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Jazz Concert Review
For the second time in my life I attended another jazz concert. On Wednesday, November 30, 2016 I went to the Morgy Craig Annual Memorial Jazz Scholarship Award Concert and it was put on by the Ball State Jazz Ensembles. The setting of the concert was at Sursa Hall, which sits on the corner of Riverside and McKinley Avenues, and is a beautiful concert hall that is brick on the outside and on the inside has wood paneling. The concert I found to be very incredible overall and twice as better as the first one which I did not find too impressing. This concert was undoubtedly exciting to anyone who attended in the way that every song played was in my opinion very energizing, but some better than the others and the concert had short, yet grammy winning solos. All of which compiled into a night that deemed unforgettable. Unlike the first concert I went to a few months ago this one actually grabbed my attention. Every ensemble was very talented and something different to bring to the table. The many songs performed in the concert were all very well put together pieces. Though out of the eleven songs played I picked three of which I really enjoyed the most. All three songs were performed by the first ensemble directed by Mark Buselli. The first song was That Old Black Magic. The song contained a brief saxophone solo that was played very swiftly. I found the song particularly interesting because it was …show more content…
It a grand performance by the Ball State Jazz Ensembles led by three directors who of which were LaMont Webb, Freddie Mendoza, and Mark Buselli. The concert was held in the beautiful concert theatre, Sursa Hall. The concert was twice as better as the first jazz concert I went to in October which had no match at all. This concert for sure will be one I will not forget with beautiful voices of the vocalists and will most likely urge me to attend more next

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