In honor of the retirement of conductor Ellen Rowe, this concert will feature the U-M Jazz Ensemble and guest artists including trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, pianist/composer Michael Holober, and composer Seulah Noh. The program will include compositions and arrangements by Bill Holman, Michael Holober, Thad Jones, Ellen Rowe, Kenny Wheeler, Darcy James Argue, Phil Wilson, and Sam Novell-Regester. The program will also include the premiere of a commissioned work by Seulah Noh.

The University of Michigan Jazz Ensemble is the most competitive of the University’s jazz ensembles. Open by audition only, most seats are filled by majors within the Department of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation. The ensemble meets twice a week for two hours, performs several times a semester on campus and off.

Ellen Rowe, conductor