‘Blacktet’ group to perform at Doudna
Ryan Meyer, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2020
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 musicians. “(The Blacktet’s) music is an interesting fusion of jazz, hip-hop and some modern st...
Students perform in Jazz Combos concert
Tyler Lappin, Contributing Writer
February 20, 2019
The EIU Jazz Combos performed Tuesday night at the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Student performers played in front of faculty, other students and people from the Charleston community. The nearly hour-long concert consisted of the Vanguard Quintet, the Birdland Quintet and the Blue Note Quintet playing...
Jazz Lab Band Concert set for Thursday
Andrew Paisley, Campus Reporter
March 8, 2018
Students can hear a variety of music at no cost by attending the Jazz Lab Band Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Doudna Fine Arts Center’s Black Box Theatre. The concert, an 18-piece ensemble under the direction of music professor Paul Johnston, will perform a variety of contemporary works and...
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy to offer swing, jazz vibes
Staff Report
December 5, 2017
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will brings its world-renowned live show to Eastern at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. For nearly 25 years, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has performed their unique take on American swing and jazz music for audiences around the world. Arrangements of classics in Big ...
Jazz ensemble introduces Out of the Cool
Loren Dickson, Contributing Writer
January 12, 2017
Inspired by jazz musician Miles Davis, music professor Paul Johnston has arranged a concert using both classic jazz standards and new music for a concert titled Out of the Cool. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Dvorak Concert Hall of the Doudna Fine Art...
Doudna to host jazz lab band concert
Qian Cheng, Staff Reporter
November 16, 2015
The EIU Jazz Lab Band will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Theatre of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. This event will be free and open to the public. Paul Johnston, the director of the EIU Jazz Lab Band, said this concert is different from previous concerts. Johnston also said...
Endowment Fund helps jazz department
Mackenzie Freund, City Editor
November 11, 2015
Ticket sales from the Faculty Jazz Concert Sunday generated more money for an endowment fund created about seven years ago. This same fund is used to not only bring in guest artists to Eastern, but it is also used for buying equipment, taking students on trips and anything else the jazz department...
Travis Wesley Trio to perform at Doudna
Luis Martinez, Entertainment Editor
September 30, 2015
The Travis Wesley Trio will be performing at the Dvorak Concert Hall in the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Friday. The performance will start at 7:30 p.m. and is presented free of charge. The jazz trio consists of Travis Wesley on piano, Toby Cutright on bass, and Tom Marko on drums. According th...
Jazz groups put on free show at Doudna
Luis Martinez, Entertainment Editor
September 23, 2015
Eastern’s jazz studies program will be giving its first live performance in a free concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Theatre of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The performance will feature five jazz groups including the jazz ensemble, jazz lab band, Vanguard Sextet, Birdland Sextet and the Bl...
