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Kansas State University

Music, Jazz Studies
Kansas State University
Dr. Wayne Goins
Director of Jazz Studies
McCain Auditorium 222
Manhattan, KS 66506
(785) 532-3822
weg@k-state.edu
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Small Jazz Groups

  • Swing Machine
  • House Wreckers
  • Combo Nation
  • Mambo Combo

The KSU Jazz Combos are exciting small jazz groups that perform for social engagements throughout the campus and community. These unique combos perform a wide variety of styles including bebop, cool, swing, ballads and bossa novas, funk, rock, and sambas. Each combo is specifically geared toward the talent level of each individual student, ranging from beginner to advanced. The combos perform two concerts per semester, in addition to performing concerts, for the Manhattan Arts Center, KSU Student Union, and Jazz Festivals and student recitals.

Music 280/480 201 McCain Auditorium Syllabus
Mambo Combo Wednes. 6:00—8:30 P.M. Mambo Combo
Combo Nation Thurs. 6:00—7:30 P.M. Combo Nation
Swing Machine Tues. 6:00—7:30 P.M. Swing Machine
House Wreckers Tues. 6:00—7:30 P.M. House Wreckers
  Performance Schedule