Schedule

Thursday, February 26

9:30 a.m. CST

• High School Invitational
  • Buffalo Grove High School – Buffalo Grove, IL
  • Dundee-Crown High School – Carpentersville, IL
  • McHenry Community High School – McHenry, IL
  • Mundelein High School – Mundelein, IL
  • Denis DiBlasio and Ulysses Owens Jr. with the Elmhurst University Jazz Band (at approx. 12:00 p.m. CST)
  • Northview High School – Grand Rapids, MI
  •  Yorkville High School – Yorkville, IL
  • Lake Zurich High School – Lake Zurich, IL
  • Fenwick High School – Oak Park, IL

Friday, February 27

9:30 a.m. CST

• High School Invitational
  • Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage (YJED)– Wheaton, IL
  • Metea Valley High School – Aurora, IL
  • Oswego High School – Oswego, IL
  • TBD
  • Denis DiBlasio and Ulysses Owens Jr. with the Elmhurst University Jazz Band(at approx. 12:00 p.m. CST)
  • Chesterton High School – Chesterton, IN
  • York Community High School – Elmhurst, IL
• University Performances  (to begin around 3:00 p.m. CST)
  • The Columbia College Fusion Ensemble – Columbia College Chicago
  • Illinois Wesleyan Jazz Combo – Illinois Wesleyan University

7:00 p.m. CST

• University Group
  • College Street Connection – Newberry College
• Denis DiBlasio and Ulysses S. Owens Jr. with the Elmhurst University Jazz Band
• Steve Kovalcheck Trio featuring Jeff Hamilton and Jon Hamar

Saturday, February 28

9:30 a.m. CST

• Free clinic/masterclass Denis DiBlasio and Ulysses S. Owens Jr.

11:30 a.m. CST

• University Performances
  • Olivet Nazarene University Combo – Olivet Nazarene University
  • Central State University Jazz Ensemble – Central State University
  • Purdue University Combo – Purdue University
  • Ohio University Jazz Ensemble I – Ohio University
  • CCM Jazz Lab Band – University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
  • Jazz Ensemble II – University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • CCM Jazz Orchestra – University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
  • Jazz Ensemble I – University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

7:00 p.m. CST

• • University Performances
    • Elmhurst University Combo – Elmhurst University
    • Purdue Big Band – Purdue University
  • Anata Cohen Tentet, Music Director Oded Lev-Ari

Sunday, March 1

11:30 a.m. CST

• University Performances
  • Late Night Blues – Elmhurst University
  • Augustana Jazz Ensemble – Augustana College
  • JJC Jazz Band – Joliet Junior College
  • Harper Jazz Ensemble – Harper College
  • DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble – College of DuPage
  • Harper Jazz Orchestra – Harper College
  • DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble II – College of DuPage
  • Elmhurst University Jazz Band – Elmhurst University