BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Denver X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Denver BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17-11874@music.colostate.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170918T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170918T210000 DTSTAMP:20170829T162540Z URL:https://music.colostate.edu/events/virtuoso-series-concert-shilo-strom an-percussion/ SUMMARY:Virtuoso Series Concert\, Shilo Stroman\, Percussion DESCRIPTION:CSU faculty member Shilo Stroman has assembled a “killer” b and for the recital of covers featuring a diverse set of female-led rock\, punk\, and funk artists!\n\nShilo Stroman\nShilo Stroman is a musical cha meleon determined to fit into any musical situation supported by his wide range of musical talent\, a laid back attitude and a desire to push himsel f artistically. His thirst for performing began at the age of 5 when his p arents purchased a toy Drumset. Armed with his dads record collection\, an empty basement and chopsticks as drumsticks\, the journey began. He conti nues on this path with a diverse schedule of performing\, composing and te aching.\n\nA versatile performer\, Mr. Stroman’s credits range from play ing triangle in symphony orchestras\, electric bass in salsa bands\, drums in funk bands and flower pots in chamber groups. Performing Stroman origi nals\, Red Hot Chili Pepper covers and the occasional country tune\, Shilo 's contemporary jazz quartet\, Square Peg\, released their first recording \, “Searching" in 2013. In 2006\, he commissioned and performed the worl d premiere of “Sticks and Stones” variations for drumset and wind ense mble by Jim Bonney. Shilo can also be heard on various Jazz and singer/son gwriter recordings.\n\nAs an educator\, Shilo is adjunct instructor of Per cussion and Jazz at Colorado State University where he teaches lessons\, f reshman percussion ensemble\, drumline\, Jazz Pedagogy and is charge of th e Jazz combo program. Mr. Stroman is also very active in the marching arts and has worked with the Blue Knights World Percussion Ensemble\, Longmont High School and currently with Fossil Ridge High School\, Loveland High S chool\, Dakota Ridge High School and The Battalion Drum and Bugle Corp. Sh ilo's company\, Invert Percussion\, was formed to support band directors w ith show design\, arrangements and the hiring and training of instructiona l staff. Invert was very active in the Fall of 2014 working with 8 differe nt schools from as far away as Panhandle\, TX.\n\nTom Amend\nTom Amend is a pianist\, composer\, and arranger from Riverton\, Wyoming. As a pianist\ , Amend performs throughout the Rocky Mountain Region in various settings as both a leader and sideman. Tom has worked extensively with Soul/Blues a rtist Taylor Scott appearing at notable blues venues across the country as well as appearing on several of Scott’s records. Tom was also selected as a semifinalist for the 2014 American Jazz Pianist Competition.\n\nTom ’s compositions draw on elements of Jazz\, Blues\, Soul\, Americana and are often rooted in the spacious landscapes of Wyoming. Tom was commission ed to compose a piece for the 2013 Wyoming All State Jazz Band to be perfo rmed 2013 Kinser Jazz Festival. Tom’s composition “What Do You Say” was selected to be performed by the Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra at the 201 5 JEN Student Composition Showcase. In the near future\, Tom Amend and com poser/saxophonist Kenyon Brenner plan to release an album of original musi c written for strings\, woodwinds\, and jazz quartet.\n\nTom just complete d a masters degree in Jazz Studies at the University of Northern Colorado. As a member of UNC’s Jazz Studies program\, Tom performs with nationall y recognized\, UNC Lab I and UNC Vanguard Combo.\n\nKate Harris\nKatie Har ris is a Fort Collins\, CO native who has been singing and performing for over 18 years. Drawing inspiration from pop\, jazz\, and musical theater\, she strives for an approach that's both fresh and classic. She currently performs across Northern Colorado as the lead vocalist of the jazz group E ven Still\, faithfully delivering standards alongside distinct arrangement s from across the popular music spectrum\, including James Taylor\, Prince \, and Beyonce.\n\nRyan Fourt\nRyan Fourt's career began at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville where he privately studied jazz guitar and up right bass with Professor James Greeson. He has also had the privilege of studying with local Colorado guitarist Dale Bruning (who taught Bill Friss ell) as well as New York guitarist Mark Elf. After establishing himself in the music community Ryan began performing with some of the regions best p layers including his teacher Jim Greeson\, saxophonist Keefe Jackson (Delm ark records)\, as well as a very important musical partnership with his me ntor\, pianist Claudia Burson.\n\nIn 2004\, Ryan moved to the fertile musi cal environment of Northern Colorado. Since then he has established himsel f as one of the top performers on that scene\, sharing the stage with loca l and national talents such as Brad Goode\, Peter Sommer\, Dana Landry\, K en Walker\, Dave Pope\, Gareth Malone\, Jeff Jenkins\, Devin Hoff\, Alvin Lucier\, Ben Markley\, and Paul McKee. Ryan’s most recent album\, “Big Slick” was released on the Dazzle Recordings label in December of 2015 and received extensive international radio play upon its release. The albu m is a mix of originals and standards and features some fantastic Colorado players including Peter Sommer and Ed Breazeale.\n\nCurrently Ryan lives in Loveland Colorado and maintains a busy performance schedule with variou s jazz and pop groups along the front-range and mountain west regions – he can be heard most every weekend in Ft. Collins playing at all the local jazz spots\, including Ace Gillett’s\, Jay’s Bistro\, and the Crown P ub. On top of performing Ryan is also an adjunct instructor of jazz guitar and lecturer at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.libarts.colostate.edu/music/wp-conte nt/uploads/sites/17/2017/06/Shilo-Stroman.jpeg CATEGORIES:College of Liberal Arts Featured Events LOCATION:Griffin Concert Hall\, University Center for the Arts\, 1400 Remin gton St.\, Fort Collins\, CO\, 80523\, United States GEO:40.5692704;-105.07477849999998 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1400 Remington St.\, Fort C ollins\, CO\, 80523\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Griffin Con cert Hall\, University Center for the Arts:geo:40.5692704,-105.07477849999 998 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR