DHS Jazz Ensemble & Community Band Perform At Weed Beach June 6

DARIEN, CT — The award-winning Darien High School Jazz Ensemble will play a free concert at Weed Beach on June 6, and the ensemble's performance will be followed by a concert by the Darien Community Band. The show starts at 6:30 p.m., with the community band starting at about 7:15 p.m. Both bands are conducted by DHS band director Jonathan Grauer, and the free admission is courtesy of the Darien Parks and Recreation Department.

The Jazz Ensemble comes off its highest-ever third place finish at the Berklee College of Music High School Jazz Festival, as well as its performance at the Greenwich Essentially Ellington competition in which several of the ensemble’s soloists earned individual honors.

The Darien Community Band has been fostering town spirit and community pride since 1946.

"When I’m conducting this group I often think of the World War II soldiers who probably played in this band when they returned from the war. It’s a great tradition,” said Grauer in a statement.

Photo credit: Town of Darien

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