Jazz ensembles performing Nov. 11

Northwest jazz students, pictured during a rehearsal in September, will perform their next concert Nov. 11. (Photo by Chloe Timmons/Northwest Missouri State University)

Dr. William Richardson conducts Northwest's jazz ensembles, which will perform a concert Nov. 11 at the Charles Johnson Theater. (Photo by Chloe Timmons/Northwest Missouri State University)

Northwest Missouri State University's Jazz Ensemble and Studio Jazz Ensemble will take a campus stage for their second concert of the fall semester on Monday, Nov. 11.

The concert, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. in the Charles Johnson Theater at the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building.

Dr. William Richardson, a Northwest professor of music, conducts both jazz groups.

The Northwest Jazz Ensemble is an audition-based group of musicians dedicated to performing a variety of jazz and commercial music. The ensemble annually sponsors the Northwest District Jazz Band performance and the Northwest Jazz Festival. It also hosts numerous guest artists, who have included Jamey Aebersold, Buddy Baker, Jerry Coker, Roger Neumann, Jay Sollenberger, Willi Thomas, Clark Terry, Slide Hampton, Gary Foster and Mike Metheny.

The Northwest Studio Jazz Ensemble introduces its members to jazz style and improvisation. The group performs four concerts annually, and enrollment is open to students of all majors with no auditions necessary. Music education students who play secondary instruments or desire to enhance their skills are encouraged to participate.

To learn more about Northwest's musical ensembles and upcoming performances, visit www.nwmissouri.edu/finearts/music/ensembles/.