Maria Schneider Orchestra November 17, 2007

Grammy-winning composer, conductor and bandleader Maria Schneider is a musician of the highest order whose unique vision is of tremendous importance to contemporary jazz. In addition to leading a big band in contemporary America—an astonishingly difficult feat—Schneider writes some of the most vital, energizing and undeniably positive music around. It’s no wonder that so many of the finest musicians in New York clamor to play in her band.

Tickets are $48, $40, and $30 and are available online, by calling CelebrityCharge at (617) 482-6661 (M-F, 10-4), or at the Berklee Performance Center box office, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston, MA.

Official Website: http://www.celebrityseries.org/0708_performances/809_mariaschneider.htm