. He tours worldwide and
leads bands in New York, Se-
attle, Portland, Kansas City and
Honolulu. His international tours
include Finland, Canada, Mex-
ico, St. Lucia, Norway, France,
Italy, Germany, Taiwan, Sweden,
Bermuda and Japan. His latest
CD, “Comencio,” is available on
Amazon and iTunes.
Cooper, professor emeritus at
EOU, has also performed all over
the world. He specializes in jazz
and classical performance. His
jazz credits include a tour with
the Woody Herman Orchestra
and performances and record-
ings with Eddie Harris, Clark
Terry, Nancy King, Glen Moore,
the Blue Wisp Big Band and the
Les Elgart and Nelson Riddle Or-
chestras, among others. He has
recorded four CDs as a leader
or co-leader, including with Rob
Scheps on “Live at the Churchill.”
“We are very excited to return
to off ering a diversity of music
through our Chamber and Small
Ensemble Series concerts,”
said Alice Trindle, president of
the Grande Ronde Symphony
Association. “Kicking off the
2022 season with Rob and Matt
is an unbelievable opportunity
to hear truly world-class jazz in
an intimate setting. I highly rec-
ommend going online to listen
to this duo and come prepared
to hear a program that ranges
from pieces by Duke Ellington to
Billy Strayhorn.”
Grande Ronde Symphony/
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Jazz saxophonist Rob Scheps,
along with pianist Matt Cooper,
will perform Friday, May 13, at
Eastern Oregon University.
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