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Pianist Eddie Moore pursues a pure vision
LAWRENCE — Eddie Moore’s new album, “Aperture,” comprises just six songs and 16 minutes of solo piano. But it's based on a lifetime of listening to and performing in all genres of music — not just the “jazz” that follows his title as a lecturer in the University of Kansas School of Music and for which he has become well known in the Kansas City area.
“I play everything,” Moore said. “To me, jazz isn't one style. It's not actually a style at all. So I play everything — traditional, all of it.”
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KU Jazz Ensemble I Honored by DownBeat and Jazz at Lincoln Center
LAWRENCE, KS – KU Jazz Ensemble I, under the direction of Dan Gailey, was recognized with the Graduate College Outstanding Performance honor in the category of large jazz ensembles in the 45th Annual DownBeat Student Music
University of Kansas invited to compete at the 2022 Jack Rudin Jazz Championship at Lincoln Center
LAWRENCE – The 2021 DownBeat Award-winning Jazz Ensemble I, directed by Dan Gailey, has been invited to compete at the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship at Lincoln Center in April 2022.
KU School of Music Celebrates the Season with 97th Annual Holiday Vespers and KU Jazz Vespers
LAWRENCE - A favorite KU holiday tradition, the 97th Annual Holiday Vespers will be held on Sunday, Dec. 5 with concerts at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center of Kansas.
KU Wind Ensemble and Crossroads Wind Symphony Celebrate Women Composers in Concert
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Musicology professor receives 2021 Chancellors Club Teaching Award
Paul Laird, professor of musicology at the University of Kansas, is known for his creative, energetic teaching style filled with movement and music.
KU Jazz Ensemble I Earns Top Downbeat Student Music Award
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A secret, two-note formula tugs heartstrings in movies
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KU School of Music celebrates the season with 96th Annual Holiday Vespers
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KU Symphony Orchestra receives national recognition
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra (KUSO), led by Carolyn Watson, conductor and director of orchestral activities, was honored earlier this month with a 2019-20 American Prize for Orchestral Performance (second place, College/University Division) for its performance of Sh
KU Virtual Midwestern Music Camp draws nearly 2,000 students
LAWRENCE — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic downturn, the University of Kansas Midwestern Music Camp continued its 85-year-old tradition online and free of charge.