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Featuring The University of Scranton Jazz Band with guest artist Victor Goines, woodwinds. Victor Goines is an internationally acclaimed saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and educator from New Orleans. A decades-long member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis Septet, he has performed and recorded worldwide, including on Marsalis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning "Blood on the Fields" and Ted Nash’s Grammy-winning "Presidential Suite." As a composer, Goines has written more than 400 original works commissioned by organizations and ensembles throughout the world, including Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Juilliard School, and The University of Scranton. He has collaborated with legends across musical genres, including Eric Clapton, Dianne Reeves, Ellis Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Wycliffe Gordon, Ruth Brown and many others. Goines has made a lasting impact on jazz education, serving as founding director of jazz studies at Juilliard and director of jazz studies at Northwestern University. He most recently served as president and CEO of Jazz St. Louis, and has mentored notable artists including Jon Batiste, Aaron Diehl, Brian Blade, and Yasushi Nakamura. Goines has also held teaching positions at Florida A&M University, LSU New Orleans, Loyola University New Orleans, and Xavier University. The University of Scranton Jazz Band is a 25-member ensemble of big band style instrumentation, made up of University of Scranton student musicians from majors spanning the curriculum. They perform four or more times per year. Most performances are open to the public with free admission and often feature a nationally or internationally renowned guest soloist.