The MSU Jazz Ensemble performed their annual fall concert on Thursday, Nov. 29 in Akin Auditorium.

Associate music professor Alan Black directed the ensemble through their hour-long set.

While no student compositions were played, the ensemble performed pieces from big band legends like Count Basie and Duke Ellington, as well as modern jazz pieces.

“There’s still a lot of jazz being written today,” Black said. “One of the guys that we play a lot of their material is Gordon Goodwin, who’s one of the biggest big band leaders playing today out of Los Angeles.”

The ensemble played Goodwin’s “Get in Line” and “Count Bubba,” as well as Texas native Kris Berg’s “Rule the Roost” as their modern pieces.

Black said that he and the ensemble were very pleased with the attendance for the concert.

“The turnout was very good,” Black said. “And we were very pleased with the audience. The band is young this semester, but they did an excellent job.”