About the
Group
The Knightliters Jazz Band is an elective music group open by
audition to all students. The band takes it name from the college's
mascot, the Wartburg Knight. The group recently toured the Mid-West,
the East Coast, South Florida, and in the Spring of 2003 toured
Australia during May Term.
The Knightliters appeared
at the 1988 and 1992 Iowa Bandmasters Convention and have participated
in the University of Northern Iowa Collegiate Jazz Festival
and several jazz band clinics. In the Spring of 2000, the Knightliters
performed as opening band for the world-renowned Count Basie
Orchestra at a concert in Swea City.