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The UW-La Crosse Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra will present an evening of big band music at its Winter Jazz Showcase at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, in the Bluffs

School of Music hosting concerts Oct. 28-29

The Swingin’ Axes and Swingin’ Aces jazz bands at Stephen F. Austin State University will return from performances at the Wichita Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 23, to present their final concert of the academic year at 7:30 that night in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. The night’s performance will also be the “Last Call” for Dr. Deb Scott as director of the Swingin’ Axes. Scott has decided to step down from leading the Axes to focus more on teaching and performing as professo...

REGIONAL—West Lyon High School’s jazz band is headed to the Iowa Jazz Championships on Tuesday, April 5, after placing first in each of its competitions thus far this year.

The Swingin’ Axes and Swingin’ Aces jazz bands at Stephen F. Austin State University will present their “Swingin’ At The Brewery” fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 1, at Fredonia Brewery in downtown Nacogdoches. Admission to the outdoor concert is free, but donations are encouraged to benefit the SFA School of Music’s jazz program. Among the selections on the program are Radio Head’s “Knives Out," Count Basie’s “Sweet Georgia Brown” and Dan Gailey’s “Big Al...

DeKALB — Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, prices of new and used cars have drastically increased due to the disruption of the global supply chain and key internal pieces of vehicles becoming harder to come by. The cost of a used car in December was 37.29% higher compared to December of 2020, according...

KU School of Music performances Dec. 5, 9

KU School of Music performances Dec. 5, 9