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EPISODE · May 5, 2026 · 28 MIN

Interview with Mitch Glickman -A Symphonic Jazz Salute to Maurice White

from The Jazz Real Book · host Jay Sweet

The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra’s “Salute to Maurice White” concerts take place on Saturday, May 9, 2026 (7:30 PM) and Sunday, May 10, 2026 (7:00 PM) at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, California. Tickets and additional information are available through the orchestra’s official site: SJOMusic.org.Under the direction of Mitch Glickman, the program features orchestral arrangements of Earth, Wind & Fire material by a strong lineup of jazz composers and arrangers, including John Clayton, Derrick Hodge, Vince Mendoza, Marshall Gilkes, and Glickman himself. These contributors reshape White’s catalog into a symphonic jazz setting while maintaining its rhythmic vitality and melodic identity. The program also includes the world premiere of White’s rediscovered orchestral work Passages, co-composed with Bill Meyers and reconstructed for this performance

The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra’s “Salute to Maurice White” concerts take place on Saturday, May 9, 2026 (7:30 PM) and Sunday, May 10, 2026 (7:00 PM) at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, California. Tickets and additional information are available through the orchestra’s official site: SJOMusic.org.Under the direction of Mitch Glickman, the program features orchestral arrangements of Earth, Wind & Fire material by a strong lineup of jazz composers and arrangers, including John Clayton, Derrick Hodge, Vince Mendoza, Marshall Gilkes, and Glickman himself. These contributors reshape White’s catalog into a symphonic jazz setting while maintaining its rhythmic vitality and melodic identity. The program also includes the world premiere of White’s rediscovered orchestral work Passages, co-composed with Bill Meyers and reconstructed for this performance

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