Percussion instruments come in many different shapes and sizes, creating very different sounds. From the booming sound of a bass drum to the tinkling sound of a triangle, there is a lot of diversity in...
On Thursday night, Eastern’s music department held its 2022 Jazz Showcase showing the department’s four different jazz groups.
The jazz groups included were the EIU Jazz Lab Band, Birdland Sexlet,...
The members of Eastern’s Jazz Ensemble took the stage for the final time this school year, performing 10 songs to the theatre audience.
Two of the songs the 16-musician band performed toward the...
Dubbed a “jazz icon” by Eastern jazz professor Paul Johnston, Chuck Israels took the stage with students and faculty on Tuesday night to perform sets of his own arrangements.
The evening...
Ryan Meyer, Multimedia Reporter
• February 5, 2022
Saxophonist Bob Sheppard traveled through delayed flights and a postponement to perform at the 62nd Annual Jazz Festival on Saturday.
Sheppard performed sets at the 1 p.m. concert in the Dvorak...
Ryan Meyer, Multimedia Reporter
• December 2, 2021
The Doudna Fine Arts Center’s Holiday Fest began Thursday evening with the Holiday Art Sale and a performance by Eastern’s jazz ensemble.
The art sale was the first since 2019, after COVID-19 prevented...
The saxophone: A single-reed woodwind instrument known for its raspy tones and buzzy texture. An instrument popularized by jazz bands and musicians in the 1920s. An instrument that is known for allowing...
Internationally renowned musician Marquis Hill is bringing his group, the Blacktet, to the Doudna Fine Arts Center this weekend to perform with the EIU Jazz Ensemble and to offer guidance to aspiring jazz...
The EIU Jazz Ensemble released an album and named it after Charleston’s zip code—“61920.”
Samuel Fagaly, director of Eastern’s Jazz Studies program, said the album began production in the spring...
The Jazz Festival was hosted at the Doudna Fine Arts Center over the weekend, bringing in students from high schools and middle schools in Illinois and Indiana eager to showcase their musical talents and...
