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ALBUM RELEASE VIRTUAL CONCERT: Thursday, October 29 @ 7:00pm CDT

Link to Facebook Event Page: https://bit.ly/3d87VX4 
Digital Download on Bandcamp: https://jasmith.bandcamp.com/releases
Purchase Physical CD: 
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    Alex Smith is Assistant Professor of Percussion at University of Central Missouri (August 2017). He received a DMA from Michigan State University (2019) along with an MM in percussion performance and an MA in ethnomusicology (2015). Alex earned his undergraduate degree from East Carolina University (2010).

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    Along with his continuing studies of Western percussion and ethnomusicology, Alex is also an active instrument craftsperson, a student of Brazilian and Ghanaian music and culture, and a composer. He received a Fulbright-Hays DDRA to conduct original research for eight months in Ghana from Dec 2018-Aug 2019.

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