Monthly concert at the West Shore Theater - Tickets on sale now!!

SPECIAL GUEST - BASSIST STEVE VARNER

HARRISBURG JAZZ COLLECTIVE BIG BAND – CENTRAL PA’S PREMIER BIG JAZZ BAND

ALL STANDARD SEATS: $15 HIGH TOP (SEATS 2): $35 BOOTH (SEATS 4-6): $80 WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND PURCHASING YOUR SEATS IN ADVANCE AT HTTPS://WWW.WESTSHORETHEATRE.ORG/TICKETS/ AS THESE REGULARLY SELL OUT.

FOUNDED IN OCTOBER OF 2014, STEVE RUDOLPH (PIANIST/COMPOSER AND FOUNDER OF THE CENTRAL PA FRIENDS OF JAZZ) & BILL PERBETSKY (TRUMPETER AND FORMER BAND DIRECTOR AT SUSQUEHANNA H.S.) CO-LEAD THE 16-PIECE ENSEMBLE. THE PLAYERS INCLUDE THE FINEST MUSICIANS FROM OUR AREA AND BEYOND PERFORMING MUSIC FROM THE HISTORIC BIG BANDS (ELLINGTON/BASIE/KENTON/ DORSEY) TO MORE MODERN BANDS (BUDDY RICH, THAD JONES, ROB MCCONNELL. GORDON GOODWIN, BOB MINTZER) AS WELL AS ORIGINAL MUSIC AND ARRANGEMENTS FROM MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. ORIGINALLY NAMED THE RIVER CITY BIG BAND, THE HJC BIG BAND IS HAPPY TO HAVE THE WEST SHORE THEATRE AS OUR NEW VENUE FOR REGULAR PERFORMANCES TO GO ALONG WITH OUR NEW NAME.

THE HARRISBURG JAZZ COLLECTIVE BIG BAND WILL BE FEATURING GUEST ARTISTS WITH THE BAND AT OUR REGULAR WEST SHORE APPEARANCES AND PERFORMING HOLIDAY CONCERTS IN DECEMBER.

$15 - in advance or at the door!

The Governor Mifflin Music Association and Erich Cawalla are excited to come together to produce "A Celebration of Governor Mifflin Music" on Thu. April 11, 2024 at the newly-renovated Governor Mifflin Senior High Auditorium. Featured will be Governor Mifflin Graduate ERICH CAWALLA AND HIS ALL-STAR BIG BAND WITH SPECIAL GUEST AMY BANKS as well as THE GM HIGH SCHOOL "STATESMEN" JAZZ ENSEMBLE, THE GM HIGH SCHOOL "GOVERNORS", and THE GM MIDDLE SCHOOL "DIPLOMATS" JAZZ ENSEMBLE". The show will also be presented as a Berks Jazz Fest-affiliated concert. All Tickets are General Admission and are $20.00 each. Doors Open at 6:15 PM / Showtime 7:00 PM

$20

The Harrisburg Jazz Collective plays one set @ 8:00pm following the various H,S, jazz ensembles- Boiling Springs High School Jazz Festival Saturday, April 13, 2024, 5pm-9pm

Boiling Springs High School 21 Academy Street Boiling Springs, PA 17007

Tickets: $5 at the door

Area high school jazz bands performing throughout the evening, each band receives a clinic immediately following their performance. Clinicians include Jim McFalls, Tom Strohman and Dan Monaghan. Evening concludes with a set (beginning at approximately 8:15pm) by the Harrisburg Jazz Collective.

Guest guitar artists (Paul Asbell, Walt Bibinger, Ricardo Grilli, Ed Laub, and Sean McGowan) w/Steve Rudolph Trio featuring Tony Marino (bass) and Larry Marshall (drums) - this is a very special event with great guitar makers and players from all over the world...

HARRISBURG JAZZ COLLECTIVE BIG BAND – CENTRAL PA’S PREMIER BIG JAZZ BAND

L STANDARD SEATS: $15 HIGH TOP (SEATS 2): $35 BOOTH (SEATS 4-6): $80 WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND PURCHASING YOUR SEATS IN ADVANCE AT HTTPS://WWW.WESTSHORETHEATRE.ORG/TICKETS/ AS THESE REGULARLY SELL OUT.

FOUNDED IN OCTOBER OF 2014, STEVE RUDOLPH (PIANIST/COMPOSER AND FOUNDER OF THE CENTRAL PA FRIENDS OF JAZZ) & BILL PERBETSKY (TRUMPETER AND FORMER BAND DIRECTOR AT SUSQUEHANNA H.S.) CO-LEAD THE 16-PIECE ENSEMBLE. THE PLAYERS INCLUDE THE FINEST MUSICIANS FROM OUR AREA AND BEYOND PERFORMING MUSIC FROM THE HISTORIC BIG BANDS (ELLINGTON/BASIE/KENTON/ DORSEY) TO MORE MODERN BANDS (BUDDY RICH, THAD JONES, ROB MCCONNELL. GORDON GOODWIN, BOB MINTZER) AS WELL AS ORIGINAL MUSIC AND ARRANGEMENTS FROM MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. ORIGINALLY NAMED THE RIVER CITY BIG BAND, THE HJC BIG BAND IS HAPPY TO HAVE THE WEST SHORE THEATRE AS OUR NEW VENUE FOR REGULAR PERFORMANCES TO GO ALONG WITH OUR NEW NAME.

