The U.S. Pacific Fleet Jazz Ensemble
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Pacific Fleet Jazz Ensemble arrived in Samoa, the home of jazz legend Mavis Rivers, last Thursday for a week of music and cultural exchange. Their visit, welcomed by the U.S. Embassy in Apia, carries a symbolic weight: a return of American jazz musicians to the...

![The U.S. Pacific Fleet Jazz Ensemble arrived in Samoa last Thursday for a week of music and cultural exchange. Pictured left to right: Dylan Z. Schirato (guitar), Owen T. Sczerb (saxophone), Mark A. Lame (bass), Jonah A. David (drums). [courtesy photo] U.S. Pacific Fleet Jazz Ensemble](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/us_pacific_fleet_band_1.jpeg?itok=-kAnf6ph)