DAMARISCOTTA — The Moose Mountain Jazz Band will perform at 7: 30 p. m. today at the Lincoln Theater.

A release from the theater describes the band as follows:

The Moose Mountain Jazz Band got started in August 2001 when Lance Maclean was asked to put together a small three-piece group for a “Dixieland Night” at a local historical society.

Organizer Ed Morrison worked with Maclean and several musicians who wanted to get together and play Dixieland Jazz on a regular basis, to schedule a series of “jazz parties.”

The first event in January 2002 was supposed to be just a “casual affair” where the band would play some and the people who came, could talk and visit with everyone including the band, just like a party. It turned out that most people wanted to just listen to the band.

Given the enormous response received from the audience to this sold- out first event, The Moose Mountain Jazz Band was formed in February 2002.

Their music, called Dixieland Jazz, has its roots in American history, drawing primarily on African and European sources. It is an ever-changing art form, created just for the listener at the moment in time when the music is played. … Improvisation plays a major roll.

Their music is happy, foottapping, rambunctious party jazz.

Tickets cost $15. Children younger than 18 get in free when accompanied by an adult. For more information, call the Lincoln Theater box office at 563-3424 or visit the website at www.atthelincoln.org.