Hawk Express jazz band to perform spring jazz showcase concert Sunday

QUINCY — The Quincy University Hawk Express jazz band will perform its spring jazz showcase concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, at the Connie Niemann Center for Music at QU’s North Campus, 17th & Seminary Rd. The concert is free and open to the public.

The jazz band will perform a wide array of jazz tunes such as “Sing Sing Sing,” “Perdido,” “Kick It,” “Solar” and “Jazzville.” Junior education major Ethan Ensinger will be featured on bass guitar on the tune “Touchin’ All the Basses.”

The QU Hawk Express jazz band is under the direction of Christine Damm, dean of the school of fine arts and communication.