Distinguished Professor Goins to be Commencement Speaker
Wayne Goins, University Distinguished Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies, will be the speaker at commencement ceremonies for the College of Arts & Sciences at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, in Bramlage Coliseum on the Kansas State University campus.
Nearly 900 seniors are candidates for graduation from the College of Arts & Sciences.
Goins is a versatile jazz guitarist and a renowned researcher in the field of music education. He is the director of jazz studies at Kansas State University, where he conducts big bands and teaches combos, private guitar lessons, jazz theory and jazz improvisation courses.
Goins plays, jazz, blues, pop, funk, rock and reggae. He has recorded more than 20 albums for Ichiban Records and started his own music label, Little Apple Records, for which he recorded six albums under his own name, as well as producing several others for his students.
For details about Saturday's Commencement, visit: http://artsci.k-state.edu/student-resources/journey/commencement.html
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