Howard University Jazz Ensemble
The Howard University Jazz Ensemble was founded in 1975 by its director, Fred Irby, III. They have performed in the United States, Europe, South America, Asia, and the Caribbean.
The jazz ensemble has been heard on radio and television as well as in concert. Members of the HUJE have won awards as performers and composers/arrangers, and the ensemble includes among its alumni several practicing jazz artists. HUJE featured during the 1992, 1996 and 2005 Kennedy Center Honors Gala (CBS-TV).
HUJE has released thirty-eight recordings in a series that began in 1976.
References
Howard University Jazz Ensemble
Kennedy Center Artist Detail - HUJE
Howard University College of Arts and Sciences
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