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UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA WITH TERRANCE TAPLIN at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
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Where
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
626 Frenchmen Street
New Orleans, LA
Map
504-949-0696
When
Wed, March 13, 2024
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Uptown Jazz Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
Uptown Jazz Orchestra with Terrance TaplinIn 2000, Grammy award-winning trombonist and 2011 NEA Jazz Master Delfeayo Marsalis formed the Uptown Music Theatre (UMT), a non-profit organization that empowers youth through educational programming and musical theater training. Then in 2008, Marsalis formed its sister organization, the Uptown Jazz Orchestra (UJO). The two organizations enjoy a symbiotic relationship UJO musicians offer a rich talent pool from which to draw instructors for UMT and UMT musicians are likewise often guest performers for the UJO. Featuring up to 18 accomplished musicians at any given concert, the Uptown Jazz Orchestra sets the global standard for celebrating jazz in its authentic musical form, inspiring the next generation of jazz musicians and promoting a culture of diversity, inclusion and accessibility in the arts...