Jazz Band

The NMU Jazz Band is a standard big band that performs many concerts throughout the school year and has toured Michigan's Upper Peninsula as well as Wisconsin. The ensemble performs literature by Thad Jones, Maria Schneider, Duke Ellington, Bob Brookmeyer, Sammy Nestico, and other well-known jazz composers.  This group is the featured ensemble at the yearly NMU Jazz Festival, and has performed with several prominent artists in recent years including bassist Jeff Halsey; trumpeters Clark Terry, Jon Faddis, Bobby Shew, and Kelly Rossum; saxophonists James Moody and Bob Mintzer; trombonists John Fedchock, Dean Sorenson, and Steve Turre; pianist Jim McNeely; drummer Peter Erskine; and guitarist Mike Stern.

The NMU Jazz Band is open to music majors and non-music majors selected through competitive auditions at the beginning of each semester. The ensemble meets twice per week: 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.

Please visit the following link - Jazz at NMU - to find out more about jazz ensembles and events at NMU, and/or contact Mark Flaherty, Jazz Band director, at 906-227-1037 for more information.