AUJO to present seasonal concert on Saturday, Dec. 7

ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Jazz Orchestra (AUJO), as well as a group of its alumni members, will be presenting its annual seasonal concert on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m., in the Hugo Young Theatre of the Center for the Arts. The event is free and open to the public.

The 19-piece AUJO band will play a variety of selections, headlined by holiday favorites arranged for a jazz ensemble, including “Joy to the World” and “Merry Christmas Baby.” Also to be performed are popular jazz standards such as Count Basie’s “Alright, Okay, You Win,” Duke Ellington’s “Royal Garden Blues,” Woody Herman’s “Woodchopper’s Ball,” and many others.

Scott Garlock, a professor of music at AU who also serves as executive director of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, looks forward to this reunion and concert each year, noting that “the AUJO alumni group brings together members from as far bas the 1970s to recent graduates” and adds to a “very spirited performance.”

The AUJO has been providing the AU campus and greater Ashland community with diverse jazz programming and internationally recognized jazz artists for more than 50 years. The ensemble consists of various saxophone, trombone, trumpet and rhythm instruments played by both music and non-music majors.