Sunday Night Jazz Showcase
Program #290 (July 19 at 8:00 p.m.)
Dennis Rowland is beloved by jazz devotees and theatergoers around the globe.
The Detroit native and Phoenix, Arizona resident was the voice of the world-renowned Count Basie Orchestra between 1977 and 1984, where he shared the stage with Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Joe Williams and Tony Bennett.
Rowland is also featured on the Basie Band’s Grammy award-winning record “On the Road”.
An electrifying live performer, Rowland’s musical tours in recent years have taken him to Germany, Russia, England, Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia, the Czech Republic and Croatia.
In the United States, he has performed at major jazz festivals, with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and at metropolitan Phoenix-area jazz clubs and performing arts venues.
(provided by The Nash)
