Camarillo, CA. – CSU Channel Islands (CI) will be hosting the Grammy Award-winning New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010, in a free, open-air performance at CI’s Potrero Field. The concert will begin at 5:30 p.m. and conclude at 7 p.m.

NOJO is dedicated to creating and presenting authentic and dynamic jazz experiences for wide-ranging audiences. Irvin Mayfield, founder and artistic director of NOJO, is a Grammy award-nominated and Billboard award-winning trumpeter, bandleader, composer, arranger and recording artist. He created the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra in 2002 with the idea of preserving and evolving the cultural and historical legacy of New Orleans-based jazz. Since its founding the group has headlined most of America’s major performing arts venues and clubs including Lincoln Center in New York City.

The 16-piece band will be spending the day on campus, meeting with students and classes. The public is invited to bring a blanket, lawn chairs and share an evening with these incredible musicians and their music. Alcohol will not be permitted at this event. For additional information contact Merissa Stith at 805-437-8548 or merissa.stith@csuci.edu.

Limited parking is available on campus. A daily permit is $6. Free parking is available and recommended at the Camarillo Metrolink Station/Lewis Road parking lot in Camarillo, with bus service to and from the campus. Riders should board the VISTA Bus to campus. The fare is $1.00 each way and buses arrive and depart the Camarillo Metrolink Station every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday. For exact times, check the schedule at www.goventura.org