The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra Blog

 The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra has been working hard these past few weeks to transition its “Music in the Schools” residencies to online platforms. We are happy to report that [...]

Sunday November 17th at 3:00pm Carpenter Performing Arts Center 6200 Atherton St. Long Beach, CA 90815 Guest soloist Chris Brubeck, son of the late Dave Brubeck, performs a movement of his [...]

Click here to see ABC7’s coverage of the SJO assembly at Grape St Elementary in Watts. Over 4,000 elementary age students from across L.A. County participated in the Symphonic Jazz [...]

The SJO is proud to announce its 5th annual ASCAP Foundation/Symphonic Jazz Orchestra Commissioning Prize competition, which is open to all direct ASCAP composer members, with a submission [...]

A free public concert presented by members of Symphonic Jazz Orchestra (SJO) Tuesday May 7th 5:30 pm – Food (proceeds to PTA) 6:30 pm – Concert Where: Farragut Elementary, 10820 Farragut [...]

 March 3rd 2019 Concert at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center What the audience had to say:  “The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra’s concert was one of the most impressive and beautiful [...]

On March 3, 2019 at 3 pm, the 68-member Symphonic Jazz Orchestra will perform Rhapsody in Blue with Grammy Award-winning pianist Bill Cunliffe. Bill began his career as a pianist and arranger [...]

Hosted by SJO music director Mitch Glickman, “Beyond Symphonic Jazz” is a new 2-hour radio show on KJazz 88.1 “America’s Jazz Station.” The show airs every Sunday evening from 9 – 11 pm and the [...]

The ASCAP Foundation and the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra are pleased to announce Daniel Szabo as the recipient of the 4th Annual ASCAP Foundation/Symphonic Jazz Orchestra Commissioning [...]