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Kick Off Event: The North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra performs at
Riverfront Convention Center, New Bern. The NCJRO is the state’s most
celebrated jazz orchestra. The concert features a musically illustrated
lecture on “Jazz of the 1920s” by orchestra leader James Ketch, UNC
professor of music and director of jazz studies, followed by a swinging
salute to the era’s music. Tom “the Jazzman” Mallison of Public Radio East
will be Master of Ceremonies. Tom is host to one of the longest-running jazz
radio programs in North Carolina. |