The American Jazz Philharmonic, under the leadership of Music Director Jack Elliott, is a 72-piece symphonic jazz ensemble based in Los Angeles. The ensemble sought a composer who could integrate jazz, orchestral, and Latin influences to reflect the diverse Southern California community. Thomas Oboe Lee's new work, Symphony No. 3: Portraits in Jazz, did just that in its premiere at the Cerritos Center. The commission was performed again by the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, the educational program of the AJP.