The Pacific Lutheran University School of Arts and Communication and Department of Music announces a full return to the free summer concert series Jazz Under the Stars. Concerts will be held on Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. starting July 7 and running through August 11, 2022. Now in its 23rd year, jazz artists from around the Pacific Northwest will play diverse jazz styles in the outdoor amphitheater at the Mary Baker Russell Music Center on PLU’s campus. Original compositions and new arrangements of classic jazz standards will delight listeners throughout the summer.

Attendees are recommended to bring a camping chair, pillow, or blanket to enjoy the music. Picnics encouraged! Concerts are never canceled due to weather, and will instead be moved inside to Lagerquist Concert Hall. Paid concessions and free coffee will be available at concerts. Parking on campus is free in the evenings. At select performances, audiences will be invited to walk a short distance to PLU’s W. M. Keck Observatory to look at the stars after the concert has ended.

July 7: David Joyner Quintet
July 14: Mark Lewis Quartet
July 21: Sherry Alves Brazilian Quartet
July 28: Kareem Kandi World Orchestra
August 4: Jenny Davis Jazz Quintet
August 11: PLU Jazz Faculty