Marshall University will be abuzz with music as the Winter Jazz Festival returns for its 55th year from Feb. 14-16, 2024, in Huntington, West Virginia.
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Shakespearian actors will join the Reno Jazz Orchestra to perform the music of Duke Ellington’s “Such Sweet Thunder” concert on November 11 and 12, 2023, at the Good Luck Macbeth theater in Reno, Nevada. David A. Brennan, DMA, will be the Guest Music Director, and the Reno Jazz Orchestra’s Jazz Workshop students will open the show.
The Reno Jazz Orchestra will present its “Creative Directions” concert on October 21, 2023, at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, Nevada. The two-hour performance starts at 7:30 p.m. and will showcase original compositions by contemporary composers, including current and former members of the Reno Jazz Orchestra.