SILER CITY, N.C. — The free public concert by Gregg Gelb and La Fiesta Latin Jazz Sextet — originally scheduled for Friday, January 28, at Jordan-Matthews High School in Siler City — has been postponed due to a forecast for winter weather that could make travel conditions hazardous.

The decision was made after Chatham County Schools advised that all evening, school-related activities could be canceled.

JMArts is currently working with band director Gelb to find another date for the concert. When that new date is arranged, it will be announced on the JMArts website (jmarts.org) and all JMArts social media platforms.

The concert was planned to wrap up an afternoon Latin Jazz clinic attended by members the JM Jazz Ensemble and selected eighth-grade musicians from Chatham Middle and Silk Hope schools. The clinic for student musicians will still be held on Friday, January 28, but has been moved earlier in the day.

Both the concert and jazz clinic are supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The 2021 Grassroots Arts Grant for $1,550 covers half of the program cost; the rest will be matched by JMArts through member contributions and fundraising projects like the sale of JMArts greeting and holiday cards.

More information about JMArts, including details about this concert, a schedule of all upcoming arts events and information on membership, is available online at JMArts.org.

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