“Melody for Trayvon” is dedicated to the African-American teen Trayvon Martin, whose senseless slaying in a neighbourhood watch fiasco in Florida in 2012 initiated a firestorm of riots and protests over gun violence. As a composer and a student of human history, I see my music as a kind of activism. I’m invoking sadness, solemnity,…Continue reading VIDEO: Derrick Gardner & The Big dig! Band – Melody For Trayvon
Derrick E. Gardner is the Special Guest at The BYU Idaho Department of Music Winter Jazz Festival – 3/14
Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM MDT BYU~Idaho Hart Auditorium John W. Hart Physical Education Bldg, Rexburg, Idaho 83460
UI Jazz Faculty Showcase with Guest Artist Derrick Gardner – 11/2
Saturday, November 2, 2019 – 7:30pm Voxman Music Building 93 East Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240 Recital Hall
Derrick Gardner Quartet plays Taichung Jazz Festival – 10/18
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 8:30 PM 臺中市民廣場 403台中市西區公益路163-1號