Mission Statement
The Big Time Jazz Orchestra has been organized to:
Promote and advocate big band jazz music, an indigenous American art form, through concert performances in the Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin and surrounding areas by premiere musicians of the region;
Perform new, original jazz compositions and arrangements, as well as standard big band repertoire of acknowledged masters;
Provide educational opportunities for the children of the region surrounding Duluth, Minnesota, through concert performances and other activities; and
Benefit charitable, humanitarian causes in the Twin Ports (Duluth-Superior) area through proceeds from concert performances. |