Get ready for an unforgettable evening of jazz! CPFJ proudly presents renowned jazz bassist Rodney Whitaker in concert on Friday, June 13.
One of the nation’s leading jazz double bass performers and educators, Whitaker serves as this year’s CPFJ Jazz Camp Guest Faculty. He will spend the days leading up to the concert teaching area youth musicians. (Learn more about CPFJ Jazz Camp here.) For the June 13 performance, Whitaker will be joined by fellow Jazz Camp faculty to form his Quartet.
Enjoy a special night of world-class music with CPFJ 2025 Spring Concert Series featuring Rodney Whitaker Quartet on Friday, June 13 at Parmer Hall, Messiah University in Mechanicsburg!
About Rodney Whitaker:
Internationally renowned bassist and Mack Avenue recording artist, Rodney Whitaker, currently holds the titles of Professor of Jazz Bass and Director of Jazz Studies at Michigan State University, where he has built one of the leading jazz degree programs and performing faculty in the United States of America. He is considered one of the leading performers and teachers of the jazz double bass in the United States.
Whitaker has performed and toured with over 100+ legendary performing jazz artists over the past 25+ years. Featured on more than 100+ recordings – from film to compact discs – Whitaker’s film scores, China, directed by Jeff Wray, was released on PBS Fall 2002 and Malaria and Malawi, released on PBS Fall 2010.
Also, Whitaker has a DVD release featuring Michigan State University’s Jazz Department entitled “Inside Jazz” and three new compact discs entitled “Get Ready” & “Work To Do”—both on Mack Avenue Records and “Better Than Alright” by Michigan State University College of Music.
Don’t miss this unforgettable evening of jazz! Purchase tickets online here!
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