La Cañada Presbyterian Church will present a Christmas-themed Jazz Vespers on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 5 p.m. both live in-person and live-streamed online.  

This session features the Jack Lantz Sextet (Lance Rickman, saxophones, Jeff Kaye, trumpet and Ido Meshulam, trombone, plus Zac Matthews, bass, Dave Marks, drums, and Jack Lantz on piano) improvising on a wide range of familiar Christmas carols. Everyone will recognize every song and enjoy following how the jazz musicians embroider the musical tapestry. The liturgy for this Jazz Vespers is based on the traditional Lessons & Carols format. 

No charge (free will offering received) and no reservations required for this hour-long event, held in the church’s sanctuary. It will be a time for extraordinary celebration of joy, energy, meditation and liberation as folks take an hour out of their busy run-up to Christmas to reflect on the story of Christmas through jazz carols. 

Those who cannot attend in-person can follow this link to watch: live.lacanadapc.org.

Jazz Vespers will also be live-streamed via the church’s pages on YouTube and Facebook.

La Cañada Presbyterian Church is located at 626 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada. Worship services are conducted in-person and are streamed on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. (traditional style) and 10:30 a.m. (contemporary style).