Illinois, USA - The Northern Illinois University (NIU) Steelband and The NIU Jazz Ensemble will present a joint concert at the Duke Ellington Ballroom, at the university’s Holmes Student Center, on March 20, at 8 pm. This concert will be especially significant as it will mark one of the very first attempts at a steelband and jazz ensemble playing arrangements and original compositions which were specifically written for this combination. The compositions and arrangements were done by NIU alum, Sune Borregaard, and will include Miles Davis’ Nardis, Gillespie/ Pozo/Fuller standard, Manteca, as well as Borregaard’s own The Blue Pan and April. Directed by Professor Ronald Carter (director, NIU Jazz Studies), the NIU Jazz Ensemble includes students from around the world, and has long been considered one of the best college jazz bands in the world.
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