THE HARRISBURG JAZZ COLLECTIVE BIG BAND WILL BE FEATURING GUEST ARTISTS WITH THE BAND AT OUR REGULAR WEST SHORE APPEARANCES AND PERFORMING HOLIDAY CONCERTS IN DECEMBER.

$15 - in advance or at the door!

Join us for an evening of fun, food and philanthropy as we raise money to support The CARE Center at the Penn State Cancer Institute. Hassan J.J. Shakur and Steve play from 5:30 - 8pm

The evening boasts delicious food tastings freshly prepared by local community leaders and chefs, plus live entertainment provided by the jazz duo Steve Rudolph and Hassan Shakur.

JazZenJourney

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San Fedele, Rada in Chianti, Tuscany

JazZenJourney Italy still has some rooms available - Travel to the heart of Italy, to Borgo San Fedele, a restored 12th century monastery nestled in the green and rolling hills of Tuscany, where all of your needs are met … where time falls away and there is only now … where the wine flows and food is plentiful.

JazZenJourney, Italy is an immersion into the Tuscan landscape, an inspirational sojourn for body, mind, and soul ... with quiet morning meditations, world-class jazz performances each evening, gourmet cuisine, day trips to hilltop villages, local artisans and vineyards, picnics in olive groves, frescoed chapels, and much more..

STORE + CDs & More!

GIGS - live music is best!!

Monthly concert at the West Shore Theater - Tickets on sale now!!

SPECIAL GUEST - BASSIST STEVE VARNER

HARRISBURG JAZZ COLLECTIVE BIG BAND – CENTRAL PA’S PREMIER BIG JAZZ BAND

ALL STANDARD SEATS: $15 HIGH TOP (SEATS 2): $35 BOOTH (SEATS 4-6): $80 WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND PURCHASING YOUR SEATS IN ADVANCE AT HTTPS://WWW.WESTSHORETHEATRE.ORG/TICKETS/ AS THESE REGULARLY SELL OUT.

FOUNDED IN OCTOBER OF 2014, STEVE RUDOLPH (PIANIST/COMPOSER AND FOUNDER OF THE CENTRAL PA FRIENDS OF JAZZ) & BILL PERBETSKY (TRUMPETER AND FORMER BAND DIRECTOR AT SUSQUEHANNA H.S.) CO-LEAD THE 16-PIECE ENSEMBLE. THE PLAYERS INCLUDE THE FINEST MUSICIANS FROM OUR AREA AND BEYOND PERFORMING MUSIC FROM THE HISTORIC BIG BANDS (ELLINGTON/BASIE/KENTON/ DORSEY) TO MORE MODERN BANDS (BUDDY RICH, THAD JONES, ROB MCCONNELL. GORDON GOODWIN, BOB MINTZER) AS WELL AS ORIGINAL MUSIC AND ARRANGEMENTS FROM MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. ORIGINALLY NAMED THE RIVER CITY BIG BAND, THE HJC BIG BAND IS HAPPY TO HAVE THE WEST SHORE THEATRE AS OUR NEW VENUE FOR REGULAR PERFORMANCES TO GO ALONG WITH OUR NEW NAME.

THE HARRISBURG JAZZ COLLECTIVE BIG BAND WILL BE FEATURING GUEST ARTISTS WITH THE BAND AT OUR REGULAR WEST SHORE APPEARANCES AND PERFORMING HOLIDAY CONCERTS IN DECEMBER.

$15 - in advance or at the door!

The Governor Mifflin Music Association and Erich Cawalla are excited to come together to produce "A Celebration of Governor Mifflin Music" on Thu. April 11, 2024 at the newly-renovated Governor Mifflin Senior High Auditorium. Featured will be Governor Mifflin Graduate ERICH CAWALLA AND HIS ALL-STAR BIG BAND WITH SPECIAL GUEST AMY BANKS as well as THE GM HIGH SCHOOL "STATESMEN" JAZZ ENSEMBLE, THE GM HIGH SCHOOL "GOVERNORS", and THE GM MIDDLE SCHOOL "DIPLOMATS" JAZZ ENSEMBLE". The show will also be presented as a Berks Jazz Fest-affiliated concert. All Tickets are General Admission and are $20.00 each. Doors Open at 6:15 PM / Showtime 7:00 PM

$20

JAZZENJOURNEY

san fedele

"The trip of a lifetime!"

Join us as we travel to the heart of Tuscany for a week of beautiful scenery, live jazz under the stars, gourmet food and wine - JazZenJourney to Italy July 15-22 (SOLD OUT)  Please join us next year - July 13-20, 2024!!

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