Jr Jazz Battle Royal

A Junior Jazz Battle Royal

Featuring:
Jazz House KiDS Ensemble
TD Jazz for Teens Ensemble, NJPAC

Ocean City Arts Center’s Junior Jazz Battle Royal features two youth jazz ensembles who are keeping the Jazz flame burning bright with brilliant and virtuosic performances. With these young musicians on stage, Ocean City comes alive with the sound of some of Jazz’s future stars facing off, not in competition, but in synergy!

Background: In July 1961, the Duke Ellington and Count Basie Orchestras came together for the first time ever and recorded an album, released on Columbia Records, titled, “First Time: The Count Meets Duke”. This historic meeting was later referred to in Jazz circles as The Battle Royal, fittingly named after an Ellington composition on the album. A Battle Royal has been recreated through live performances by other Jazz orchestras and ensembles over the years including on the stage of the 2011 edition of the Festival in France.

Ocean City Library – Lecture Hall

FREE EVENT: LIMITED SEATING

REGISTRATIONS SUGGESTED

Register at https://www.oceancityartscenter.org/product/jr-jazz-battle-royal/128