{"id":12603,"date":"2026-11-13T10:18:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T16:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=12603"},"modified":"2026-11-13T10:18:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T16:18:36","slug":"mowest-jazz-ensemble-presents-the-groove-and-swing-of-it-nov-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2026\/11\/13\/mowest-jazz-ensemble-presents-the-groove-and-swing-of-it-nov-17\/","title":{"rendered":"MoWest Jazz Ensemble presents The Groove and Swing of It Nov. 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/11\/Jazz.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-fusion-200 wp-image-12604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/11\/Jazz-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"saxophone solo\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/11\/Jazz-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/11\/Jazz-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/11\/Jazz-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/11\/Jazz-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/11\/Jazz-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/11\/Jazz-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/11\/Jazz-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/11\/Jazz-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/11\/Jazz.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Nov. 13, 2026\u2013The Jazz Program of the Missouri Western State University School of Fine Arts will present its annual Fall Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 17 in the Potter Hall Theater. It is free and open to the public.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The theme of the concert featuring the MoWest Jazz Ensemble is The Groove and Swing of It. The Jazz Ensemble will showcase classic works, such as Oclupaca by the great Duke Ellington. Along with the classics the ensemble will perform a mixture of originals and arrangements by well established composers like Bob Mintzer and Steve Wiest and those not as readily known, like Jeff Bunnell and Mike Kamuf.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information please call Bob Long, Director of Jazz Studies (816-244-5840), or email at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:long@missouriwestern.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">long@missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. MoWest is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nov. 13, 2026\u2013The Jazz Program of the Missouri Western State University School of Fine Arts will present its annual Fall Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 17 in the Potter Hall Theater. 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