Delfeayo Marsalis presents the Uptown Jazz Orchestra

Formed in 2008 to bring the traditional riff and blues sounds to public schools, Uptown Jazz Orchestra sings and swings with confidence and soul. Performing blues and standards that combine riff-playing, spontaneous arrangements, and the New Orleans second-line groove, Uptown Jazz Orchestra keeps the old school jazz traditions alive. Members of the orchestra range in experience from young students attending universities in the New Orleans area to respected music industry veterans. Uptown Jazz Orchestra is anchored by Dirty Dozen Brass Band found Rodger Lewis on baritone sax and under the direction of trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis.

Born in New Orleans, Delfeayo Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers, and producers in jazz today. Known for his “technical excellence, inventive mind and frequent touches of humor” (Los Angeles Times), he is “one of the best, most imaginative and musical of the trombonists of his generation” (San Francisco Examiner).

Tickets: $50 ($40 students/seniors/active military families)