Past Concerts and Events of Note:

Pianist/Composer Kenny Werner
(photo courtesy of Steve Bromberg)

Tuesday, September 30, 2008:
World Premiere Performance with Kenny Werner
Memorial Hall


Kenny Werner Conducting the NCJRO
(photo courtesy of Steve Bromberg)


Saturday, June 21, 2008;
Frank Liske Park,
Concord, NC
Pops in the Park

Friday, May 2, 2008
“The Duke and the Bard: Ellington’s Such Sweet Thunder and the Far East Suite”

Thursday, February 28, 2008
Jazz Lecture and Showcase Concert: “Jazz Cities on Parade”

Friday, December 7, 2007
“Swingin’ Yuletide Celebration: featuring Duke Ellington’s The Nutcracker Suite and Seasonal Favorites”

Friday, October 12, 2007
“Rhythm is Our Business and Swing is the Thing”

Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Banner Elk, NC
Big Band Cavalcade Concert for
Lees-McRae College FORUM

Announcing Our 2008-2009 Concert Season

Our concert season is held at Memorial Hall on the campus of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Directions, Maps and Parking Info for Memorial Hall

Please join the NCJRO for our annual concert season! Tickets are available here online, at the Memorial Hall Box Office, by calling 919-843-3333, or at the door. We look forward to seeing you there! Links for ticket purchases are below each dated concert description.

• Saturday, November 22, 2008, The NCJRO presents:

"Deck the Halls: Holiday Big Band Extravaganza!"
Nothing “Decks the Halls” like the fiery sounds of an 18-piece big band. Featuring the Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn adaptation of the Nutcracker Suite, plus music from the Bands of Stan Kenton, Gordon Goodwin, Glenn Miller, and others, the NCJRO will heat up the Holidays with their delightful brand of big band jazz. A seasonal favorite for 15 years! Swing in the Holidays with the NCJRO.
Purchase Tickets Online for November 22, 2008

• Thursday, February 26, 2009, The NCJRO presents:

"The Jazz Sound" as part the excitement of the 32nd Carolina Jazz Festival. The Sound of Jazz is unmistakable. Jazz is identified by sounds and rhythms, like the brilliance of Louis Armstrong's trumpet, the subtlety of Billie Holiday's interpretation of a ballad, or the moods evoked by a startling composition or arrangement by Duke Ellington or Gil Evans. The NCJRO, along with the 2009 Carolina Jazz festival artists-in-residence Joe Magnarelli and Joel Frahm, will explore the riches of the jazz art in our journey to explore "The Jazz Sound."
Purchase Tickets Online for February 26, 2009

• Friday, April 24, 2009, The NCJRO presents:

"We Swing America—The NCJRO celebrates the Great American Songbook”
In a program featuring both the 18 piece NCJRO Jazz Orchestra and several small groups from within the NCJRO, the timeless music known as the American Songbook will be placed front and center in night celebrating Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers, Cole Porter, Jimmy Van Heusen, and others. This will be a night to listen to the songs we all LOVE!
Purchase Tickets Online for April 24, 2009