Part of the University-wide Bicentennial, the Jazz Festival features legendary vibraphonist Gary Burton. The concert includes the premiere of a new composition for jazz orchestra by Prof. Dennis Wilson (trombone) in collaboration with the Center for Arrhythmia Research through award-winning researcher and Professor of Internal Medicine Justus MB Anumonwo. This performance also features SMTD music faculty Andrew Bishop, tenor saxophone; Anthony Elliott, cello; Bill Lucas, trumpet; Miles Okazaki, guitar; Jonathan Ovalle, percussion; Ed Sarath, flugelhorn; and the U-M Bicentennial Jazz Orchestra, a new ensemble created in celebration of Michigan’s 200-year anniversary.