Portland Jazz Orchestra (at Resurgam Music & Arts Festival!)
June 8 @ 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM EDT
One Longfellow Square presents Portland Jazz Orchestra at Resurgam Music and Arts Festival
📍 Ocean Gateway, Portland, ME
🗓 Saturday, June 8
⏰ 3:15 PM – 5:00 PM
🎟 Free and open to the public
We’re proud to bring the Portland Jazz Orchestra, with special guest Katie Oto the Resurgam Music & Arts Festival – a celebration of Portland’s creative spirit and the next generation of artists, hosted by our friends at MAMM. Catch this powerhouse 18-piece big band live on the Ocean Gateway stage from 3:15–5:00 PM, delivering swinging standards and bold contemporary charts.
The festival runs from 12–7 PM and is completely free, with live music, art, food trucks, drinks, and local vendors all day long. Come soak up the music, say hi at the OLS table, and grab some fresh merch while you’re at it!
More info: www.resurgamfestival.com
Performing regularly at One Longfellow Square since 2006, the Portland Jazz Orchestra is Maine’s premier concert jazz ensemble. Under the direction of Dr. Chris Oberholtzer, this 19-piece jazz ensemble performs a variety of instrumental and vocal big band literature. PJO enjoys playing works written by members and area musicians such as Craig Skeffington, Mike Sakash, Brad Ciechomski, Jake Sturtevent, and Terry White. In addition to performing original literature, PJO often performs music from the libraries of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Bill Holman, Patrick Williams, Woody Herman and Maria Schneider, to name a few.
PJO is made up of professional musicians, many of whom are both performers and educators in New England. Members of the PJO have performed, recorded and toured with numerous artists including: Natalie Cole, Tony Bennett, Wayne Bergeron, The New York Voices, Barry Manilow, Roberta Flack, the Temptations, the Artie Shaw Orchestra, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
In keeping with our educational background, the Portland Jazz Orchestra is available for educational clinics and performances throughout northern New England.
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