CSM Showcases its 20th Annual Jazz Festival April 4-5

CSM Showcases its 20th Annual Jazz Festival April 4-5        

The College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) 20th Annual Jazz Festival, April 4-5, will give area public school jazz bands a chance to sharpen their skills – and give music lovers a chance to hear some of the finest local jazz artists from the Southern Maryland region and beyond at CSM’s La Plata Campus. 

Jazz band students from area middle and high schools will perform at clinics April 4 throughout the day beginning at 8 a.m. Multiple Grammy award-winning saxophonist Eric Marienthal will rehearse with each band and critique their performances at the La Plata Campus, Fine Arts (FA) Building, parking lot #4. The public is invited to attend this free event.  

The festival continues Friday at 7:30 p.m. with a performance by the jazz combo “The Project.” 

Then on April 5, at 7:30 p.m., the festival concludes with performances by the Charles County Public Schools Honors Jazz Band and CSM’s Solid Brass Big Band Jazz Ensemble with Marienthal as the special guest artist.  

Area Public School Jazz Band Clinics: 8 a.m. through 2:30 p.m., Friday, April 4. College of Southern Maryland, Fine Arts Center, La Plata Campus at 8730 Mitchell Road in La Plata. Marienthal will rehearse live and critique jazz band students from area public schools as part of the annual CSM Jazz Festival. The event is free, and no tickets are required.  

CSM Jazz Festival Concert: 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 5. College of Southern Maryland, Fine Arts (FA) Center, La Plata Campus, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. The Project will perform blues, rock, soul, funk and fusion. All tickets are $5. For more information, email bxoffc@csmd.edu, call 301-934-7828, or visit www.csmd.edu/Arts.   

CSM Jazz Festival Concert with Multiple Grammy Award Winning Saxophonist Marienthal: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5. College of Southern Maryland, Fine Arts (FA) Center, Theater, La Plata Campus, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. CSM concludes the 20th Annual Jazz Festival with performances by the County Public Schools Honors Jazz Band and CSM’s Solid Brass Big Band Jazz Ensemble with special guest and multi-Grammy award-winning saxophonist Marienthal. All tickets are $5. Email bxoffc@csmd.edu, call 301-934-7828, or visit www.csmd.edu/Arts.