Jazz historian to visit MSU for book discussion Tuesday
Historian, performer and teacher of Africana studies Rashida K. Braggs will bring to life her experiences in music and culture when she visits Mississippi State Tuesday, Nov. 13 for a book discussion.
MUW Music Department to present evening of jazz, tangos and milongas
The Mississippi University for Women Music Department presents “An Evening of Jazz, Tangos and Milongas,” a concert featuring the MUW Jazz Ensemble, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25 in the Connie Sills Kossen Auditorium in Poindexter Hall.
U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors entertain at MSU Wednesday
The internationally-acclaimed official touring big band of the United States Army will present a Wednesday evening concert at Mississippi State University.
Dream 365: Week-long commemoration honors past, with eyes to the future
“If you look at where we are today and we try to make plans for where we will go tomorrow, you have to remember how you got to where you are,” said Learnard Dickerson. With the Rev. Tony Montgomery and Lavonne Harris, he is a co-founder of Dream 365, a now week-long commemoration in Columbus of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Faculty concert is all jazzed up
Jazz compositions by Mississippi University for Women professor Richard Montalto will be the centerpiece of a Tuesday concert at the university.