Big band sound fills the room as the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra joins special guests Darcy James Argue and Aaron Diehl for an evening of bold, imaginative music. The program centers on Argue’s multi-movement suite A Banquet for the Birds, alongside works by Argue and Diehl arranged by Argue, creating a vivid, immersive performance.

PERFORMANCE LINEUP
Darcy James Argue, special guest, composer, conductor
Aaron Diehl, special guest, composer, piano
Daphnis Moglia, trumpet
Kal Ferretti, trumpet
Carter Eng, trumpet
Jack Towse, trumpet
Nanami Haruta, trombone
Lawson Gardner, trombone
Laura Orzehoski, trombone
Chase Bautista, bass trombone
Tess Overmyer, alto saxophone
Antonio Vergara Jr., alto saxophone
David Hodgson-Kugyelka, tenor saxophone
Aidan O’Connor, tenor saxophone
Joseph St Jules, baritone saxophone
Brahm Sasner, piano, keyboards
Evan Anderson, piano, keyboards
Olivier van Niekerk, guitar
Lorenzo Wolczko, bass
Alexander Tremblay, bass
Kabelo Mokhatla, drums
Gerard Pola Pastor, drums