PSU Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo to host SEK District Jazz Band 

The PSU Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo will host the SEK District Jazz Band in a 7 p.m. concert on Nov. 15 in the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts, 1711 S. Homer. It is free and open to the public.

The PSU Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo, comprised of university students who auditioned, are directed by Professor Todd Hastings and will be playing a mix of standards and contemporary tunes.

The SEK District Jazz Band, comprised of selected high school students who auditioned from across Southeast Kansas on Nov. 4 for a chance to perform, will be directed by Ryan Heinlein, who has been playing trombone professionally since age 15.

Those students include:

Alto Sax
Cassidy McMurry, Pittsburg
Wyatt Small, Independence

Tenor Sax
Cole Holler, LaCygne-Prairie View
Blaine Smoot, Chanute

Bari Sax
Allie Gruver, Garnett-Anderson County

Trumpets
Adriel de la Cruz, Independence
Hoyt Huffman, Galena
Kamden Martin, Galena

Trombone
Jax Hornback, Galena

Piano
William Swisher, LaCygne-Prairie View

Guitar
Zoe Ellen, Pittsburg

Bass
Beau Bedene, Pittsburg

Drums
Noah Vogel, Chanute

The concert will be livestreamed at pittstate.tv and on the Bicknell Center Facebook page for families living at a distance, and a recording will be archived at pittstate.tv for future viewing.