A Tribute to Nancy Wilson featuring Kansas City vocalist Kathleen Holeman and the David Sharp Jazz Orchestra. The performance will feature many of Nancy Wilson’s most treasured songs and an orchestration of the classic jazz album Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley.
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Kathleen Holeman has performed with many great artists such as Gary Foster, Louie Bellson, Kim Park, and the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra. She directs the Ray Alburn Big Band and leads smaller combos in clubs, restaurants and private venues.
Holeman is currently the Director of Vocal Jazz and Jazz Piano at Missouri Western State University, also teaching Aural Skills and serving as Music Theater music advisor. She holds a Bachelor of Instrumental Music Education with a vocal certification degree from Missouri Western State College and a Master of Music degree from University of Missouri–Kansas City. She directs the Missouri Western Vocal Jazz Ensemble, formed in 2009.
A full–time professor of instrumental music and jazz, David Sharp teaches courses in music theory, music appreciation, and jazz appreciation, and directs and arranges music for the Indian Hills Jazz Band. His background includes a B.M. from the University of Miami (Florida) and an M.M. from the University of Nebraska.