Its first public appearance last April was described as a "soft opening", but the time has come for the Ghana Jazz Orchestra to make a full entrance. This will happen on September 5, 2026, at the +233 Jazz Bar & Grill in Accra. Directed by Bernard Ayisa and conducted by Victor Dey Jr., the orchestra comprises five saxophonists, four trumpeters, four trombonists, a clarinettist and a vocalist. The Ghana Jazz Orchestra was formed following the visit of renowned American trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) to Ghana in October 2025. Bernard Ayisa is director of the orchestraThe Ghana Jazz Foundation, working closely with the Accra Jazz Academy, felt there were players with enough flair to establish something like the JLCO in Ghana.