<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">On Friday, May 1, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra will perform a jazz-infused version of the seminal music festival: Woodstock, leading Clevelanders on a magical, mystery tour of Woodstock classics.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">The evening at the Maltz Performing Arts Center features the full CJO reinterpreting Santana, Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix, and Credence Clear Water Revival. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Joining the CJO is Clevelander and Tony Award(c)</span>^{<span style="color:black"> </span>}<span style="color:black">Nominee Mary Bridget Davies. Davies received rave reviews and a Tony nomination for her tribute to Janis Joplin, “A Night with Janis Joplin”. The CJO is proud to accompany her on such songs as, “Piece of My Heart” and “Try a Little Harder”. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">This final concert of the 25-26 season will include a new composition by bassist Aidan Plank. “The name of my new piece is ‘Billy’,” Plank offered, “is a tribute to Billy Strayhorn. </span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The piece is featured on my album “Where We Started” which was released on Hidden Cinema Records on April 24, 2026.”</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra is Northeast Ohio’s premier jazz voice since 1985. Through inventive arrangements and original music, the CJO brings audiences the best jazz they’ve ever heard and the best jazz they’ve never heard. We are celebrating our 41^st season.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">To purchase tickets contact the Maltz Performing Arts Center box office or visit: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://bit.ly/CJO2526Woodstock" target="_blank" style="color:blue">https://bit.ly/CJO2526Woodstock</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">For more information: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://clevelandjazz.org/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">clevelandjazz.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b>Theresa Lesh</b></font><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Managing Director, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra</font></div><div><i style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>Learn, live, and love jazz</b></i><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#0000ee" face="verdana, sans-serif"><u><a href="http://clevelandjazz.org/donate/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">clevelandjazz.org/donate/</a></u></font><br></div><div><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></div></div></div></div></div>