Trumpeter Cortez Toy gets intense as he performs a solo during the Alcorn State Jazz Ensemble's performance of composer Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" at the 41st Alcorn Jazz Festival at the Vicksburg Convention Center. The ensemble was the first of seven bands to perform Saturday. Fest. (John Surratt/The Vicksburg Post)

Keyboard player Trevor Griffin, seated, and bassist Johnny Afolabi accompany the Alcorn Jazz Ensemble as it performs a final number during a performance at the 41st Alcorn Jazz Festival at the Vicksburg Convention Center. The ensemble was the first of seven bands to perform Saturday. (John Surratt/The Vicksburg Post)

Members of the Vicksburg High School Jazz Ensemble sit in the exhibit hall at the Vicksburg Convention Center as they listen to the Alcorn State Jazz Ensemble Saturday morning. The group followed Alcorn at the festival. (John Surratt/The Vicksburg Post)

Vicksburg High trumpeter Daniel Drake performs a solo during the jazz ensemble's opening number at the 41st Alcorn Jazz Festival Saturday at the Vicksburg Convention Center. (John Surratt/The Vicksburg Post)

Tyra Wardley adds her to the rest of the saxes during a jazz piece performed by the Vicksburg High band on Saturday. (John Surratt/The Vicksburg Post)

The Vicksburg High Jazz Ensemble's saxophone trio leads the ensemble in a piece during its performance Saturday. (John Surratt/The Vicksburg Post)

The musical lineup for the Vicksburg Arts and Music Festival