Jazz Festival
41st Alcorn State University Jazz Festival
November 3, 2022, Thursday
Astral Project
1:00pm Workshop, 6:00pm Concert
Little Theater, Joyce Bolden Fine Arts Building
Alcorn State University - Lorman Campus
November 4, 2022, Friday
Astral Project Concert
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Crawford Square (Gordon’s Alley) Downtown Vicksburg, MS
(Weather backup: Strand Theater, 717 Clay Street, Vicksburg)
Astral Project has been entertaining and educating audiences for decades and is unique in the jazz realm in having a steady personnel lineup for so many years. All the musicians are versatile performers who perform regularly in several other groups spanning many styles of music. Most of the members of the group are also jazz professors at Loyola University or at the University of New Orleans. These highly talented musicians are well versed in many genres of music, blending modern jazz, funk, rock, and world music. Members of the group have performed with many high-profile musicians of note, including Bobby McFerrin, Dianne Reeves, Mose Allison, Rick Margitza, Professor Longhair, James Booker and John Scofield.
For addition information: https://www.astralproject.com/
All events are free and open to the public.
41st ASU Jazz Festival Grand Finale
April 15, 2023, Saturday
Vicksburg Convention Center
Morning: High School Jazz Ensembles in Concert
Afternoon: College/University Jazz Ensembles in Concert
4:00 pm – Workshop – Headlining Guest Artist Group
7:00 pm – Mississippi Jazz Educators in Concert
8:00 pm – Headlining Guest Artist Group in Concert
40th Anniversary Alcorn State University Jazz Festival
February 4-5, 2022
Friday, February 4, 3:00 pm
Kenny Barron Workshop
Little Theater, Fine Arts Building
Lorman Campus
Alcorn State University
Saturday, February 5, 8:00 pm
The Kenny Barron Trio in concert
Vicksburg Convention Center
1600 Dr. Briggs Hopson Blvd, Vicksburg, MS 39180
Kenny Barron is one of the greatest living pianists, an artist who leads a peerless career as a bandleader, sideman, composer, arranger, educator, and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master recipient. He is often heard in a trio setting, a format Barron has honed to its highest level of expression.
39th Annual
Alcorn State University
Jazz Festival
April 12-13, 2019
Friday, April 12
Workshop & performances
ASU Campus 10AM - Afternoon
Saturday, April 13
Workshop - Dee Dee Bridgewater
4:00PM-5:00PM
Performance - MS Jazz Educators
7:00PM
Performance - Dee Dee Bridgewater
8:00PM
Denise "Dee Dee" Bridgewater is an American jazz singer. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National Public Radio's syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater.
All-Day Event - Free - Public Invited
Contact Information
For more information about the Annual Alcorn State University Jazz Festival, please contact:
- Dr. David Miller, Director (601-877-6602) (FAX: 601-877-6262)
davemilleralcorn@yahoo.com