The Monterey Jazz Festival 50th anniversary Band will perform 8 p.m. Wed., Jan. 23 in the Samuelson Chapel at California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks.

The band features pianist Benny Green, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, saxophonist James Moody, bassist Derrick Hodge, drummer Kendrick Scott and special guest vocalist Nnenna Freelon. All the musicians have played at the festival in previous years.

The concert will feature a mix of standards from all the jazz eras. The band will also perform selections from Blanchard's composition "A Tale of God's Will: A Requiem for Katrina," which he debuted live in September. Blanchard received Grammy nominations for the piece, in the Best Jazz Instrumental Solo and Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album categories.

Admission is free. The CLU performance is the only Ventura County stop on the tour.

The performance is sponsored by CLU's Artists and Speakers Series. Donations will be accepted.