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The NIU Jazz Ensemble, under the tutelage of new director Reggie Thomas, will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. The concert is free and open to the public. Alongside the Jazz Ensemble will be international jazz trombonists Michael Dease and Tom Garling. Dease has...
Ron Carter
After 20 years of directing the NIU Jazz Ensemble and shaping the diversity of the program, School of Music professor Ron Carter will retire this spring. “I will definitely miss the students a lot and the great colleagues I’ve met here,” Carter said. “I’ve enjoyed having the opportunity to recruit students from all over the...
Ron Carter
The nationally renowned NIU Jazz Ensemble will bid a fond farewell to its longtime beloved director, Ron Carter, at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Carter, who is retiring from NIU this spring, will host a pre-concert jam session for former students and friends at 6...
NIU Jazz Ensemble, 2013-14
Director Ron Carter and the legendary NIU Jazz Ensemble will perform its fall concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Rodney Whitaker, an internationally renowned bassist and Mack Avenue recording artist, is the guest artist. The performance is the last fall concert for Carter, an...
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The legendary NIU Jazz Ensemble, directed by Board of Trustees Professor Ronald Carter, will perform its Spring Jazz Concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 11. The concert, which takes place in the Duke Ellington Ballroom, is free and open to the public. Trumpeter Sean Jones is the featured guest. Born in Warren, Ohio, in 1978,...
Dennis Mackrel
The nationally renowned Northern Illinois University Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of professor Ron Carter, will perform its fall concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, with special guest artist and drummer Dennis Mackrel. Saxophonist Geof Bradfield, a new School of Music faculty member, will join the band for what promises to be a night...
Ron Carter
Ron Carter, professor of music and director of Jazz Studies in the NIU School of Music, has a long relationship with legendary trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Carter is now featured in a video, produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center. An NIU institution since 1994, he serves as lead artist for the...
Victor Lewis
The world-famous NIU Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Ron Carter, will perform with guest drummer Victor Lewis at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. The concert is free, but ticketed, and the Holmes Student Center is accessible to all. Advance tickets can be reserved by...
Ron Carter
Jazz stands among America’s greatest art forms, boasting roots in the African-American culture and a foundation in the African tradition. So says Ron Carter, director of jazz studies in the NIU School of Music. Carter, who was named an NIU Board of Trustees Professor in 2009, will host a Board of Trustees Professor Seminar at...
Terell Stafford
Under the direction of Ron Carter, the nationally renowned NIU Jazz Ensemble will perform its fall concert with international jazz trumpet player Terell Stafford and School of Music faculty saxophonist Rich Moore. The music begins at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. The concert is free...
NIU Jazz Ensemble
Director Ron Carter and the internationally renowned NIU Jazz Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 14, with Grammy Award-winner Randy Brecker on trumpet. The concert in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center is free and open to the public. Brecker’s trumpet and flugelhorn performances have graced hundreds of albums by a wide range of...
Wycliffe Gordon
Director Ron Carter and the legendary NIU Jazz Ensemble and will welcome internationally acclaimed jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon for a concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Admission is free. Gordon enjoys an extraordinary career as a performer, composer, arranger, educator and conductor, receiving high praise and multiple...