The Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble invites community members of all ages to attend two free concerts. Both take place at the Peninsula College main campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.

Enjoy “Jazz in the PUB” over lunch, starting at noon on Tuesday, March 12; bring a lunch or get a meal from the college’s Market & Deli.

The ensemble’s Winter Jazz Concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, in Maier Performance Hall, also on the main PC campus. Port Angeles High School jazz band will attend as guests and share the evening of jazz music.

“I’m excited to bring the Port Angeles High School Jazz Band to the college,” said Marge Rosen, PC’s new jazz ensemble director.

“The high school will present Blue Man Group and Weapons of Brass Destruction (small jazz combos) and their full jazz band,” she said. “[The] Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble will perform a wide variety of big band jazz from Mary Lou Williams and Glenn Miller to Seattle composers Quincy Jones and Daniel Barry.”

The college big band features freshman Avery Saul of Port Angeles singing an arrangement of the famous Nat King Cole tune “Unforgettable” and Peggy Lee’s version of “Fever.”

Robbin Eaves of Joyce will sing the classics, “What’s Your Story, Morning Glory?” and “A Kiss To Build A Dream On,” along with other picks from the Great American Songbook.

Ensemble performers are from across the North Olympic Peninsula. From Sequim are John Wethrill on piano, Kendall Melton on bass, Liberty Mavy on violin, Jayne Morrison on alto sax, Jeff Fox and Kevin MacCartney on tenor sax, Dan James on trumpet, and Jeff Dingle and Tom Hartig on trombone.

From Port Angeles are Jim Bradbury, Larry Madsen, Nancy McPherson, and Brock Tejeda on trumpet, and conductor Rosen on drums.

Other performers include John Adams on alto sax and bass clarinet and Dan Powell on trombone who commute from the Port Townsend area to join the group.

For more information, visit pencol.edu/events or contact Rosen at mrosen@pencol.edu.