Misericordia University's Under the Stars Summer Arts Festival's Sounds of Summer concert will welcome one of New York City's most versatile musical ensembles on July 23 when Emily Asher's Garden Party performs the joyful jazz music of New Orleans to the Golden Age of American Song at the Wells Fargo Amphitheater on the Dallas campus. The concert begins at 8 p.m.

The Garden Party features Asher's tenacious trombone and sweet vocals. This band of all-stars from New York City's vibrant early jazz scene draws on the repertoire of Louis Armstrong's enchanting Hot Fives and Duke Ellington's sophisticated melodies to the funky and soulful music of New Orleans brass bands and Hoagy Carmichael's masterpieces.Asher is in demand as a bandleader and sidewoman in the Big Apple and internationally. As a leader, she has produced four CDs and led tours in the U.S. and Israel with Emily Asher's Garden Party and earned a prestigious Banff Residency with her Endangered Species Trio.Asher recorded and performed with Wycliffe Gordon on his "Hello Pops!" tribute to Louis Armstrong, and was a member of Nicholas Payton's Television Studio Orchestra.Her talent has enabled her to share the stage with a variety of artists, including Tony Bennett, Carol Burnett, Mo, Talib Kweli, Chaka Khan, Terri Lyne Carrington and many others.For tickets, call 570-674-6719 or visit

www.misericordia.edu/uts.