• Ralph Hughes Scholarship Dinner
• Library Alive IX presents the third-annual “Scholastic Swing at the Sherman” featuring “Blue Lou” Marini and the COTA Festival Orchestra
• Bucky Pizzarelli and Jay Leonhart @ ESU 3/25/12
• Phil Woods/COTA Festival Orchestra New Music Reading
• THE GAPTIME ENSEMBLE
• 3rd Annual "Scholastic Swing" Concert
• JARO to perform “A President’s Weekend Salute to Big Band Jazz” on Sunday February 19 at 3:00 p.m. at East Stroudsburg University
• Zoot Fest at ESU on November 13

Since 1981 local high school students, mentored by great educators and musicians, have performed each year at the festival.

"The luggage call was for 5 a.m., bus departure at 5:30, and we were going somewhere. I don't remember where, but I remember Pat Dorian. He was paying his hotel extras when I came down to the lobby. I said good morning and asked how he was. His reply was illuminating: 'I'm living the dream!' he said. Thanks to Pat and all the good men who helped to make my dream come true as well! I have always wanted to take a big band to Europe during the summer festival season. The following is Pat's superb view of this event." - Phil Woods

CELEBRATION! marks the first recording on which Phil Woods has led a big band of his own design. The members of the Festival Orchestra come from their native Eastern Pennsylvania environs to join their leader in a hard-driving testimonial to the fact that, in Phil's words: "Jazz is international, but it's also local." Augmented here by the members of Woods' quintet, it's also terrific...