The Barnegat Township School District Instrumental Music Department recently hosted its sixth annual Barnegat Jazz Night at Russell O. Brackman Middle School. The event is the district’s combined jazz band concert, which features musical performances by the Robert L. Horbelt Intermediate School Jazz Band, the Brackman Middle School Jazz Ensemble and the Barnegat High School Jazz Ensemble as well as members of the Brass Tacks Orchestra, featured special guests.

Brass Tacks is a 17-piece big band made up of professional musicians and music educators who specialize in performing…