Stetson Jazz Ensemble to Perform at NSB Jazz Festival

Patrick Hennessey, conductor of the Stetson University Jazz Ensemble, discusses an upcoming performance at the New Smyrna Beach Jazz Festival, Sept. 28. In addition, the Jazz Ensemble will be performing Oct. 9 at Stetson University, honoring jazz greats, past and present, from Louis Armstrong to Herbie Hancock, and including music by Count Basie, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Thad Jones, Oliver Nelson and J.J. Johnson.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave. Tickets: adults--$10; seniors--$8; area students--$5. More information: School of Music concert line, (386) 822-8947; www.stetson.edu/music/calendar.