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 Now in its thirty-second year, the
award-winning Columbus State University Jazz Band is the performance
cornerstone of the University's Jazz program. The Jazz Band has
presented more than 1,000 performances to audiences in the southeast,
midwest and far west regions and has won honors at thirteen regional and
national jazz festivals. The band has also performed at the 8th
International Hawaiian Jazz Festival (Honolulu), the North Sea Jazz
Festival (Netherlands), at the Eurodisney Music Days Festival (France),
and at the Montreux and Brienz Jazz Festivals (Switzerland).
Supported by academic course work in
Jazz History, Jazz Improvisation and Jazz Pedagogy, the jazz band and
combo repertoire ranges from the traditional literature of jazz pioneers
such as Count Basie and Duke Ellington to the contemporary writers of
today. Guest soloists have included Freddie Hubbard, Bill Watrous, David
Baker, Ed Shaughnessy, Phil Woods, Cecil Bridgewater, Bob Mintzer, Lou
Soloff, Tim Armacost, Paquito D'Rivera, Howie Smith, and the New York
Voices. The Jazz Band has also hosted guest performances by the Count
Basie Orchestra, the Stan Kenton Band, Dizzy Gillespie, the New York
Voices, the Buddy Rich band, the Maynard Ferguson band, the Ted Howe
Orchestra, James Drew, and others. The Jazz Band and combos are open to
all Columbus State University students by audition. |
