Festival features free performance by The John Trapani Big Band

The second annual Minerva Jazz Festival, set for Saturday, Feb. 27, will feature a free performance by the John Trapani Big Band.

The John Trapani Big Band, playing at 1 p.m., recreates original arrangements of classic big-band pieces by Glenn Miller, Harry James, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Count Basie and Duke Ellington.

The festival will also feature performances by area high-school and middle-school jazz bands during the morning.

The festival will be held in the Minerva High School auditeria, 501 Almeda Ave., Minerva, with doors opening at 9:30 a.m. A concession stand will be available throughout the day.

This event is made possible by funding from Arts in Stark and the American Federation of Musicians.

For more information, see www.prideofminerva.com.