“Way Down Yonder in New Orleans” – UCSB Jazz

Derek Douget, saxophonist, guest artist with the UC Santa Barbara Jazz Ensemble (https://jazzensemble.music.ucsb.edu/) February 10-15

As part of the celebration of Black History Month, the UCSB Jazz Ensemble, directed by Jon Nathan, welcomes saxophonist and New Orleans native and resident DEREK DOUGET. Mr. Douget will present two public performances and engage with students in jazz classes at UCSB, as well as work with individual student saxophonists, combos, and jazz improvisers.

Saturday February 15 at 7:00 PM at UCSB’s Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, and will feature the UCSB Jazz Ensemble and combos along with our guest as main soloist. Titled “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans”, the concert will feature music from and inspired by New Orleans including selections from Duke Ellington’s “New Orleans Suite”, Harold Batiste’s “Cochise” (a reworking of the jazz standard “Cherokee”), Alvin Batiste’s “Beautiful Ladies”, Wayne Shorter’s “Yes or No” as arranged by New Orleans native and member of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Victor Goines, a Dave Pell octet arrangement of “When the Saints Go Marching In”, and of course the jazz pop song, “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans”. More information and tickets are available at: https://www.campuscalendar.ucsb.edu/event/jazz_winter2025utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=UC+Santa+Barbara

Derek Douget is a Grammy award winning saxophonist who has been a professional on the New Orleans music scene for over 20 years. Douget was born and raised in Gonzales, Louisiana and moved to New Orleans to attend the University of New Orleans where he earned a Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies. In 2010, Douget became The Music Education Coordinator for the Jazz and Heritage Foundation and where he oversees the Don “Moose” Jamison Heritage School of music and is also an Adjunct professor at the University of New Orleans. Derek has been a member of the Ellis Marsalis Quartet for over twenty years and has performed with: Nicholas Payton, Doctor John, Elvin Jones, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Wyclef Jean, Mulgrew Miller, and many others.