Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra

Derrick Gardner, conductor; Virginia MacDonald, clarinet

Featured guest clarinetist Virginia MacDonald is an in-demand bandleader and composer, regularly appearing throughout North America and Europe at Birdland, Smalls, Ronnie Scott’s, Le Duc des Lombards, Dizzy’s, and other celebrated jazz venues. A frequent collaborator with Grammy-winning trombonist Michael Dease, MacDonald co-leads quintets with trumpeter Joe Magnarelli and bass clarinetist Todd Marcus. A Juno Award winner as a member of the Canadian Jazz Collective, she released her debut album In Search Of... in May on the Cellar Music label.