UMaine Jazz Ensemble presents big band concert March 4 in Machias

The UMaine Jazz Ensemble will present a concert of big band music on Friday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. at Powers Hall in the University of Maine at Machias Performing Arts Center. 

The Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of School of Performing Arts lecturer Dan Barrett, is UMaine’s premiere auditioned big band, performing on campus and throughout the state. 

The March 4 concert will feature music by Marian McPartland, Roy Hargrove, Tom Kubis, Woody Shaw, Bob Brookmeyer, Sammy Nestico, and other great jazz composers and arrangers. Admission to this event is free and open to the public, and is supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series (CA/DLS). 

For more information, contact brian.jansen@maine.edu