Displaying until October 23, 2026

Cal Poly's Jazz Ensembles will present “The Art of Jazz” concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in the Performing Arts Center. The program will explore the diverse styles that have shaped jazz performance, from swing and hard bop to Latin American and Caribbean traditions, soul and funk. The University Jazz Band and four Jazz Combos will perform, and the Jazz Lab Band will make its performance debut on the concert. The group is a “little big band,” with six to eight horns and a rhythm section. Jamaal Baptiste directs the bands, and Dylan Johnson directs the combos. Read more. Read more about the concert. Tickets are available from the Cal Poly Ticket Office, 805-756-4849. Back to announcement history