The OBSERVER and The Post-Journal, in cooperation with Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center, present the U.S. Navy Band Commodores, the Navy’s premier jazz ensemble. It has been performing the very best of big band jazz for the Navy and the nation for more than 50 years.

Formed in 1969, this 18-member group continues the jazz big band legacy with some of the finest musicians in the world.

The Commodores’ mission includes public concerts, national concert tours, ceremonial support in honoring our veterans, jazz education classes and clinics, and protocol performances for high-level military and civilian government officials. As a versatile and relevant musical organization in the 21st century, the Commodores write and arrange much of their vast library of music.

Their concerts are an eclectic mix of traditional big band music, exciting jazz vocal arrangements and fresh new instrumental music written specifically for the Commodores of today. This vibrant, dynamic musical group is constantly striving for musical excellence and the pursuit of new and exciting ways to communicate with their audiences.

The U.S. Navy Band Commodores will be performing for free at King Concert Hall at SUNY Fredonia at 7 p.m. Friday, June 19. For four free tickets, send a request to Campus Ticket Office, 280 Central Ave., Williams Center, G 140, Fredonia, NY 14063.

Tickets also available online at fredonia.edu/tickets