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)