Frank Sinatra would have been 95 years old this past December, and yet the songs he sang are as fresh and appealing today as they were during his reign on radio, recordings and the silver screen. The Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra, conducted by artistic director Jim Carroll, is joined by vocalist Steve Lippia for “Simply Sinatra,” a celebration of the man and his musical contributions to popular culture. The concert at George Mason University’s Hylton Performing Arts Center features all-star instrumentalists of the greater Washington area and the foremost interpreter of the Sinatra catalog.

Carroll, the Director of Jazz Studies at George Mason University, has a rich professional background that includes performances with such major artists as Michael Jackson, Nancy Wilson, Maynard Ferguson, Keter Betts and Woody Herman and His Thundering Herd.