The musicians of the Jim Widner Big Band raised their instruments for a tribute to their band’s eponymous founding member, Jim Widner, during a memorial Saturday.
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Eye on UMSL: Tribute to a musical great
The musicians of the Jim Widner Big Band raised their instruments for a tribute to their band’s eponymous founding member, Jim Widner, during a memorial Saturday.
Eye on UMSL: Tribute to a musical great
The musicians of the Jim Widner Big Band raised their instruments for a tribute to their band’s eponymous founding member, Jim Widner, during a memorial Saturday.
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UMSL Jazz Ensemble selected to perform with industry icons in Chicago and Dallas this winter
The 19 student members of the group have just hit what Director of Jazz Studies Jim Widner describes as the trifecta.
UMSL Jazz Ensemble selected to perform with industry icons in Chicago and Dallas this winter
The 19 student members of the group have just hit what Director of Jazz Studies Jim Widner describes as the trifecta.
UMSL Jazz Ensemble selected to perform with industry icons in Chicago and Dallas this winter
The 19 student members of the group have just hit what Director of Jazz Studies Jim Widner describes as the trifecta.
All that jazz at UMSL
Students returning to the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus for the start of the summer session this week might have noticed more activity than normal for this time of the year. A large crowd of young musicians packed the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts...
All that jazz at UMSL
Students returning to the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus for the start of the summer session this week might have noticed more activity than normal for this time of the year. A large crowd of young musicians packed the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts...
All that jazz at UMSL
Students returning to the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus for the start of the summer session this week might have noticed more activity than normal for this time of the year. A large crowd of young musicians packed the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts...
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