Ava Preston, winner of the 2026 Ella Fitzgerald International Jazz Vocalist Competition, is known for her fresh, captivating arrangements of jazz standards composed by George Gershwin, Cole Porter and others. Just 21 years old, Ava earned a master's degree in jazz performance from Julliard this spring. The concert, part of the nonprofit concert series "Fresh Takes on Jazz," will be in the event venue Mickey's Black Box in the Rock Lititz business park. The concert will conclude the fourth season a "Fresh Takes," an initiative of the nonprofit Music For Everyone.