Delfeayo Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers and producers in jazz today. Under his direction and anchored by Dirty Dozen Brass Band founder Roger Lewis on bari sax, the Uptown Jazz Orchestra sings and swings with confidence and soul performing blues and standards that combine riff-playing, spontaneous arrangements and the New Orleans secondline groove. The Uptown Jazz Orchestra keeps the old-school jazz traditions alive.

The concert is a part of the inaugural High Country Jazz Festival featuring 11 events at 7 venues in Boone and Blowing Rock. It is a fundraiser for the Appalachian Theatre, Boone Sunrise Rotary, and the Jazz Studies Program at Appalachian State University.