Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra and The Pacific Boys Choir

Dec 16-Dec 17, 2009

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Marcus Anthony Shelby
Born in February 1966, Marcus Shelby has been playing the acoustic bass for 23 years. In this time, he has built a diverse and accomplished biography. Shelby was bandleader of Columbia Records and GRP Impulse! Recording Artists Black/Note and is currently the Artistic Director and leader of The Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, The Marcus Shelby Septet and the Marcus Shelby Trio. In addition, Shelby holds an instructor position at the Berkeley Young Musician Program, San Francisco State University and the Stanford Jazz Workshop and is the 2006 Fellow in the Resident Dialogues Program of the Committee for Black Performing Arts at Stanford University. As the 1991 winner of the Charles Mingus Scholarship, Shelby’s studies include work under the tutelage of composer James Newton and legendary bassist Charlie Haden. Recent honors include the City Flight Magazine 2005 award as one of the “Top Ten Most InfluentialAfrican Americans in the Bay Area”.

The Pacific Boychoir
Founded in 1998 by Kevin P. Fox, the Pacific Boychoir Academy (PBA) has over 130 boys in five choirs.  The Troubadors are the most accomplished choristers and soloists of the Grammy-winning Pacific Boychoir Academy of California. In its short history, the Troubadors have become known as one of the top boys choirs in the world, known for its rich sound, musicianship, phrasing, and talented soloists. The boys sing everything from Mozart to Cole Porter, from Bach Cantatas to American spirituals.  The PBA recorded Mahler’s Third Symphony with the SFS, awarded the Grammy for Best Classical Album in 2004. The PBA has become home to the only choir school in the Western USA and has been heard across America, the South Pacific, and Europe. “

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