Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra with Byron Stripling - "Great American Songbook" at Hylton Performing Arts Center

At each performance, Northern Virginia’s very own jazz orchestra brings audiences of all ages jumping to their feet for enthusiastic ovations. This esteemed orchestra is joined by renowned trumpet player and vocalist, Byron Stripling for a performance of stunning interpretations of the greatly loved jazz standards, Broadway classics, and popular Hollywood music that defines the Great American Songbook. Artistic director and alto sax virtuoso Jim Carroll’s illustrious career includes performances at Carnegie Hall, the White House, the Kennedy Center, Royal Albert Hall and the Apollo Theatre. A versatile performer, Carroll has performed with Michael Jackson, Nancy Wilson, Maynard Ferguson, Billy Taylor, Woody Herman and His Thundering Herd and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. Experience an evening of extraordinary jazz....

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At each performance, Northern Virginia’s very own jazz orchestra brings audiences of all ages jumping to their feet for enthusiastic ovations. This esteemed orchestra is joined by renowned trumpet player and vocalist, Byron Stripling for a performance of stunning interpretations of the greatly loved jazz standards, Broadway classics, and popular Hollywood music that defines the Great American Songbook. Artistic director and alto sax virtuoso Jim Carroll’s illustrious career includes performances at Carnegie Hall, the White House, the Kennedy Center, Royal Albert Hall and the Apollo Theatre. A versatile performer, Carroll has performed with Michael Jackson, Nancy Wilson, Maynard Ferguson, Billy Taylor, Woody Herman and His Thundering Herd and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. Experience an evening of extraordinary jazz.

Tickets for METROPOLITAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA are $24, $32, $40. Family Friendly! Youth through grade 12 half price when accompanied by an adult. Visit the box office (open Wednesday-Saturday, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.) or charge by phone at 888-945-2468 or visit hyltoncenter.org. The Hylton Performing Arts Center is located on George Mason University’s Prince William Campus at 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, Va., 20110. Free parking is available in the lot next to the Hylton Center. For more information, please visit hyltoncenter.org.

SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE SEPT. 1, 2011. SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE NOW.

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