China Trip - Photos

China Trip
November 10-20, 2006

L-R: Robert Baca, director; Sean Carey, drums,
Ben Herpel-Dobay, saxophone; Scott Currier, piano;
John Raymond, trumpet; Jeremy Boettcher, bass.

UW-Eau Claire jazz students and Robert Baca, director of jazz studies, made history in China by presenting the first jazz performances ever in two cities there. Learn more about the trip in two news articles linked here: China-1 and China-2

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Arrival in Guangzhou, China, a city of 11 million.	L-R: Thomas Kuang, international studies director at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Sean Carey, Jeremy Boettcher, Scott Currier, John Raymond, Alec Baca (Robert Baca's son), Ben Herpel-Dobay and Robert Baca.	UW-Eau Claire visitors with Chinese hosts.
Setting up for first performance at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in Chongquing, China.			Sichuan Fine Arts Institute performance to a crowd of 1000.
Downtown area of Chongqing, China-- the Chinese "Times Square."	Downtown Chongqing performance.	Members of the Chinese media photographed the downtown Chongqing performance to a crowd of 2000 who stood in the rain.
UW-Eau Claire students with Chongqing hosts.		Mr. Baca with Chongqing governor.	At Chongqing restaurant famous for hot pots.
UW-Eau Claire group with JNU music faculty. Mr. Baca consulted with them about the new music department to be opened in the fall of 2007 at Jinan University.	Jinan University - 100-year anniversary celebration.	Celebration Ceremony of Jinan University Centenary	Performance at opening dinner of the 100-year celebration.
Site for 100-year celebration ceremonies at Guangzhou.		Performance at the 100-year celebration for a crowd of 6000 in Guangzhou, China.

Contact Information: 
Robert Baca
Director of Jazz Studies
Haas Fine Arts, 250
(715) 836-4371
bacarj@uwec.edu