The Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra members are coming to the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at the College of the Canyons Valencia campus Friday, Oct. 24.

The event is expected to begin at 7:30 p.m. and tickets range from $5-10.

The Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra is known as “a veritable who’s who among the Los Angeles area’s most accomplished studio and big band artists,”

Urwin, along with the award-winning COC Big Band, will treat audiences to jazz-based renditions of classics such as “Beauty and the Beast” and “When You Wish Upon a Star.”

Musical Opportunity

Audience members will also be exposed to the creative genius of trumpeter Carl Saunders, Urwin’s showcase musician for the PAC performance. Before joining Urwin, Saunders played with the likes of Buddy Rich, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra.

“This is an amazing opportunity for the COC jazz ensemble, program and students,” said COC music director KC Manji. “We are extremely fortunate to have friends of this musical caliber that invest so much of their time and talents with COC students.”

The 18-member Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra was formed in 2000, releasing its first album “Perspectives” in 2000. Other notable band members include Wayne Bergeron, Pete Christlieb and more.

Event attendees will be able to enjoy music by the COC lab band in the lobby prior to the show and during intermission. Those interested will also be able to purchase Urwin’s music, which will be for sale in the PAC lobby on the night of the performance.

For more information on “A Night with Gary Urwin and Carl Saunders and the Award-Winning COC Big Band” or to purchase tickets please contact the PAC Box Office at 661-362-5304 or visit the website.

“We’re an eighteen-piece “big band” jazz group based in Los Angeles,” according to the Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra website. “The band is comprised of players with whom leader Gary Urwin has been associated over the years as an arranger and trumpet player. Gary’s role is to arrange or compose all the music we do, and to lead the band when we perform or record.“

Additional information on Gary and his big band can be found at the website.