Jazz Ensemble 1 - under the direction of Tom Brantley
Jazz Ensemble 2 - under the direction of Ross Strauser

This concert features both of the large jazz ensembles that form the core of USF’s Jazz Studies Program. The repertoire for this combined concert will include classic big band music from Duke
 Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Count Basie, Thad Jones, as well as contemporary jazz composers like Maria Schneider, Chuck Owen, and Ross Strauser.