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MSU Jazz Orchestra Releases CD of Live Recordings

WKMS | By Tracy Ross,

Published October 4, 2016 at 8:10 PM CDT

MSU Director of Jazz Studies Todd Hill and two members of the MSU Jazz Orchestra talk with Tracy Ross on Sounds Good about the program’s new CD, Live and On the Air. They also preview a couple of songs.

The CD is a compilation of the Jazz Orchestra’s live recordings, including those from their Swing Into Spring concert. Hill says the CD is a good recruitment tool for MSU’s jazz program and provides live concert music to people who may not ordinarily get to hear a live show.

The CD is available by donation and will also be available at the Homecoming Dance on October 28 at 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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Allison Crawford

A proud native of Murray, Kentucky, Allison grew up roaming the forests of western Kentucky and visiting national parks across the country. She graduated in 2014 from Murray State University where she studied Environmental Sustainability, Television Production, and Spanish. She loves meeting new people, questioning everything, and dancing through the sun and the rain. She hopes to make a positive impact in this world several endeavors at a time.

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