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Hello George, I am proud to be a member of the Washington DC Jazz Network (WDJN).
I am able to find out what's going on in town and on the east coast
and to network with other musicians. I get a lot of my news from the emails I receive from WJN.
I also would like to thank you for supporting the Jazz
program at Howard University in Washington, DC. Keep up the great work.
Fred Irby, III
Professor of Music
Director of Howard University Jazz Ensemble
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WASHINGTON (July 16, 2010) – The National Association for Music Education (MENC) recently announced that Fred Irby, III, professor of Music, director of
Howard University Jazz Ensemble, was designated as one of the five Lowell Mason Fellows for 2009.
The fellowship honors Lowell Mason who is
credited with introducing music instruction to American public schools
and establishing teacher training in music education. The fellows are
being recognized as outstanding music educators and advocates. They have
furthered the Association’s mission of music education for all.
Also recognized as fellows are Michael Bates, senior manager, Institutional Solutions Group, Yamaha
Corporation of America; Jere W. Fridy, music educator and director of
numerous school, military, and community bands; Douglas W. Herbert,
special assistant to the assistant deputy secretary of Innovation and
Improvement, U.S. Dept. of Education; and Randolph F. Kummer, former
executive director of Illinois Music Educators Association, music
educator and music department chair at Lincoln-Way High School.
The honorees were formally recognized at a ceremony in Washington, DC on June 27 during MENC’s 2010 Music Education Week. For more information,
visit www.menc.org.
Fred Irby, III, is a graduate of
Grambling State University, (Louisiana) and Southern Illinois University
(Edwardsville). As Professor of Music at Howard University Mr. Irby is
the coordinator of instrumental music, trumpet instructor, and director
of the internationally acclaimed Howard University Jazz Ensemble
(HUJE), which he founded in 1975.
FRED IRBY, III
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The Ensemble has given outstanding performances in the United States, Europe, South America, Asia, and the Caribbean and is recognized as one
of the foremost college jazz ensembles. Mr. Irby is also principal trumpet of the
Kennedy Center Opera House Musical Theater Orchestra and has recorded
several films for the History Channel.
Professor Fred Irby, III
One of the foremost educators in the USA, has touched the lives of many up and coming young musicians as well as jazz legends with his band
arrangements and orchestrations
Ulysses Miller, great Mobile, AL music teacher. Fred Irby, III's first trumpet teacher
Trumpeters Donvonte McCoy and the legendary Donald Byrd in Prof. Irby's office on 11/18/09.
Professor Fred Irby,III, Benny Golson and HU Trustee L. Douglas Wilder on May 20, 2008 at the HUJE Tribute
to President Swygert.
Dr. Sais Kamalidiin, Jimmy Owens and Professor Fred Irby,III,
March 2008 on campus
Fred Irby, III and Snooky Young
Dave Brubeck,Fred Irby,III in Baltimore, MD
Fred
Irby, III and TV personality Jerry Springer on 11/25/06,
backstage at the
taping of "Dancing with the Stars"
HUJE concert at Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan
March 28, 2005 Pictured from left to right are:
Mr. Hiroshima Furusawa, Executive Director of the JICC
Mrs. Hanayo Kato, Ambassador's Wife Ambassador Ryozo Kato,
Embassy of Japan
HUJE Trumpets at Kennedy Center Honors Gala - 2005
l-r: Columbus Wynn, Steven Thomas, Joseph Teachey, Professor Fred Irby,
III, Kieron Irvine and Demarr Woods
Donald Byrd and HUJE Trumpets
Fred Irby, III, Joe Wilder, Roberta McLeod, Abraham Venable and Dr. Raymond Jackson - March, 2005
HUJE in November, 2002 in front of Childers Hall. Dr. Yusef Lateef
in the middle of the group
Dr. Doris Valean Evans McGinty (1925-2005), Professor Emerita of Music and prolific scholar, contributed and edited liner notes for all HUJE recordings from
1976-2005
Jazz trumpeter Dr. Eddie Henderson, Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr. and Fred Irby, III - November, 2003
Fred Irby, III on stage with members of the Washington Ballet after a performance at the Kennedy Center - October 14, 2000
Herlin Riley, Wycliffe Gordon, Fred Irby, III and Victor Goines - 12/11/2000
Fred Irby, III, comedian Bill Cosby and drummer Mickey Roker in 1999 at Vice President Gore's residence
Frank Wess, Al Grey, Fred Irby, III and Jimmy Heath in November, 1997 at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC
Fred Irby, III and wife, Debra, at the U.S. Ambassador's residence in Tokyo, Japan - 1996
