The Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra presents their popular annual Holiday Jazz concert on Friday, December 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Trachte Music Center at Lycoming College. Tickets are $20 available at the door, and students with ID are free.

Back by popular demand, the WCJO returns to the Deane Center in Wellsboro on Saturday, December 21 at 7:30pm. Audience members are encouraged to reserve a table. Admission is $20. For tickets and table reservations, visit http://www.deanecenter.com or call (570) 724-6220.

The concert will feature big band holiday favorites including the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra’s “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, Gordon Goodwin’s “The Little Drummer Boy”, the Overture from Shorty Roger’s Swingin’ Nutcracker, Trombonist Kevin Henry’s “Jazzige Nacht”, “O Holy Night” featuring Eddie Severn on trumpet, and Ella Fitzgerald arrangements of holiday vocal jazz classics featuring Suezie Cioffi.

The Williamsport area is rich with jazz musicians, artists, teachers, and performers, and as a vehicle to showcase that talent, the Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra was founded as a non-profit in 2011. Members include alumni of the Glenn Miller Big Band, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, the Buddy Rich Band, and many other famous jazz bands. The orchestra plays an exciting variety of big band tunes, from the popular and familiar to obscure and new, and the performances are sure to appeal to all. In addition to the popular annual Holiday Jazz concert the WCJO also performs several other concerts throughout the year. A new tradition is the WCJO Jazz Fest, a weekend of jazz with public concerts and jazz education workshops for area students to celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month.

For more information, visit the Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra Facebook page or email wmsptcityjazz@gmail.com.