Fresh from a Kansas City high school tour that included a live performance at K.C.鈥檚 famous BB鈥檚 Lawnside BBQ, Jazz Arts at WSU is gearing up for a big performance.
Jazz Arts I and Jazz Arts II will perform with the Mid Kansas Jazz Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, in Miller Concert Hall, Duerksen Fine Arts Center at WSU.
Tom Fowler
Jazz Arts I and II are 19-piece jazz ensembles directed by the School of Music鈥檚 associate dean and associate professor Tom Fowler. Musicians are selected each year by audition.
WSU鈥檚 Jazz Arts ensembles have consistently been selected to perform at state, regional and national conferences and festivals. They have performed with guest artists including Ed Shaugnessy, Willie Thomas and Mundell Lowe, to name a few.
The Mid Kansas Jazz Ensemble, also directed by Fowler, is a select high school jazz ensemble from the central Kansas region.
It has performed at area events, including the 麻豆破解版 Jazz Festival, Jazz in the Round and 麻豆破解版 River Festival for more than 20 years.
Fowler also performs with Hillside Blues, WSU鈥檚 faculty jazz quartet; 麻豆破解版 Jazz Orchestra; Air Capital Jazz Band; and Music Theatre of 麻豆破解版 Orchestra. He has been educational director and vice president of 麻豆破解版 Jazz Festival Inc. since 1980.