Directed by Maine pianist Thomas Snow, the Bates College Jazz Band performs at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.

This event is open to the public at no cost. For more information, please contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

The Bates Jazz Band is a full big band of skilled Bates students that performs at least one concert per semester in a wide variety of styles.

This concert includes contemporary selections such as "Song for Bilbao" by Pat Metheny and "The Goodbye Look" by Donald Fagen of Steely Dan, as well as such traditional big-band selections as "Opus One" by Sy Oliver.