MUSA 281/481/682 Jazz Orchestra

The Jazz Orchestra offers the study and performance of large ensemble jazz and related styles of music. The instrumentation of the Jazz Orchestra (TUJO) varies according to the requirements of the music to be studied/performed/composed. Membership is by audition and participation is open to all Towson University Students.

The Towson University Jazz Orchestra is an award-winning group that is recognized as one of the premiere collegiate jazz ensembles in the Mid-Atlantic region. The ensemble performs regularly scheduled concerts on campus and enjoys an active and diversified performance schedule that includes mini-tours to local schools, jazz festivals throughout the area, and performances for a variety of civic and community events. In addition to playing the music of Hank Levy, the Jazz Orchestra performs all styles of big band jazz by some of the most talented composers/arrangers in the country. Representing the finest in jazz as a diverse means of artistic expression, the Towson University Jazz Orchestra continues to impress and inspire its ever-growing audience.

For more information about the Towson University Jazz Orchestra contact director Jim McFalls, mjim@towson.edu or 410-704-2680.