In honor of TeacherAppreciationWeek, we sat down with Autumn Dominguez Music about why she's grateful for her professors at uarizona, plus the students she now teaches at the ChicagoMusicSto. cjsonoffernando has the full details
TUCSON, Ariz. — The Century Room at Hotel Congress is becoming a hub for jazz musicians across Southern Arizona."Well, I graduated from the University of Arizona, from the jazz program," she shared."Angelo Versace was my jazz professor; he's a wonderful pianist. And my, one of my mentors Jason Carter, trumpet player. And my classical professor Dr. Edward Goodman was a really big impact on my life.
Dominguez credits her professors for not only teaching her, but also giving her the push she needed to get involved in the Tucson jazz scene.And through my professors and my peers, I kind of started meeting people in the Tucson scene and, yeah, just kinda inserted myself and started performing.
Maybe they kind of keep me in check with that 'cause as an adult pursuing music, sometimes it can be hard to maintain the passion for it and optimism. Her new album"Sunflower Seeds" is a collection of compositions she's written, including the title track inspired through the death of her great-grandpa.
"The main title track 'Sunflower Seeds,' I wrote for my great-grandfather 'cause he actually loved Dill Pickle sunflower seeds," Dominguez revealed."So, that's why the song's named that, funny enough."The lyrics are kind of talking about how someone passes away, and you grow from it, and your tears feed the earth. "Sunflower Seeds" debuts next week.The Hotel Congress would normally host jazz performers inside its Century Room mezcal lounge.
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