NCCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble travel to Monterey, CA and record their performance for a CD & DVD project title, Live at The Next Generation Jazz Festival, as they compete in the Next Generation Jazz Festival, March 31-April 1, 2012.

The 16 voices and 4 instrumentalists have been chosen as one of six finalists to participate in this awesome opportunity. This will be the second recording of the group, and its first recording of a live performance in front of a live audience.

Their first CD, Arrival, was produced by and funded by saxophonist Branford Marsalis. This award winning group of young talented musicians and singers have a very diverse repertoire spanning the spectrum of jazz vocal music, from swing, blues, bebop, to spirituals, R&B.