Exeter, NH (November 6, 2007)—On Sunday, November 11, 2007, more than two dozen area jazz musicians and performers will pay tribute to renowned bassist and jazz creator, Jim Howe, in a memorial concert at Phillips Exeter Academy. The concert will be held in Phillips Church on Tan Lane and is free and open to the public.

Howe, co-founder of the Tommy Gallant Trio, began playing the upright bass as a youth and played in local jazz groups throughout high school. He studied music at the University of Maine in Orono while performing with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. After college, Howe played with local bands and orchestras and later taught high school band and music in Manchester, NH. After the death of Gallant, he formed the Jim Howe Trio to continue his legacy. Howe also became the creator and director of “Sunday Night Jazz” at the Press Room in Portsmouth, NH, which began more than 20 years ago. He was an instructor of music at the University of New Hampshire, the University of Southern Maine and Phillips Exeter Academy. Throughout the years he performed and recorded with many well-known national jazz artists who visited the Seacoast area.

Concert’s performers include: 

Trent Austin- trumpet - http://www.trentaustin.com/

Marty Ballou- bass - http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Marty%20Ballou:1927039822

Tom Barron - trumpet

Paul  Donanvan - piano - http://www.saundersatryeharbor.com/events.html

Fred Haas- saxophone - http://www.interplayjazz.com/

Les Harris Jr.-drums - http://www.lesharrisjr.com/

Les Harris Sr.- drums - http://alumni.berklee.edu/gallery.php?album=herb_pomeroy&whichpic=6

Muriel Havenstein - piano - http://www.puddingbench.com/noel.htm

Greg Hopkins-trumpet - http://www.greghopkins.net/biography.html

Chris Humphrey-vocals - http://www.chrishumphrey.net/

Charlie Jennison - saxophone - http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=1880

Matt Langley - saxophone - http://www.ccmusicschool.org/faculty.php?p=1

Jim Lyden - bass - http://www.jimlyden.com/about.htm

Dave Newsam - guitar - http://www.davidnewsam.com/bio.html

Ralph Norris – saxophone -  http://mainejazzalliance.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Tracey MacLean-vocals -  http://traceymaclean.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12

Chris Oberholtzer-trombone - http://www.usm.maine.edu/mus/faculty/oberholt.htm

Ryan Parker-piano - http://www.ryanparker.com/

Leila Percy-vocals - http://www.maine.gov/legis/housedems/lpercy/

Dave Seiler-clarinet - http://unhinfo.unh.edu/music/Faculty/faculty_ft_seiler_dave.htm

Eric Sinclair-guitar and vocals - http://www.exeter.edu/news_and_events/news_events_4985.aspx

Mark Shilansky-piano - http://www.markshilansky.com/bio.html

Tom Snow-piano - http://www.tomsnow.com/

Brad Terry-clarinet - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Terry

Rev. Robert Thompson-vocals - http://www.nhptv.org/outlook/sprogramdate.asp?prog_num_id=766

Paul Verette-piano - http://unhinfo.unh.edu/music/Faculty/faculty_e_verrette_paul.htm

Phil Wilson-trombone - http://www.trombone-usa.com/wilson_phil.htm

Gerry Wright-piano - http://www.dianelinscott.com/news.html

For further information, please call the music department at (603) 777-3453 or visit its webpage for a complete list of upcoming events at http://www.exeter.edu/news_and_events/news_events_2990.aspx. You may also call the PEA public events line at (603) 777-4309. Directions to the Academy are available at (603) 777-4330.

Phillips Exeter Academy is a coeducational, independent preparatory school that was founded in 1781 and originated the system of instruction known as Harkness teaching in 1931. In the spirit of its charter to foster both goodness and knowledge, students come from a wide variety of geographic, economic, racial and religious backgrounds. The diverse student body comes from approximately 45 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands and 23 foreign countries.