Our Candler Concert Jazz offering for 2014-15 is Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. They will perform at the Schwartz Center on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 8:00 p.m.

Founded in 2002, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra is a vital part of the rich jazz legacy of New Orleans. Led by Grammy and Billboard Music Award-winner Irvin Mayfield, NOJO creates authentic, engaging jazz experiences that celebrate the origins and transform the future of Jazz. This 18-piece orchestra is one of the most sought after touring jazz orchestras in the country, and in 2010, NOJO won the Grammy  Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble for its album “Book One.”

“…above all, these guys are about playing New Orleans Jazz with blistering Creole fire, a kind of unrestrained fun and virtuosity…”

 –Omaha World Herald