When it comes to jazz, it’s an understatement to say that the Eric Mintel Quartet knows what it’s doing.

The quartet has been playing jazz together for 15 years and the month of December will see the group in a concert hall almost every single night.

One of those special nights is at Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown, for the “Jazz Upstairs Series,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 in the Rodale Community Room.

Because of the festive time of year, the quartet will focus on “Jazz Holiday Hits” and the music of Christmas, specifically, compositions from the 1965 television special “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Bandleader Eric Mintel loves the tunes and knows how popular they are with audiences.

But the Quartet will have more to play than just the iconic music of Vince Guaraldi. They’ll perform other jazzy holiday tunes, including a funky version of “Do You Hear What I Hear” and “Jingle Bells” and some original compositions by Mintel.

The reimagined holiday tunes come straight from the collective creative genius that comprises the Eric Mintel Quartet. Besides Mintel, who tickles the keyboard like Schroeder, there’s Nelson Hill, saxophone and flute; Jack Hegyi, electric bass, and Dave Mohn, drums.

Mintel says that coming up with new tunes and reworking classic songs is a team effort:

“I’ll come up with melodies and a framework to redo a song like ‘Jingle Bells’ and then each guy will add their own special talents to that. Our drummer will add a Latin rhythm. The bass player will come up with a nice bass line. And then the saxophone player has his own interpretation of it, as well.

“Every guy in the group is strong in their own right. I’ve been doing this for 25 years and I’ve had many great players in and out of the group but since these guys have been with me, we just click musically and emotionally. We’re all on the same page, trying to experiment and take music to new areas.”

Since the group was first formed, it has dedicated a portion of its time to jazz education, talking with middle school through college-age students about entrepreneurship in jazz and what it takes to market oneself as a jazz musician today. As experts in the field, they provide a unique take on what jazz means for modern audiences.

Dave Brubeck, a legendary musician who was awarded the first gold record in jazz, was a good friend of Mintel’s and wrote the liner notes for most of Mintel’s CDs before he died in 2012.

Brubeck said of the group in 2002, “As long as the music attracts dedicated young musicians like Eric Mintel and the Eric Mintel Quartet, jazz will continue to thrive and progress as a voice of freedom.”

The quartet has indeed progressed and flourished. Having done more than 10 concerts at the Kennedy Center, the group performed for two presidents in the White House. The quartet opened for Brubeck at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia.

Mintel was on Marian McPartland’s “Piano Jazz” on NPR and performed in XM’s Satellite Radio’s Live Performance Theatre in Washington, D.C.

Mintel says that the quartet’s performance schedule opens a lot of doors and helps build new audiences.

“It only gets better year after year,” laughs Mintel. “That’s why I love jazz. Our audiences are the best. They have all this energy and they give us energy right back.”

Copies of the new CD, “Eric Mintel Quartet Live,” are expected to be available at the concert.

Tickets: Miller Symphony Hall Box Office, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown; allentownsymphony.org; 610-432-6715