Guest artists Valerie Gillespie (vocals and saxophone) and trombonist Herb Bruce return to the MACC for another Swinging Holidays with the Gulf Coast Jazz Collective. This show brings hot jazz to Christmas standards, and this show promises new Christmas flavors, as well as favorites from last year’s almost sold out show! Swinging Holidays promises to send you into the holiday season with a smile on your face! Gulf Coast Jazz Collective Founded in 2021, the Gulf Coast Jazz Collective brings the best of live Jazz performance to Southwest Florida. Under the artistic direction of drummer, educator, composer & arranger Paul Gavin, the Jazz Collective invites the best artists from the country to collaborate in concerts that span the entire genre of Jazz. SPONSORED IN PART BY ROBERT OPATRNY & SUSAN SUTHERLAND; VICTOR & JACKIE SOLOMON