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Delaware Valley University Jazz Band celebrates school’s 125th anniversary

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Join the Delaware Valley University (DelVal) Jazz Band and special guests, The Delaware Valley Saxophone Quartet, for a special afternoon of music celebrating the University’s 125th anniversary on the Mercer Museum Green in Doylestown, at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7.

Directed by Dr. Jack Schmidt, the Delaware Valley University Jazz Band is composed of DelVal students and members of the Doylestown Community.

The 19-member ensemble performs regularly on DelVal’s campus and has earned a reputation for its spirited performance of works from big band standards to the latest contemporary jazz and rock fusion.

The concert will feature music by well-known artists such as Nat Adderly, Mercer Ellington, Pat Metheny, Stevie Wonder and others.

For the concert at the Mercer, the ensemble will be joined by the Delaware Valley Saxophone Quartet, comprised of local musicians. The quartet plays regularly for charitable organizations and other special events in the Bucks County area and beyond.


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