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EIU Jazz Ensemble releases new CD

[Kaitlyn Will contributed to this article]

(Charleston, IL) – Eastern Illinois University’s Jazz Ensemble has released a new CD.

EIU’s award-winning Jazz Ensemble, directed by Sam Fagaly, has received such accolades as Outstanding Ensemble and Solo Performance citations at the Notre Dame and Elmhurst College jazz festivals, as well as from Downbeat magazine.

Their recently released CD, titled 61920, features songs such as “Market Square,” “Brush Taps,” “Fleece Market,” and “The ‘J’ Bird Rides Again.” To learn more about 61920, including where it is available for purchase, visit https://easternillinoisuniversityjazzensemble.hearnow.com/.

More information about the EIU Jazz Ensemble is available at https://www.eiu.edu/music/ensembles_jazz.php.

For more information about EIU, or to learn more about its growing assortment of programs and services, visit the university’s website at www.eiu.edu, or call EIU’s public information office at (217) 581-7400.