UP JAZZ FRIENDS

U.P. Jazz Friends was organized by Professor Juan Cadiz Jr. in the hope of developing these young musicians into the best in big band artistry. It is the young, spin-off version of Lito Molina and the Jazz friends, of which Prof. Cadiz is a member. In last years Valentine special, where they performed before the legendary Jazz Master, Mr. Molina acknowledged the talent and musicianship of the younger Jazz Friends. Currently membership is more than two dozen inclusive of apprentices. They have performed for numerous functions for the University of the Philippines, Robinsons Metro East, the Shangrila EDSA, the Asian Development Bank, educational concerts for the Ateneo de Manila and the De La Salle University to name a few.