Big Band Bash! UA Studio Jazz Ensemble & the CRJO Celebrate Thad & Mel

($15-$25 tickets | 7pm & 8:30pm sets) The tradition of the Monday night big band began in 1966 with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra at the Village Vanguard. 60 years later the tradition continues at the Century Room! This Monday the University of Arizona’s Studio Jazz Ensemble celebrate the continuing legacy of Thad and Mel with a program of their music at 7pm. Following the U of A band will be the Century Room Jazz Orchestra, which is a multi generational big band made up of educators, professional musicians and students alike.