| Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra | |
|---|---|
| Jazz orchestra | |
| Short name | SJMO |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Location | Washington, D.C, |
| Concert hall | National Museum of American History Auditorium |
| Music director | Charlie Young |
The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra (SJMO) is the national jazz orchestra of the United States. It is based at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., where it is the orchestra-in-residence. The SJMO was founded in 1990 with the dual mission of performing and preserving American jazz masterworks and raising public awareness and understanding of the genre.[1]