The Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute Presents TWO HOT SUMMER EVENTS Fri & Sat, July 23 & 24, 8 PM With guest artists J.D. Parran and Earle Howard at the Miller Theatre at Columbia University

TWO HOT SUMMER EVENTS:
What happens when jazz meets classical? Join us for two innovative, boundary-smashing concerts featuring improvisation, virtuoso performers, and live electronics — and expect the unexpected!

Miller Theatre at Columbia University
116th & Broadway, NYC
Admission: $25; discounts available for students, seniors, and series.

The Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute (JCOI), which brings together 35 jazz composers chosen from a national pool of applicants to explore the challenges of writing for the symphony orchestra, will culminate in two performances. On Friday, July 23 at 8pm, the Wet Ink ensemble, conducted by Carl Bettendorf, will perform works by Leroy Jenkins, Bernhard Lang, Katharina Rosenberger, Eric Wubbels, and Richard Barrett. On Saturday, July 24 at 8pm, American Composers Orchestra, conducted by Gil Rose, with guest artists J.D. Parran and Earle Howard, will perform works by Anthony Davis, Roscoe Mitchell, Earle Brown, Errollyn Wallen, and John Zorn.

Both concerts take place at Columbia University’s Miller Theatre (116th Street and Broadway, NYC). Tickets are $25, available at http://www.millertheatre.com and at the door. For information, the public should call ACO at 212-977-8495.