Jazz in Progress will perform a Holiday Concert at 7:00 PM on Saturday, December 7th at the Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave., Sycamore.  Non-perishable food items and/or cash donations will be accepted for the Sycamore Food Pantry.

This concert will be co-hosted with Chapter DX of P.E.O. International.  This is a philanthropical education organization where women celebrate the advancement of women through scholarships, grants, awards, loans, and stewardship of Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri.  It motivates women to achieve their highest education.  For more information go to peointernational.org

The 18-piece community jazz band will play a great mix of old favorite Christmas and Holiday music that is arranged in jazz style.  They will also be playing jazz selections from some of your favorite classic holiday cartoons.  The band will feature several vocal and instrumental solos from within the members of the ensemble.

Jazz in Progress was organized in 2012 to encourage local musicians to play jazz in support of it’s mission of musical, charitable, and educational purposes to advance the appreciation, performance, and history of jazz music and it’s related genres.  The ensemble continues the practice of inviting local high school and college jazz musicians to sit in with the group, giving them an opportunity to gain more experience in playing jazz music.

It is an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that puts funds raised back into local community music programs.  For more information, go to their Facebook page.