TED originally stood for Technology, Entertainment, and Design. A TED-branded event is simply incomplete without entertainment.

A fife player and drummer play on the Ford Center stage in Oxford, MS
Rising Stars Drum & Fife play intermission. By HG Biggs, 2022.
Ole Miss Jazz Band playing pre-show at Facing Forward, 2023, TEDx University of Mississippi
Ole Miss Jazz Band playing pre-show at Facing Forward, 2023
Man dressed in black sits at a grand piano. He is playing while singing into a microphone
Musician, 2019. By Megan Wolfe, Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services
A Jazz combo with drums, bass, trumpet and singer. All wearing masks due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Jazz Combo performs, 2021. Photo by Sam Spencer
Adam Gust playing intermission at Facing Forward, 2023, TEDx University of Mississippi
Adam Gust playing intermission at Facing Forward, 2023
A violinist dressed in black is standing on a round circular rug. She plays with a pianist, seated further in the background.
Jiwon Lee plays violin during Illuminate, 2024. Photo by HG Biggs.
Trumpet player in dramatic lighting.
Jazz Band musician playing pre-show for Illuminate, Feb. 20, 2024.
Man playing a guitar and singing into a microphone. In the background are the letters TEDx.
Drew Erwin performs 2018. Photo by Cameron Brooks.