Miguel Zenón performs with the 67-member Symphonic Jazz Orchestra. Photo by Sam Urdank | http://www.samurdank.com/ On Saturday, Sept. 30th, we presented our 6th free concert for the community in [...]
For the 2017-18 school year, the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra is pleased to welcome Kentwood Elementary School as its newest school partner. This brings the SJO’s school partnerships to 13 [...]
The SJO is proud to announce its 3rd annual ASCAP Foundation/Symphonic Jazz Orchestra Commissioning Prize competition, which is open to all direct ASCAP composer members, with a submission [...]
As part of the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra’s 15th Anniversary Concert at the Carpenter Center in Long Beach, the SJO will premiere Gordon Goodwin’s “Fantasia for Soprano Sax & [...]
As part of the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra’s 15th Anniversary Concert on May 7th, we will remember the contributions of our former co-music director George Duke. From 2004 to his passing in [...]
The SJO is thrilled to have started bringing weekly music education to Colin L. Powell Academy, which is just on the border of Long Beach and Compton! With the addition of Colin Powell Academy, [...]
We’re thrilled to offer our friends and supporters the best seats in the house for The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra’s 15th Anniversary Concert on May 7. Ticket sales have just opened [...]
We are thrilled to have expanded the reach of our Music in the Schools program! The SJO is now bringing much-needed, year-long music education to 11 schools in LA County, working in [...]
On Saturday, we were thrilled to throw a private event with jazz singer Jane Monheit and pianist Bill Cunliffe. This was the first in a series of events to celebrate the Symphonic Jazz [...]
Dr. Scott Routenberg from Indiana is chosen as the recipient of the ASCAP Foundation/Symphonic Jazz Orchestra Commissioning Prize! The commission was created to honor the legacy of the [...]
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