Thursday Scholarship Series: Faculty Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble I with Special Guest Michele Corcella

The School of Music Faculty Jazz Ensemble returns to Hodgson Concert Hall alongside Jazz Ensemble I for a fantastic evening of music composed by multi-award-winning composer, arranger, and conductor, Michele Corcella.

Corcella (pictured left)  graduated in Musical Studies (DAMS) at the University of Bologna, defending a thesis on Duke Ellington’s soundtracks. In addition, while at the Bologna Conservatory, he graduated in Jazz Music, as well as Arrangement and Composition for Multimedia Music. Corcella also studied orchestral conducting at the Imola International Academy “Incontri col Maestro.”

At the international level, Corcella has won numerous composition awards such as Eddie Lang (2009), 2 Agosto (2009), Jazzverk (2010), Bargajazz (2012), Scrivere in Jazz (2014), Siae Libera il Jazz (2015), and the European Jazz Composers Competition (2018).

Corcella has worked as composer, arranger, or conductor with Kenny Wheeler, Randy Brecker, John Taylor, David Liebman, Anders Jormin, Jules Buckley, Enrico Pieranunzi, Gianluigi Trovesi, Gianluca Petrella, and WDR Big Band. In the classical field, he has worked with Mario Brunello, Altenberg Trio Wien, Orchestra Sinfonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, and Orchestra dei Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano.

Tickets go on sale Monday, July 21, 2025.