Check out the Sanford Jazz Ensemble: Salute to Black History Month Concert. This year’s Black History Month concert will showcase Motown, classic jazz, and DooWop. The Sanford Jazz Ensemble (featuring Ron Starks) will play medleys by The Temptations (Papa Was A Rolling Stone and The Way You Do The Things You Do), The 4 Tops (Baby I Need Your Lovin’ and Reach Out), and Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On.
The band will honor the great composers and band leaders Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Thelonious Monk, and the program will conclude with a medley of Stylistics songs including You Make Me Feel Brand New and Betcha By Golly Wow.
Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Tickets; $20
The Sanford Jazz Ensemble began as the “Altamonte Jazz Ensemble” which for decades, under the direction of Mike Arena, brought the gift of jazz to the Central Florida community.
After Mike’s passing in 2010, the band moved to historic downtown Sanford and is excited to call the beautiful Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center its home. Now under the direction of Dave Weaver, the Sanford Jazz Ensemble has expanded its repertoire beyond traditional big band jazz to include original arrangements of classic and contemporary pop, R&B, and funk tunes.
The SJE is made up solely of community musicians who donate their time and talent to perform live jazz for Central Florida audiences. A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the band relies on those who enjoy the music and donate to keep the SJE “swinging.”