2013 Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Jazz Orchestra to perform in New York City
Composer/Arranger/Performer Eric Richards to lead the east coast's finest college jazz musicians

CUMBERLAND.  On January 13, 2013, this year's Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Jazz Orchestra will be taking on the Jazz Capitol of the World - New York City.

The group assembles some of the top collegiate musicians on the east coast, and is recognized as the premier collegiate honor jazz ensemble in the Mid-Atlantic region.

The purpose of the MACJO is to provide aspiring college musicians the opportunity to perform in a premier collegiate jazz orchestra while contributing to the development of jazz audiences in Western Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region. The group was formed in 2009 as an initiative of the Cumberland Jazz Society.  Past guest leaders of the band include Mike Tomaro, Alan Baylock, Denis DiBlasio, and Scott Wendholt.

For more information about this year's group or about the 2013 Guest Conductor Eric Richards, visit the 2013 MACJO page.