The Mobile, Alabama gang
Joseph Bell, Director of HU Upward Bound program, jazz great trombonist
Fred Wesley, Jr., Artis Hampshire-Cowan, HU Senior Vice President and Secretary
of the Board of Trustees and Fred Irby, III - 2004
Jazz great Frank Foster and Fred Irby, III - 1998
Classic photo taken 3 months before the Master Drummer TONY WILLIAMS's death with HUJE trumpeters at the Kennedy Center, November, 1997: Eric McMillan, Kyle Funn, the great
Tony Williams, Charles Gunter, Ronald Cureton and Roberto Carlos Perez
Trumpeter Wallace Roney and Fred Irby, III at the 1997 Thelonious Monk Competition in Washington, DC
HUJE alumnus Geri Allen and Fred Irby, III, backstage at the Kennedy Center, 1997
Trumpet Summit: Arturo Sandoval, Roy Hargrove, Fred Irby, III, George Graham and
Virgil Jones - November, 1997
Marcus Belgrave, Dr. Doris E. McGinty and Congressman John Conyers
HU Alumnus Bill Hughes, Music Director of the Count Basie Orchestra, with members of HUJE on 11/15/96
HUJE in Tokyo, Japan at the U.S. Ambassador's residence with Joan Mondale in 1996
Guitarist Kenny Burrell, Saxophonist Frank Wess and Fred Irby, III at the 1997 Thelonious Monk competition at the Kennedy Center
Dr. Reppard Stone, Fred Irby, III, Keith Killgo, the great Joe Henderson, Gus Simms, and Dr. Arthur Dawkins - 1993
At President Clinton's Inaugural Gala
January 19, 1992
Wayne Shorter, Fred Irby, III, Illinois Jacquet, Clark Terry & Ron Carter
Members of HUJE with the great Marshall Royal backstage at the
Kennedy Center Honors -1992
Wynton Marsalis and Fred Irby, III at President Bill Clinton's 1992 Inaugural Gala at the Capital Centre in Landover, MD - January 19, 1992
Milt Jackson and Fred Irby, III at the Kennedy Center Honors Gala tribute to Lionel Hampton - 1992
HUJE and the Golden Men of Jazz at the 1992 Kennedy Center Honors Gala
The late great trombonist Al Grey backstage with members of HUJE at the 1992 Kennedy Center Honors Gala
Jazz great trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison with HUJE backstage at the 1992 Kennedy Center Honors Gala
Keter Betts, Charles Covington, Fred Irby, III, Junior Mance and Grady Tate
Joe Williams, Fred Irby, III, Jimmy Heath and Mona Heath at the Kennedy Center
Honors Gala - 1994
Trumpeter Jon Faddis with HUJE at the conclusion of recording session, HUJE 1987
Fred Irby, III, Larry Seals, Dizzy Gillespie and Dr. Arthur Dawkins - 1981
Fred Irby, III, Thomas Flagg, Provost Richard English at Prof. Flagg's Retirement
Gala
Fred Irby, III, Grover Washington and Tito Puente
at Vice President Al Gore's residence - 1997
Herbie Hancock, Joe Williams and Fred Irby, III at the 1995 Kennedy Center Honors Gala
DC pianist John Malachi, the great pianist Art Tatum and trumpeter Russell Jaquet
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BENNY GOLSON JAZZ MASTER AWARD
The HUJE created The Benny Golson Jazz Master Award in
1996 to honor the legacy of Howard University Alumnus Benny Golson.
Dr. Golson, jazz composer and saxophonist, is the composer of the following jazz standards:
Killer Joe, Along Came Betty, Blues March, I Remember Clifford,
Stablemates, and others. The Benny Golson Jazz Master Award has been awarded to the following giants of jazz:
The Benny Golson Jazz Master Award has been awarded to the following giants of jazz:
Howard University Jazz Ensemble
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2011 Pharoah Sanders
2010 The Thelonious Monk Institute for Jazz
2010 T. S. Monk
2009 Jazzmobile, Inc.
2009 Billy Taylor
2009 McCoy Tyner
2009 Bunky Green
2008 Cecil Bridgewater
2008 Jimmy Owens
2007 Andrew White
2007 Fred Wesley, Jr.
2006 Bill Hughes
2006 Bill Pierce
2006 A.B. Spellman
2005 Wallace Roney | www.wallaceroney.com
2005 Geri Allen | www.geriallen.com
2005 Arthur Dawkins
2005 Joe Wilder
2005 Abraham S. Venable
2004 Billy Harper
2004 Charles Tolliver
2004 Eddie Henderson
2003 Roger "Buck" Hill
2003 Willie L. Hill
2002 Doris Evans McGinty
2002 Marcus Belgrave
2002 Jimmy Heath
2002 Frederick C. Tillis
2001 The Honorable John Conyers, Jr.
2001 Yusef A. Lateef
2001 Larry Ridley
2000 Donald Byrd
2000 Grady Tate
1999 Clark Terry
1998 Frank Foster
1997 Frank Wess
1996 Benny Golson
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Hello George, I am proud to be a member of the Washington DC Jazz Network (WDJN).
I am able to find out what's going on in town and on the east coast
and to network with other musicians. I get a lot of my news from the emails I receive from WJN.
I also would like to thank you for supporting the Jazz
program at Howard University in Washington, DC. Keep up the great work.~~~FRED IRBY
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