Jazz ensembles performing concert Oct. 13

Northwest's jazz ensembles will perform their first concert of the fall semester on Oct. 13 in the Charles Johnson Theater. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)

Northwest Missouri State University's jazz ensembles will play their first concert of the academic year, featuring a variety of performance combinations.

The concert begins at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, in the Charles Johnson Theater at the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building. The performance is free and open to the public

Northwest Professor of Music Dr. William Richardson conducts the ensembles.

"We are excited to feature the Northwest Studio Jazz Ensemble, Combo and Northwest Jazz Ensemble for an outstanding evening of toe-tapping music," Richardson said. "Our students have worked very hard to put together a variety of jazz music for the community to enjoy."

The Jazz Ensemble is an audition-based group of musicians dedicated to performing a variety of jazz and commercial music. The ensemble annually sponsors the Northwest District Jazz Band performance and the Northwest Jazz Festival. It also hosts numerous guest artists.

The Studio Jazz Ensemble introduces its members to jazz style and improvisation. The group performs four concerts annually, and enrollment is open to students of all majors with no auditions necessary. Music education students who play secondary instruments or desire to enhance their skills are encouraged to participate.

To learn more about Northwest's musical ensembles and upcoming performances, visit https://www.nwmissouri.edu/finearts/music/.