The Lakeland Community College Jazz Festival

The festival will kick off at 9 a.m. today at Lakeland Community College when middle and high school jazz ensembles perform for adjudication. Then, dan bruce’s :beta collective will perform. Bruce, who is currently on faculty at Youngstown State University and Cuyahoga Community College, will participate in a pre-concert discussion prior to the 8 p.m. concert.  The festival continues tomorrow with a performance by the Chuchito Valdés All-Star Cuban Quartet. He’ll participate in a pre-concert talk as well, and Valdés’s international quartet will back him for the show. The festival concludes on Sunday with a Big Band Matinee concert featuring the Lakeland Civic Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Demetrius Steinmetz and the Cleveland State University Jazz Ensemble under the direction of John Perrine. Check the website for ticket prices and times.