{"id":9429,"date":"2020-02-12T10:45:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T16:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=9429"},"modified":"2020-02-12T10:47:33","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T16:47:33","slug":"music-hosts-14th-annual-jazz-festival-feb-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2020\/02\/12\/music-hosts-14th-annual-jazz-festival-feb-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Music hosts 14th annual Jazz Festival Feb. 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Music Department of Missouri Western State University will host their 14th Annual MWSU\/Phi Mu Alpha J<span class=\"il\">azz<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Festival<\/span>\u00a0Thursday, February 13, featuring the KC Reeds and Rhythm.<\/p>\n<p>During the day school groups will be performing in Blum 219 and the Fulkerson Center. This year\u2019s\u00a0<span class=\"il\">festival<\/span>\u00a0will feature 16 school groups from around the Midwest. Each ensemble performs for the adjudicators, receiving recorded and written critiques of the performance from the clinicians. Immediately following each band\u2019s performance, the clinicians will give a 25-40 minute clinic for the band, discussing and working on specific areas of the performance.<\/p>\n<p>Bob Long, MWSU Director of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Jazz<\/span>\u00a0Studies, states the primary focus and commitment of this\u00a0<span class=\"il\">festival<\/span>\u00a0is making this an educational and musical experience for students and directors alike. Clinicians for this year are Jim Mair, director of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">jazz<\/span>\u00a0studies, Kansas City, Kansas Community College; Dick Redmond, Pella, Iowa; Steve Molloy, trumpet instructor, Missouri Western; and Kathleen Holeman, director of the Vocal\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Jazz<\/span>, Missouri Western.<\/p>\n<p>The KC Reeds and Rhythm is an outgrowth of the Kansas City\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Jazz<\/span> Orchestra. Its make-up is the sax section of the KCJO as well as the rhythm section. They play in the style of another iconic group of this arrangement, Super Sax. The KC Reeds and Rhythm performs at schools and in concert across the region. Members of the KC Reeds and Rhythm will being presenting clinics during the day.<\/p>\n<p>Local ensembles that will be performing are Benton and Central High Schools of the St. Joseph School District, and Mid-Buchanan High School.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<span class=\"il\">festival<\/span>\u00a0will conclude with a short concert by the Missouri Western\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Jazz<\/span>\u00a0Ensemble and the KC Reeds and Rhythm.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<span class=\"il\">festival<\/span> will begin at 8:30 a.m., and the final performance will kick off at 5:50 p.m. The public is invited to attend this full day of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">jazz<\/span>. There is no admission charge for the day.<\/p>\n<p>For more information please contact the Music Department at 816-271-4420, or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:long@missouriwestern.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">long@missouriwestern.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Music Department of Missouri Western State University will host their 14th Annual MWSU\/Phi Mu Alpha Jazz\u00a0Festival\u00a0Thursday, February 13, featuring the KC Reeds and Rhythm. During the day school groups will be performing in Blum 219 and the Fulkerson Center. This year\u2019s\u00a0festival\u00a0will feature 16 school groups from around the Midwest. 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