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EIU Jazz Combo Program is coordinated by Paul Johnston . Three to four combos are instructed by faculty and meet twice each week. Each group performs at least two concerts per semester and the top combo usually has additional off-campus performances. This organized and faculty supervised combo program is one of strengths of Jazz Studies at EIU. Repertoire includes the music of Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, Charlie Parker, along with the standards of Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, George Gershwin, and others. The emphasis is on improvisation and the application of material presented in the four levels of improvisation classes available to all students. |
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