The UCLA Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, the Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, the Charles Mingus Ensemble, the Commercial Studio Music Ensemble, and the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by world-class jazz artists, will be performing well-known jazz standards as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students. The UCLA Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra is directed by Arturo O’Farrill, a six-time Grammy-winning pianist, composer, and music educator. The Contemporary Jazz Ensemble is directed by Hitomi Oba, co-founder of the composer/performer new music collective L.A. Signal Lab. The Charles Mingus Ensemble is directed by Hitomi Oba. The Commercial Studio Music Ensemble is directed by Duane Benjamin,  an accomplished performer, composer, orchestrator, and arranger. The UCLA Jazz Orchestra is directed by Charley Harrison, a composer and arranger whose album Keeping My Composure maintained a spot on the charts of JazzWeek for 13 consecutive weeks.