KU Jazz Festival
Festival Overview
For 43 years, the KU Jazz Festival has been one of the focal points for jazz performance and education in the central United States. The festival has annually provided the region with a wonderful opportunity to hear and learn from world-class jazz musicians and educators, and is open to all college, high school and junior high/middle school big bands and jazz combos.
Evening concerts feature a first-rate lineup of some of the most important and exciting musicians in the world of contemporary jazz, while daytime clinics and master classes with these and other artists allow students and community members to interact with them outside of the concert hall.
OUTSTANDING COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL ENSEMBLES AND SOLOISTS SELECTED BY CLINICIANS!
While the KU Jazz Festival remains a mostly non-competitive event, the Friday evening festival concert will once again begin with The Outstanding High School Ensemble and the Outstanding College Ensemble. Based on performance merit, our clinicians will select these groups from the daytime performances to perform again during the evening concert. These bands will each perform one tune to open the evening concert. The bands chosen for each evening’s concert will be announced at the Lied Center at the end of each day's performances (approximately 4:30-5:00 PM). Outstanding soloists will be announced at this time as well. Directors will be able to declare their bands eligible for the Outstanding Ensembles awards via the registration form and/or during check-in at the registration table on the day of the festival.
2020 KU Jazz Festival Registration Fees (includes evening concert tickets)
Big Bands: $275 before Jan. 31 ($300 after Jan. 31
Combos: $150 before Jan. 31 ($175 after Jan. 31)
Once again this year, your ensemble’s registration fees will include tickets to the Evening Festival Concert! Tickets will be provided for each band member and director
