College of the Ozarks Jazz Ensemble to perform concert April 22

POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — The College of the Ozarks Jazz Ensemble will present a concert, a free event open to the public, Monday, April 22, at 7 p.m. The concert will take place in the Jones Auditorium on the College campus.

Dr. Kevin Powers has served as the jazz director at the College for eleven years. He chooses pieces with care, and the program reflects his interest in contrasting jazz styles. He believes it is important for the College of the Ozarks Jazz Ensemble to play a wide variety of jazz music. Students will perform improvised solos during the concert.

“The jazz ensemble as a performing medium has such a buoyancy and energy, I think it is quite contagious,” said Dr. Powers. “I know for me personally watching and listening to my student performers grow and develop throughout the semester, and then hearing them culminate this in a public performance, most definitely lifts my spirits.”

The programs consists of the following:

Jazz Ensemble

In the Stone — Maurice White, David Foster, Allee Willis/arr. Paul Murtha

Torque —  Alan Baylock

Move Your Rug —  Jeff Coffin/arr. Ryan Middagh

Never My Love — Don Addrisi/arr. John Berry

Make Me Smile —  James Pankow/arr. John Wasson

Home Jubilation —  Fred Sturm

Happy —  Pharrell Williams/arr. Mike Tomaro

For additional information, contact Public Relations Director Valorie Coleman at (417) 690-2212.

About College of the Ozarks

College of the Ozarks is a private, Christian, liberal arts college, located in Point Lookout, Missouri, on a 1,000-acre campus. Christian values, hard work, and financial responsibility comprise the fundamental building blocks of the “Hard Work U.” experience. The College earns numerous accolades yearly, including No. 1 Most Innovative School in the Midwest and No. 1 Best Value Regional College in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report for 2023-2024 and No. 3 Best Bang for the Buck by Washington Monthly, 2023. To achieve its vision, the College pursues academic, vocational, Christian, patriotic, and cultural goals. These goals are mirrored in School of the Ozarks, a laboratory school that completes the K-college model.

The Keeter Center — the College’s award-winning lodge, restaurant, and conference facility — earns awards consistently, including the TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Award 2023 and the Best of the Best and Readers’ Choice Awards 2023 from ConventionSouth magazine. The Keeter Center features historic lodging, fine dining, and meeting rooms. With more than 350 student workers, it is the largest workstation on campus. Follow College of the Ozarks on Facebook at www.facebook.com/collegeoftheozarks , on Instagram, @collegeoftheozarks, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/school/college-of-the-ozarks/, or on X,  @CofOHardWorkU.