Events

This events calendar includes Earl’s upcoming performances, compositional debuts, recordings and educational activities. On mobile devices this calendar is best viewed horizontally.

Event Information

• Fri

  28

  Mar

  2025

  Sat

  29

  Mar

  2025

  Guest Artist: Holyoke Community College Jazz Festival

  

  Holyoke Community College
  Leslie Phillips Theater at HCC’s Fine & Performing Arts Building
  303 Homestead Ave, Holyoke, Massachusetts

  Earl MacDonald with the Amherst Jazz Orchestra
  Friday, March 28 | 8:00 PM
  
  Pianist, composer, and arranger Earl MacDonald joins the Amherst Jazz Orchestra as the featured guest artist for an evening of big band jazz. Directed by trombonist and music professor Dave Sporny, the AJO takes the stage at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 28th, in the Leslie Phillips Theater at HCC’s Fine & Performing Arts Building. The concert is free for HCC students, faculty, and staff, and $10 for the general public.

  Jazz Clinics with Earl MacDonald
  Saturday, March 29 | 9:00 AM
  
  Jazz clinics for high school and college music students, led by Earl MacDonald. Topics include improvisation, ensemble playing, and jazz interpretation.