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Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz 1 saxophonist Mya Phin sings at The Royal Room. Courtesy Palo Alto Jazz Alliance.

Palo Alto Jazz Alliance (PAJA), a longtime nonprofit group of local jazz enthusiasts promoting music education, appreciation and community, is presenting a free, community concert Saturday in Palo Alto’s Rinconada Park, performed by Washington’s Mountlake Terrace High School’s nationally recognized Jazz Ensemble 1. Bringing chairs, blankets, and refreshments is encouraged. The ensemble will be attending a clinic at Stanford earlier in the day, according to PAJA’s website. 

Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz 1 trombone section performs at the Hot Java Cool Jazz festival. Courtesy Palo Alto Jazz Alliance.

“Our PAJA board is thrilled to present this fantastic musical treat to you and to support music education, which happen to be PAJA’s guiding principles,” PAJA’s website states. 

May 25, 3 p.m., Rinconada Park, 777 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto; pajazzalliance.org.

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Karla is an assistant lifestyle editor with Embarcadero Media, working on arts and features coverage.

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