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Published on 06/05/1995 All articles from this issue

Award-winning Foothill Fanfairs play farewell concert

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The Foothill College Fanfairs, winners of the 1995 Downbeat Magazine Best Vocal Jazz Group Award, will re-unite for a year-end concert 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Choral Pavilion (A-80) at the college, 12345 El Monte Road, in Los Altos Hills.

The award-winning Fanfairs are Alx Camp, Ben Evans, Masha Helmer and Gray Norton, all of Mountain View; Emily Pedri of Sunnyvale; and Ellen Lee of Irvine.

They will present one of their winning selections, "Sunny," arranged by former Foothill student Michele Weir. Two former solo singers from the Fanfairs, Todd Gilbert and Debbie Sardi, will also return for the "Fanfairwell" concert. Gilbert, who works as solo singer and guitarist in Half Moon Bay and Moss Beach, as well as throughout the Bay Area, never left Foothill, since he is warehouse supervisor of the college.

Sardi, a well-known interpreter of jazz standards, has worked as lead singer with many big bands and appeared regularly at the Monterey Whaling Company for many years. Sardi and Gilbert will perform solos and team up to present "Moody's Mood for Love," based on the saxophone solo by James Moody to "I'm In The Mood For Love."

The rhythm section for the Fanfairwell concert will be Wendy MacBain, piano; Andrew Norton, bass; Jimmy Biala, drms; and Bradford Lee, synthesizer.

Fanfairwell is the musical culmination of the year for the college vocal groups, the Fanfairs, the Jazz singers and Nosotras latinas, an Hispanic women's ensemble. Joining them will be jazz and pop solo vocalists with the Wendy MacBain Trio. The 'creme de la creme" of director Nile Norton's Jazz and pop solo voice class will also be featured at the concert.

Tickets are $8 general admission; $4 students and seniors; children under 12 free. Bring four quarters for parking in student lots B and D. For tickets and more information, call the box office at 948-4444 from noon to 4 p.m. Tickets also available at the door of A-80 on the night of the performance. For more information, call 949-7390.