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Jazz Ensemble energizes campus

By Chris Plumery | November 20, 2019

DeKALB — The NIU Jazz Ensemble performed 8 p.m. Tuesday inside Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building. The concert was directed by Rodrigo Villanueva-Conroy, professor of jazz studies. Villanueva-Conroy walked on stage and turned his back...

A DeKalb police cruiser.

DeKalb man charged with possession of heroin, prescription drugs: cops

By Northern Star Staff | January 13, 2015

A DeKalb man was arrested Tuesday for possession of heroin and prescription drugs after an almost three-month investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, according to a news release.Christopher B. Johnson, 32, of Hammond, Ind., was charged with...

Community jazz band rocks out over the weekend

By Kevin Bartelt | October 29, 2012

The Community School of the Arts Jazz Band members nodded their heads and tapped their feet as they jammed to some powerful tunes this weekend. The performance was at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building. Christopher...

Jazz meets Afro-Pop

By Jessica Cabe | October 24, 2011

Students are getting jazzed up for a performance at the House Café tonight.The Jazz Combo Fest, one of two performances per semester for the jazz combos in the NIU School of Music will be held 6:30 p.m. tonight at the House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway....