AUPAC is proud to welcome the U. S. Marine Corps All Star Jazz Band to the Westermann Stage. Its program features a variety of swinging staples from the modern jazz ensemble literature in the style of Sinatra and Michael Bublé. Its book includes stellar arrangements by the likes of Tom Kubis, Don Sebesky, Bob Mintzer, Tommy Newsom, Stan Kenton and more, including some gems by the inimitable Hank Levy. Also on the program: select original compositions from within the band including a touching tribute to World War II veterans. The night opens with a cookin’ jazz arrangement of the Marines Hymn!

The U.S. Marine Corps All-Star Jazz Band was formed in 2009 and is made up of active duty Marine musicians who are selected by audition and invitation to participate from all of the Marine Bands both here and in Japan, including the Naval School of Music in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Band has performed in various venues throughout Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Illinois and the greater Chicago area, Texas, Boston, Massachusetts and elsewhere. This year’s tour will take them through various locales in the Northeast including a performance with Bob Mintzer at the Lincoln Center in New York City. It has had several notable guest artists including Phil Wilson, Michael Philip Mossman, Victor Goines, Jim Pugh, Chip Stephens, and Jon Faddis at Lincoln Center.

The concert is free, tickets are not required.