The Music and Performing Arts Department at Cal State Monterey Bay invites the public to attend a free master class with the Latin Jazz Collective.

The class will be held at 1 p.m., March 28, in the Music Hall, located on Sixth Avenue near Colonel Durham Road.

LJC is comprised of a core group of six musicians assembled by John Nava and Martin Binder. They use original and established contemporary jazz compositions arranged with Latin rhythms as a foundation.

Group members include John Nava, congas; Kevin McCollough, piano; Faris Jarrah, trombone; Steve Uchello, bass; Martin Binder, drums; and Patt Caison, saxophone and flute. Combined, they have more than 50 years of experience in the studio, on stage and in the classroom; they perform as bandleaders, arrangers and educators throughout the Central Coast and the Bay Area.

LJC members have shared the stage, recorded and taught with Jorge Santana, Malo, Kim Stone (Rippingtons), Webber Iago, Jayson Fann (Ashe Ensemble), Joseph Lucido, Wayne Wallace and many other respected artists.

While the class is free, attendees must purchase a parking permit from a machine on the lot or online.

Upcoming Master Classes open to the public:

• March 7, 1 p.m., guitarist Daniel Weston

• April 30, 2 p.m., Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles

• May 7, 7 p.m., musicians and composers LeBoeuf Brothers