Events
2024 - 2025
Annual Spring Concert
Saturday, 7 June 2025 @ 7:30pm
Keene Middle School Auditorium – Keene, NH
Featuring Mike Turk, master of the jazz harmonica!
Valentine Swing Dance
Friday, 21 February 2025 @ 7:30pm
Ballroom at the Best Western – Keene, NH
The Keene Jazz Orchestra invites you to brighten your winter spirits with a romance dance by an authentic big band swing dance. Celebrate and enjoy the brilliance of a 17-piece band fronted by dynamic vocalist Bella Holtz, sharing the music of Count Basie, Glenn Miller, and Benny Goodman, at this Valentine’s celebration dance.
Founded by Scott Mullett, the Keene Jazz Orchestra's mission is to perform, propagate, and provide education for American Big Band music. The group is comprised of the Monadnock region's finest instrumentalists, educators, and students, and boasts a résumé of performances and collaborations with some of the greatest living performers and repertoire in jazz and big band music.
Music fans of all ages are welcome to dance and be joyful in the company of a live swing orchestra. Bar and food service will be available through Tempesta’s restaurant at the Best Western Plus, in Keene, NH.
Tickets are $15 adults/$12 students and are on sale at Toadstool Bookstore Keene & Prime Roast on Main Street Keene beginning on January 31, 2025 as well as online.
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KHS Jazz Invitational
Friday, 31 January 2025 @ 7:00pm
Keene High School Auditorium – Keene, NH
Holiday Swing Dance
Friday, 20 December 2024 @ 7:30pm
The Ballroom at Best Western Plus Hotel – Keene, NH
2023 - 2024
Annual Spring Concert
Saturday, 8 June 2024 @ 7:30pm
Keene Middle School Auditorium – Keene, NH
Featuring renowned trumpeter, arranger, composer and educator Greg Hopkins.
Vocal Jazz Workshop
Friday, 7 June 2024 @ 4:00pm
Keene Middle School Band Room – Keene, NH
Free Jazz Vocal Workshop! KJO's good friend, Bella Holtz,
Valentine Swing Dance
Saturday, 17 February 2024 @ 7:30pm
Ballroom at the Best Western – Keene, NH
KHS Jazz Invitational
Friday, 26 January 2024 @ 7:00pm
Keene High School Auditorium – Keene, NH
Holiday Swing Dance
Saturday, 16 December 2023 @ 7:30pm
The Ballroom at Best Western Plus Hotel – Keene, NH
2022 - 2023
Spring Concert
Saturday, 3 June 2023
Special performances by NEA Jazz Master, living jazz legend, and bebop vocal pioneer Sheila Jordan. Sheila will be singing small group and big band numbers with arrangements by Amherst Jazz Professor Jeff Holmes. Joining Sheila and the KJO with be acclaimed pianist and Berklee College of Music Professor Russell Hoffman, who has performed with Billy Hart, James Moody, Joe Zawinul, and Scott Mullett. The program also includes a mix of classic and contemporary works by Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, and Les Hooper.
KHS Jazz Invitational
Friday, 27 January 2023 @ 7:00pm
Keene High School Auditorium – Keene, NH
Holiday Swing Dance
Saturday, 17 December 2022 @ 7:30pm
The Ballroom at Best Western Plus Hotel – Keene, NH
Sheila Jordan
Please consider making a donation in Scott’s honor to the
Scott Mullett Fund for
Jazz Education
You can also donate via mail
by sending a check payable to:
Keene Jazz Orchestra
39 Ridgewood Ave
Keene NH 03431
memo Scott Mullett Fund