The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts is pleased to announce that the Youth Jazz Ambassador Big Band will perform at the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (MAFJ) on Saturday, February 18th. The Festival, which is held in Rockville, Maryland, takes place on February 16th-19th, 2017, at the Rockville Hilton Hotel. The festival draws over 4,000 enthusiasts from across the eastern seaboard. The Mid-Atlantic Festival was created in 1992 in honor of Elmore “Fish” Middleton, a Washington, DC jazz radio programmer, whose commitment to promoting jazz music and supporting emerging jazz music and supporting emerging jazz artists became the guiding principle behind the festival.

Produced by the Jazz Academy of Music, which hosts a burgeoning annual jazz camp for aspiring high school jazz musicians, the MAJF makes an indelible commitment to jazz education. The Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival will build upon the legacy of Elmore “Fish” Middleton in presenting the region’s finest talents and visiting masters in unique “festival” programs and configurations, Next Generation jazz artists, and student ensembles.

For information on the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, call (301) 563-9330.