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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 professor of trombone at SFA. Among the works to be performed are “Trombone Institute of Technology” by ...
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 Meets the Barnyard Gals.” The Fredonia Brewery is located at 138 N. Mound St. For additional info...