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Saturday, November 7, 2015
8:30 PM
$5.00
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Mr. Patrick Moss began his career as a jazz musician while studying as a Music Education major at Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC. A native of Spartanburg, SC, Patrick began playing drums and was later introduced to the trumpet. Patrick has performed with such notables such as Wycliff Gordon of the Wynton Marsalis Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the legendary, Ms. Betty White, Grammy Award winning Drummer, Dion Parsons and the SOS Band. While serving in the US Army, Patrick entered into the music scene in Europe during the mid-eighties, where he performed from Berlin to Bremehaven, W. Germany. Patrick Moss also founded and performed with PMQ (Pat Moss Quartet), St. Croix, Virgin Island.
Jolanta Wilson graduated from the University of Alabama in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education and from the University of New Orleans in 2003 with a Master of Music degree in Conducting. She has previously worked as a band director and general music instructor for the Clarke County School System in Jackson, Alabama as well as the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System in Charlotte, North Carolina. Having been a trombonist for over 25 years, she most recently worked for Celebrity Cruises as a Musical Director and Orchestra Musician on 4 of their luxury liners. Working for Celebrity Cruises allowed Jolanta to visit 5 of the world’s magnificent continents and experience their beautiful musical cultures and landscapes. She is currently a member of the A Sign of the Times Big Band led by former James Brown musical director, Tyrone Jefferson and Furia Tropikal Latin Ensemble, both based out of Charlotte, North Carolina.