“Alexa Tarantino, from New York, is first call in jazz at Lincoln Center and has her own group, which is pretty exciting,” Central band/orchestra director John Currey said.
The Champaign-Urbana Jazz Festival will return from Oct. 26-29 for its ninth year to showcase the talent of many different student and professional artists in the C-U jazz scene. The festival began in 2015 as a meeting ground for the local jazz community. Jennelle Orcherton is a musician and the co-founder of the CU Jazz.