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I attended the Maynard Ferguson and his big-bop nouveau band concert on September 25, 2003. This was the first jazz concert that I have ever been too and I enjoyed the whole experience immensely. It was a great performance, great entertainment, and has exposed me to a whole new type of live music entertainment. The concert took place at Washburn University’s White Concert Hall, and was free to all students with their ID. The concert was for pure entertainment, but it also was enlightening at least to me as being a newcomer to the jazz concert scene. The concert was brought to my attention by several different advertisements from wall posters, a posting on digitalcity.com and by my Jazz History professor Mr. Wilkinson. At the concert two bands played a total of three sets, the first group “The Unit” started at 7:00 p.m., and “Maynard Ferguson and His Big Bop Nouveau Band” began at 8:00 p.m.. I preferred Maynard Ferguson’s band the best. The instruments and instrumentalists that were in the performance by Maynard’s band were: Will Donus on piano, Patrick Heskin-trumpet, Ron Torres-Saxophone, Kyle Trisew-drums, Mike Gabanowitz-sax, Stockton Halebrig-drums,