The Monterey Jazz Festival announced the winner of its first-ever HBCU Jazz Combo Challenge. The jazz ensemble from North Carolina Central University took top prize in the competition and will perform on Sunday, September 24, at the upcoming Monterey Jazz Festival, the world’s longest continuously-running jazz festival.
Summer Performances in British Columbia and Seattle, June 29-July 1 NGJO Performs with Allison Miller and Derrick Hodge at 62nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 29, 2019 Monterey, Calif; May 23, 2019: Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce the 2019 members of its Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, the Festival’s internationally-renowned high school all-star big band, featuring the best high school jazz musicians in the country. This year, Monterey Jazz Festival is excited to announce that six women musicians have been selected to the 2019 NGJO, a milestone for the band. This year’s musicians include Summer Camargo (trumpet, Dillard Center for the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.); Jayla
Start Date: July 27, 2018 End Date: July 27, 2018 Time: 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm Location:Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA Website: http://www.lacma.org/event/billy-mitchell-group-0 Fees: Free, Family Friendly Phone: (323) 857-6000 Band leader and pianist Billy Mitchell has worked with a wide variety of leading artists including Ester Phillips, Randy Crawford, Linda Hopkins, and Kenny Burrell, to name a few. The chart-topping recording artist began his solo projects in the 1980s and his latest projects include work with the Jazz Leaders and Circle of Friends. The Billy Mitchell Group has appeared at many international festivals