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EIU's Jazz Ensemble finishes their performance at the Jazz Showcase with the final song of On Green Dolphin in Doudna Fine Arts Center Thursday evening.

Jazz ensemble brings families together

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor September 22, 2023

Maria Torres came to see "the star of the show," her son, Daniel Torres, after his performance at the jazz showcase. Maria said she was "humbled" to see what her son has been working on. "I...

August Frisby, a sophomore music performance major, plays "All These People" in the Blue Note Quintet during the final Jazz Combos performance of the spring semester Thursday night at The Theatre in Doudna. Frisby played both the alto and baritone saxophone during the performance.

Thursday marks last jazz combo performance this spring

Ryan Meyer, Multimedia Reporter April 21, 2022

The Birdland and Blue Note quintets changed their scenery for the last jazz combo performances of the semester Thursday evening, taking the stage of the theater to perform both jazz standards and unique...

Austin Spillman, a senior music education major, plays the alto saxophone during a duet at the Jazz Concert Thursday night.

Jazz showcase at Doudna Thursday

Ryan Meyer, Multimedia Reporter September 23, 2021

The Eastern Jazz Lab Band, Jazz Combos and Jazz Ensembles took to the Doudna Theatre stage on Thursday night for their first concert since before the pandemic. The groups played a variety of jazz...

To start off the Jazz Combos concert in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Theater, the Vanguard Quintet begins by playing “Black Nile”, a song by Wayne Shorter. The members of this group consist of Joey LoCascio (left), Kathleen Kehoe (back left), Gabe Mansfield (center left), Jacob Williams (center right), and Corey Clark (far right).

Students perform in Jazz Combos concert

Tyler Lappin, Contributing Writer February 19, 2019

The EIU Jazz Combos performed Tuesday night at the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Student performers played in front of faculty, other students and people from the Charleston community. The nearly hour-long...

Jazz combos to be performed Tuesday

Staff Report February 18, 2019

The EIU Jazz Studies program will be performing three jazz combos Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Theatre. The jazz combos performance is free for anyone to attend. Performers will...

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