

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Empire Jazz Orchestra (EJO) Reunion
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Empire Jazz Orchestra Reunion
Celebrating Music, Creating Opportunity
Thursday, March 26, 7 p.m.
Carl B. Taylor Auditorium
Directed by Dr. William Meckley, Dean Emeritus of the SUNY Schenectady School of Music.
$25 per person

The EJO will reunite for the first time for a concert benefiting music scholarships at the SUNY Schenectady School of Music. This promises to be a major event that Capital Region’s music lovers will not want to miss.

For twenty-five years the Empire Jazz Orchestra thrilled Capital Region audiences with its performances of major works for big band ranging from Louis Armstrong to Frank Zappa. The ensemble is especially noted for its playing of the original scores of Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn’s, Gil Evans, Oliver Nelson, and numerous other major composers and arrangers.

The EJO also hosted some of the world’s finest musicians as guest artists, including Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Randy Brecker, Lew Soloff, Dave Holland, and Rufus Reid. 

The Empire Jazz Orchestra is comprised of many of the Capital Region’s best professional players. 

https://sunysccc.edu/Academics/School-of-Music/EJO-Reunion.html

#empirejazzorchestra #albanyny #jazz #capitalregionny
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/schenectady/the-empire-jazz-orchestra-ejo-reunion/200029654152155
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, jazz, concerts, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 24

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029654152155?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=schenectady-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Schenectady
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 78 Washington Ave., Schenectady, NY, United States, New York 12305
- **lat**: 42.81416
- **long**: -73.94961
- **full address**: 78 Washington Ave., Schenectady, NY, United States, New York 12305

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: SUNY Schenectady School of Music (https://allevents.in/org/suny-schenectady-school-of-music/20220005)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 78 Washington Ave., Schenectady, NY, United States, New York 12305
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** SUNY Schenectady School of Music
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, jazz, concerts, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Empire Jazz Orchestra (EJO) Reunion ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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