Jazz Articles about University of Missouri Concert Jazz Band

University of Missouri Concert Jazz Band: Home: The Columbia, MO Sessions, Vol. 1

by Jack Bowers
January 15, 2014

An observation worth repeating: college jazz ensembles keep getting better and better. And that's a good thing. Furthermore, they no longer reside for the most part in larger cities on the east or west coasts, but are emerging more often in such mid-sized hamlets as, say, Columbia, MO, better known for jump shots and touchdowns than high notes and fascinatin' rhythms. That's where the University of Missouri ensemble makes its home, and a handsome abode it is, as exemplified on ...