GCCC Music Department to Host Free Concert as GC3 Jazz Fest Returns After Seven-Year Hiatus
The Garden City Community College Music Department invites the community to enjoy an afternoon of live jazz music as the GC3 Jazz Fest returns Wednesday, November 18, following a seven-year hiatus. The free concert will feature performances by the GCCC Jazz Band and the Southwest Kansas All Star Big Band, bringing local and regional musicians together for an afternoon of music.
The concert will begin at 1:00 p.m. with a preview of the GCCC Jazz Band from its upcoming winter concert, followed by the return of the SWKS All Star Big Band. The performances will take place in the KCB Bank Auditorium inside the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building on the GCCC campus. Admission is free, and the concert is open to the public.
In addition to the public concert, the GC3 Jazz Fest will welcome jazz bands from area high schools for performances and educational clinics throughout the day. Students will have the opportunity to learn from clinicians Dr. Matt McGrory of Texas Tech University, Jon Yust of Ulysses High School, and Professor Makenzi Johnson of GCCC.
Organized by Christopher-Michael Johnson, GCCC Associate Professor of Music and Co-Director of Bands, the return of the GC3 Jazz Fest celebrates music education, student musicians, and the vibrant tradition of jazz in Southwest Kansas.
For more information, contact Christopher-Michael Johnson, at christopher.johnson@gcccks.edu or Makenzi Johnson, GCCC Associate Professor of Music and Co-Director of Bands, at makenzi.johnson@gcccks.edu.
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