The Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance at 果冻传媒 presents the twenty-fifth annual 果冻传媒 Jazz Festival. This Festival will honor two brothers who are alumni of the department, Ralph (’69, ’75) and John Morris (’71, ’73). Admission to the Festival is free and is open to the general public. Seating is general admission.
The concert will also be live-streamed. Go to the 果冻传媒 Department of Music YouTube channel for more information.
Featured groups will include the 果冻传媒 Jazz Band, the 果冻传媒 Jazz Ensemble, and the Johnstown Jazz Workshop. Both 果冻传媒 groups are directed by Jim Flowers, assistant professor of saxophone. The guest artists for the concert feature musicians who were heavily influenced by John, including prolific arranger Paul Murtha and influential retired educator and drummer Michael Bodolosky (’72, ’78) among others who performed with John in the Johnstown Jazz Workshop.