{"id":24281,"date":"2015-04-21T17:02:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T22:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=24281"},"modified":"2015-04-21T17:02:48","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T22:02:48","slug":"the-mississippians-jazz-ensemble-with-the-collegians-nutt-auditorium-421","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/the-mississippians-jazz-ensemble-with-the-collegians-nutt-auditorium-421\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mississippians Jazz Ensemble  with the Collegians &#8211; Nutt Auditorium 4\/21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The Mississippians Jazz Ensemble<\/strong> is an 18-piece big band under the direction of <strong>Dr. Michael Worthy<\/strong>. Members of the band are <strong>University of Mississippi<\/strong> undergraduate and graduate students majoring in music and other academic disciplines. Students enroll <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4.21-Jazz-Ensemble.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"927\" class=\" size-full wp-image-24284 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4.21-Jazz-Ensemble.jpg?resize=600%2C927\" alt=\"4.21-Jazz Ensemble\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4.21-Jazz-Ensemble.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4.21-Jazz-Ensemble.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>for academic credit and meet for three fifty-minute rehearsals per week on MWF at 12:00. The band performs on campus several times throughout the year and recently performed at the 2012 <strong>Jazz Education Network National Conference<\/strong> in <strong>Louisville, KY<\/strong>. Recent guest artists and clinicians include Jeff Coffin &amp; The Mu\u2019tet, Roy \u201cFutureman\u201d Wooten, Mark Taylor,\u00a0 Jim Snidero, Marcus Printup, Elliot Mason, and Ali Jackson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The Collegians Jazz Ensemble<\/strong> offers students the opportunity to learn the various styles that are common in big band performance, including swing, latin, rock and funk. The Collegians perform a concert each semester.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Jazz combos provide students the opportunity to explore improvisation, arranging and composing.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14544\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"The Local Voice Ligature\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Admission: $10, $8 Students, and $5 Children<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mississippians Jazz Ensemble is an 18-piece big band under the direction of Dr. Michael Worthy. 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