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Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra has been Northeast Ohio’s premier jazz voice since 1985. Led by award-winning composer and trombonist Paul Ferguson, the CJO promotes jazz in its historical and contemporary forms, through concerts featuring a stellar line-up of jazz luminaries, arrangers, composers, and educators. At a CJO concert, you will enjoy "the best jazz you've ever heard and the best jazz you've never heard." Through inventive, original music and effective, innovative Educational Outreach, the CJO shepherds young and up-and-coming musicians and provides our region with unique and important cultural experiences.
Our Mission
The mission of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra is to increase awareness and appreciation of jazz by engaging the community with original music, exceptional performances, and inspirational educational programming.
Learn, live, and love jazz.
The CJO performs themed Season Series concerts with internationally recognized guest artists. Through the "CJO in the City" program, the CJO sends its members out as soloists, small groups, the CJO Little Big Band (8pc w/ guests) or the full 18pc ensemble to play festivals, parks, places of worship, clubs, and for various types of events. The CJO also offers impactful Educational Outreach to Northeast Ohio through extended residencies in the Cleveland Municipal School District, an instrument donation program, free tickets and funding for CJO members to be guest artists, clinicians and adjudicators.
For more information, please go to: https://clevelandjazz.org
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Columbus Jazz Orchestra and Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Face off in NEA Jazz Masters Live "Battle of the Bands"
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Michael Ricci
COLUMBUS JAZZ ORCHESTRA AND CLEVELAND JAZZ ORCHESTRA FACE OFF IN NEA JAZZ MASTERS LIVE BATTLE OF THE BANDS Columbus, OH The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) will present the Columbus Jazz Orchestra in an NEA Jazz Masters Live battle royale match against the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, Saturday, June 5, in two performances at the historic Lincoln Theatre. Both orchestras will duke it out by performing a commissioned work by NEA Jazz Master and Grammy Award-winner Frank Foster in each ...
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Cleveland Jazz Orchestra to Pay Tribute to the Kings of Swing
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All About Jazz
The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra will perform a tribute concert to the Kings of Swing featuring Cleveland Pops Music Director Carl Topilow. Topilow will perform Artie Shaw's Clarinet Concerto as part of the evening's festivities.
The concert will be held of Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 8pm at the Fairmount Temple Auditorium in Beachwood, Ohio. The Cleveland Music School Settlement Jazz Orchestra will open the show at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $25 at the door, $20 in advance and $15 for seniors ...
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Cleveland Jazz Orchestra to Perform "The Grand Wazoo"
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All About Jazz
The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra will present The Jazz Unit Plays The Grand Wazoo--The Music of Frank Zappa" on May 2 and 3 at the Cleveland Bop Stop. The Jazz Unit won the Award of Achievement in Popular Music from Northern Ohio Live in 2003 for their last performance of Zappa's music. Some of the most accomplished musicians on the local scene will participate in these performances, including saxophonist Howie Smith, guitarist Bob Fraser, and Artistic Director Jack Schantz. The Frank ...
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Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and Ann Hampton Callaway March 14
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All About Jazz
ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY to perform with CLEVELAND JAZZ ORCHESTRA (CLEVELAND, OH) - Presented by local non-profit arts organization, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra (CJO) will present jazz headliner, vocalist and pianist, Ann Hampton Callaway in a one show only, family appropriate, musical event. Ms. Callaway will perform this show with the CJO. Co-beneficiary of the proceeds will go to Rainbow Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square Center Wednesday, March 14, 2007, 8:00 PM Ticket Prices: $25, $35, ...
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"I'd like to take them on the road with me." Sarah Vaughan
"The best band I've ever worked with." Sammy Nestico
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