The musicians of “Novel Jazz” have been performing straight-ahead jazz around Maine and New England for over three decades. They draw from the Great American Songbook and specialize in the works of Edward Kennedy (“Duke”) Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. The band members hail from all over Maine, and they have recorded 3 CD’s. Several two-hour programs dedicated to Novel Jazz have been broadcast on Maine Public Radio’s jazz show, “Jazz Tonight” over the years.
In spite of Covid, the band has kept busy during the long hiatus with plenty of practicing at home, lots of zoom calls and doing arrangements of new Ellington and Strayhorn tunes, some collected from the Smithsonian Museum of American History as well as the Library of Congress.
Listen to Novel Jazz.
Tickets
- Adults: $15 in advance, $18 at the door.
- Students & Children: $10
Tickets will available after church services, at the church office, or at Gulf of Maine Books beginning October 17. Or you can buy them online.
Covid Requirements
UUCB will require audience members age 12 and up to be fully vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 test result within 48 hours of arriving at a performance, along with a matching photo ID. Proof of vaccination or negative test will be required at the door. Masking is also required. To avoid long lines at the doors, come early. Doors will open at 6:30 pm.