Lake Michigan College Mendel Center

TICKETS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS FREE EVENT

Vocal and instrumental soloists and ensembles will share the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Jenkins Theatre stage with jazz artists Kim Nazarian and Jay Ashby during the Jazz Festival presented by the LMC Visual & Performing Arts Department at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. The public concert is a highlight of the two-day jazz festival conducted by the Grammy-recognized artists on the LMC Benton Harbor campus.

This festival is made possible by a grant from the Monday Musical Club. The Monday Musical Club provides grants to schools and non-profit organizations in Berrien County to support music instruction, programs, performances, or other purposes that engage and educate people of all ages.  

Nazarian is a world-renowned, Grammy-nominated jazz performing and recording artist, educator, and clinician. In addition to her work as a sought-after solo vocalist, she has performed all over the world with the vocal group New York Voices (NYV) for more than 35 years. She will conduct two days of vocal solo and ensemble clinics with area high school and college students. 

Ashby is a four-time Grammy-winning producer who has received multiple nominations in other categories, including Arranging and Engineering. For over thirty years, he has performed, toured, and recorded with some of the most renowned jazz artists in the industry. Ashby will share his expertise with students through band clinics and Brazilian percussion workshops.