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Gallery: NIU hosts annual Jazz Day for high school talent

By Totus Tuus Keely, Senior Photojournalist
February 7, 2025
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Normal West Jazz Orchestra, directed by Ryan Budzinski, stands at the conclusion of their final song during the NIU Jazz Day on Thursday. The Jazz Day featured a performance by the NIU Jazz Orchestra in the Concert Hall at 12:20 p.m. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
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Flutist Soren Rorvig solos for the first piece performed by Monona Grove High School Jazz Ensemble I during NIU’s Jazz Day. There were fourteen performances by high school jazz bands for NIU’s Jazz Day on Thursday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
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