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St. Louis Jazz Orchestra pays tribute to Stan Kenton

St. Louis Jazz Orchestra pays tribute to Stan Kenton

Innovative, sometimes controversial and unquestionably influential, Stan Kenton made an inimitable mark on big band jazz. As The New York Times noted, “Mr. Kenton was the last major jazz band leader to emerge from the Big Band Era of 1934-45, and his was one of only a handful of bands that survived when that era came to an end.”

St. Louis Jazz Orchestra pays tribute to Stan Kenton

Innovative, sometimes controversial and unquestionably influential, Stan Kenton made an inimitable mark on big band jazz. As The New York Times noted, “Mr. Kenton was the last major jazz band leader to emerge from the Big Band Era of 1934-45, and his was one of only a handful of bands that survived when that era came to an end.”

St. Louis Jazz Orchestra pays tribute to Stan Kenton

Innovative, sometimes controversial and unquestionably influential, Stan Kenton made an inimitable mark on big band jazz. As The New York Times noted, “Mr. Kenton was the last major jazz band leader to emerge from the Big Band Era of 1934-45, and his was one of only a handful of bands that survived when that era came to an end.”

Eye on UMSL: An international welcome

UMSL Global team members kicked off Global Triton Welcome, a weeklong orientation to help new international students get acclimated ahead of the spring semester.

Jazz musicians hone skills with professional artists

Miles Vandiver unleashed a steady barrage of smacking and tapping on his drums. The rhythmic assault to his kit created a wall of sound that filled the auditorium in the J.C. Penney Conference Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. This was the UMSL Jazz...

Jazz musicians hone skills with professional artists

Miles Vandiver unleashed a steady barrage of smacking and tapping on his drums. The rhythmic assault to his kit created a wall of sound that filled the auditorium in the J.C. Penney Conference Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. This was the UMSL Jazz...

Jazz musicians hone skills with professional artists

Miles Vandiver unleashed a steady barrage of smacking and tapping on his drums. The rhythmic assault to his kit created a wall of sound that filled the auditorium in the J.C. Penney Conference Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. This was the UMSL Jazz...

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