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[Audio] Murray State Jazz Orchestra Presents "Swing into Spring" Concert Tonight

WKMS | By Tracy Ross

Published April 19, 2016 at 1:24 PM CDT

The Murray State Jazz Orchestra presents its “Swing into Spring” concert tonight. Director Todd Hill join Tracy Ross on Sounds Good to talk about the band and the upcoming performance.

Hill says after losing some students last year, the band has come back strong as ever. Through an exhaustive audition process, new aspiring musicians have joined MSU’s Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Band and Jazz Lab.

Tonight’s performance kicks off at 7:30 in Murray State’s Lovett Auditorium.

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Tracy Ross

Tracy started working for WKMS in 1994 while attending Murray State University. After receiving his Bachelors and Masters degrees from MSU he was hired as Operations/Web/Sports Director in 2000. Tracy hosted All Things Considered from 2004-2012 and has served as host/producer of several music shows including Cafe Jazz, and Jazz Horizons. In 2001, Tracy revived Beyond The Edge, a legacy alternative music program that had been on hiatus for several years. Tracy was named Program Director in 2011 and created the midday music and conversation program Sounds Good in 2012 which he hosts Monday-Thursday. Tracy lives in Murray with his wife, son and daughter.

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