Events

Holiday Swing Dance

Saturday, 16 December 2023 @ 7:30pm

The Ballroom at Best Western Plus Hotel – Keene, NH

KHS Jazz Invitational

Friday, 26 January 2024 @ 7:00pm

Keene High School Auditorium – Keene, NH

Valentine Swing Dance

Saturday, 17 February 2024 @ 7:30pm

Ballroom at the Best Western – Keene, NH

The Keene Jazz Orchestra invites you to enjoy the Valentine spirit with the classic sounds of an authentic big-band dance. Celebrate and enjoy the brilliance of a 17-piece band fronted by dynamic vocalist Rebecca (Bella) Holtz, sharing the music of Count Basie, Glenn Miller, and Benny Goodman, at this Valentine’s celebration dance.

Founded by Scott Mullett, the Keene Jazz Orchestra's mission is to perform, propagate, and provide education for American Big Band music.  The group is comprised of the Monadnock region's finest instrumentalists, educators, and students, and boasts a résumé of performances and collaborations with some of the greatest living performers and repertoire in jazz and big band music. 

Music fans of all ages are welcome to dance and be joyful in the company of a live swing orchestra. Bar and food service will be available through Tempesta’s restaurant at the Best Western Plus, in Keene, NH.

Tickets are $15 adults/$12 students and are on sale at Toadstool Bookstore Keene & Prime Roast on Main Street Keene beginning on January 27, 2024 as well as right now at keenejazzorchestra.org. 

KJO is a 501(c)(3) certified non-profit organization whose programming supports live music and jazz education in the Monadnock Region. We thank you for your support! 

Keene Jazz Orchestra is generously supported by the Barbara M. and Robert C. Cummings Fund for the Arts of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.

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Special performances by NEA Jazz Master, living jazz legend, and bebop vocal pioneer Sheila Jordan.  Sheila will be singing small group and big band numbers with arrangements by Amherst Jazz Professor Jeff Holmes.  Joining Sheila and the KJO with be acclaimed pianist and Berklee College of Music Professor Russell Hoffman, who has performed with Billy Hart, James Moody, Joe Zawinul, and Scott Mullett. The program also includes a mix of classic and contemporary works by Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, and Les Hooper.