No two jazz solos are ever the same, says Michael Fatum, a trumpet player in The Fatum Brothers’ Jazz Orchestra.

“The improvisation is something extremely unique compared to other styles (of music),” he said.

The orchestra will play in Columbus tonight to help Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services kick off a fundraising campaign for the new Dorothy Wells Knight Community Counseling Center. Knight was Fatum’s great aunt. Micheal and his twin brother, John (who plays drums in the orchestra), have visited Columbus before, but never performed here.

“It’s a huge thing for us,” Michael said. “It’s great to get to know more about Twin Cedars.”

The 15-piece jazz orchestra is comprised of college-age musicians from schools such as the Julliard School of Music and the New England Conservatory.

The musicians will play hits from familiar jazz and big band artists like Duke Ellington, as well as some original compositions.

“We have some very talented composers as well,” he said.

While the orchestra is composed of music students, Fatum said the age of their audience varies.

“It’s a total mix. We have older people who love hearing the music they grew up with. At the same time, there’s a lot of young people,” he said.

Though he plays the trumpet now, Fatum started out taking lessons in classical piano. He and his brother switched to jazz, he said, because it was cool.

“It was such a relief when we heard Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, Ma Rainey,” he said. “That rhythm and the music. We thought ‘This is infinitely cooler.’”

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served from 6:30 to 7:30 and the concert begins at 8 p.m. Dressy casual attire is requested. Tickets for the concert are $50 per person. Proceeds will go to the fundraising drive for the Dorothy Wells Knight Community Counseling center, which will offer counseling services to children who have been abused.