GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

JAZZ ENSEMBLE DIRECTOR: DR. RICK MASON

The Georgia Southern University Jazz Ensemble is a scholarship funded 17-19 piece big band made up of both music majors and non-majors from the Gretsch School of Music on the Statesboro campus. The ensemble performs at least four full concerts per year both on campus at our Performing Arts Center, and at off-campus venues. For the past several years, we performed by invitation at the annual Savannah Jazz Festival. The Jazz Ensemble often performs with guest artist such as Byron Stripling, Bobby Shew, Jon Faddis, The Eric Mintel Quartet, Harry and Ken Watters, and Tom “Bones” Malone.