Grammy-winning composer Maria Schneider leads the Whitworth Jazz Ensemble at its annual concert

Briene Lermitte Schneider photo

Composer Maria Schneider likes to push musicians to their limits.

For the Whitworth Jazz Ensemble, this weekend’s Guest Artist Jazz Concert at the Fox Theater is an even bigger deal than usual. Not only does it mark the event’s return after an 18-month pandemic hiatus, it’s also a farewell of sorts to Dan Keberle, the ensemble’s director, who is retiring after more than 30 years on the Whitworth faculty.

Keberle himself would prefer to downplay that bit. “This is all about the

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