Community Music School Jazz Orchestra at Summer Solstice Jazz Festival at Downtown East Lansing Clock Tower

Take in a two-day, jazzed-infused festival in the heart of downtown East Lansing. This extraordinary FREE event features a high-caliber bevy of local and national jazz performers in the heart of downtown East Lansing (Lot 1). The festival is produced by the City of East Lansing, Wharton Center for Performing Arts and the MSU College of Music.

The MSU Community Music School Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Professor Rodney Whitaker, is a residential camp for middle and high school students, with intermediate and advanced playing experience on their instruments. The program focuses on jazz orchestra and small groups, exposing participants to many of the arrangements and composition styles used in jazz. ...

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Take in a two-day, jazzed-infused festival in the heart of downtown East Lansing. This extraordinary FREE event features a high-caliber bevy of local and national jazz performers in the heart of downtown East Lansing (Lot 1). The festival is produced by the City of East Lansing, Wharton Center for Performing Arts and the MSU College of Music.

The MSU Community Music School Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Professor Rodney Whitaker, is a residential camp for middle and high school students, with intermediate and advanced playing experience on their instruments. The program focuses on jazz orchestra and small groups, exposing participants to many of the arrangements and composition styles used in jazz.

For more information about the Summer Solstice Jazz Festival, please visit: http://eljazzfest.com.

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