Opening this year’s festival week, the orchestra will perform selections from Michael Leonhart’s acclaimed Miles Davis Suite along with music by John Coltrane, honoring the centennials of two of the most influential artists in jazz history. Drawing on the breadth of Davis’s and Coltrane’s groundbreaking careers, the program features fresh orchestrations of iconic works as well as lesser-known treasures, alongside original compositions by Leonhart. The band will feature a stellar lineup: Jeremy Pelt (Guest Trumpet); Brass: Scott Wendholt, Kal Ferretti, Jordan Mclean, Joe Giordano, Vito Cakaroglu; Woodwinds: Ben Kono, Jordan Pettay, Aidan Mckeon, Jason Marshall; Gregg Belisle-Chi Gtr; Dezron Douglas Bass; Elizabeth Pupo-Walker Perc; E.J. Strickland drms

As always: amazing music, a great hang, with delicious wine courtesy of Field Blend Selections, and a 15% discount on anything in the store which can be used on the day of the concert with the purchase of the ticket