Southern Jazz

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2008
Dr. Jeff Macomber
(417) 625-9635         

                                                                        

 

JOPLIN, MO (SNS) – The Missouri Southern Jazz Orchestra (SJO) invites the campus and community to attend its Spring Showcase concert at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 17 in Webster Hall Auditorium on the MSSU campus.

 

Joining the SJO on this concert will be its very special guests, drummer Greg Gaston and The MSSU Student Jazz Combo.  Greg will join forces with the combo in performances of two of his original compositions, “Swing Set” and “December.” 

 

He will then join the SJOin performances of Pat Williams’ arrangement of the Cole Porter classic “In the Still of the Night,” and Miles Davis’ “Milestones.”   The band will also showcase a number of student musicians like Luke Ochsenbein, guitar, Kyle Babbitt, tenor sax, Tom Smith, trumpet, Paul Whetstone, trombone and Levi Randolph, alto sax.

 

The orchestra is under the direction of Dr. Jeff Macomber and The MSSU Student Jazz Combo is under the direction of Dr. Phillip C. Wise. This concert is free and open to the public – no tickets are required.

 

For more information,contactDr. Jeff Macomber, Director, Southern Jazz Orchestra.  Music Department, at (417) 625-9635 or e-mail macomber-j@mssu.edu.

 

Those wanting detailson the Southern Jazz Orchestra, visit the SJO online at:
www.mssu.edu/music/newjazzorchestra.html.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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