Schedule

The 57th annual Elmhurst University Jazz Festival returns to Hammerschmidt Chapel, in-person. All sessions will also be live-streamed online. Tickets go on sale December 1, 2023.

Thursday, February 22

1:00 p.m. CST

  • High School Invitational
    • Big Foot High School – Walworth, WI
    • John Hersey High School – Arlington Heights, IL
    • Hinsdale South High School – Darien, IL
    • Chicago Academy for the Arts – Chicago, IL
  • Orbert Davis, Marshall Gilkes, Gary Smulyan & Anthony Wilson with the Elmhurst University Jazz Band (at approx. 4:30 p.m. CST)

Friday, February 23

11:30 a.m. CST

  • University Performances
    • Late Night Blues – Elmhurst University
    • Olivet Nazarene University Jazz Combo – Olivet Nazarene
    • Columbia College Fusion Ensemble – Columbia College
    • Elmhurst University Combo – Elmhurst University
    • Hillsdale College Big Band – Hillsdale College
    • Elmhurst University Lab Band – Elmhurst University

7:30 p.m. CST

    • Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra II – Michigan State University
    • The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, Directed by Scotty Barnhart with Guest Vocalist Carmen Bradford

Saturday, February 24

9:30 a.m. CST

  • Free clinic/masterclass with Maria Schneider

11:30 a.m. CST

  • University Performances
    • Central State University President’s Own Jazz Ensemble – Central State University

    • Purdue Jazz Combo – Purdue University

    • Purdue Jazz Ensemble – Purdue University
    • Illinois Wesleyan University Jazz Ensemble – Illinois Wesleyan University
    • Temple University Jazz Band – Temple University

7:30 p.m. CST

    • Elmhurst University Jazz Band – Elmhurst University
    • Maria Schneider Orchestra

Sunday, February 25

11:30 a.m. CST

  • University Performances
    • Hope College Jazz Arts Collective – Hope College
    • Harper College Jazz Lab Ensemble – Harper College

    • Joliet Junior College Jazz Band – Joliet Junior College
    • Harper College Jazz Band – Harper College
    • DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble – College of DuPage
    • Jazz Ensemble I – University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • Featured Performance: Orbert Davis, Marshall Gilkes, Gary Smulyan & Anthony Wilson with the Elmhurst University Jazz Band (at approx. 4:15 p.m. CST)
     

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