Leon Petruzzi Jazz Orchestra
(LPJO)

Jazz has been deemed an “American Treasure” by the United States Congress. Jazz is truly a unique American art form. The Jazz Orchestra, also referred to as the Big Band, has been central to the development of Jazz, From the early bands of Buddy Bolden and Louis Armstrong, through the Big Band Era of the 1930s and 1940s in which Big Band music was the popular music of the time, to the progressive and innovative bands of the 1950s and 1960s, most people have been introduced to jazz through the jazz orchestra. The LPJO is dedicated to the preservation, education, and performance of music written for, and performed by, the jazz orchestra. The purpose and goal is to keep this art form alive through active performance and to pass it along to future generations of performers and fans.

The LPJO plays the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each Month at Who-ville in Bethpage, NY. Come hear Long Island's premiere concert jazz orchestra perform music by the greatest arrangers for the greatest big bands including Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra.

Take the LIE or NS Parkway to Rt. 135 South (Seaford/Oyster Bay Expressway) or SS Parkway to Rt.135 North (SOB Exp.). Get off at the Powell Ave. exit and make a right onto Powell Ave. Continue to end and then make a left turn onto Broadway. Who-ville is 2 blocks on the right, 1 block before the railroad tracks. Plenty of parking behing Who-ville in the Bethpage Train Station parking lot.

A Thursday Night At Who-ville

...and Playin' Strong