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Elmhurst College Jazz Festival
Elmhurst College Jazz Festival
Date Posted: December 30 2009
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Each February, the best college jazz bands in the country converge on the Elmhurst campus for three days of performances and education. The bands take turns performing for some of the greatest names in professional jazz today, who offer critiques and award a variety of honors. The professionals cap off each night of the Festival with a rousing performance of their own.
For the college bands, the Festival offers a great opportunity to learn from some of today’s greatest jazz musicians. For the audience, it’s a chance to hear both college bands and jazz greats.
The current Elmhurst College Jazz Festival rose from the ashes of the American College Jazz Festival, which was established in 1967.
The original festival took place at eight regional sites throughout the United States, one of which was Elmhurst College. Each regional festival produced a winning band, combo, and vocalist, who then performed at a national festival on Memorial Day weekend.
The national festival disbanded in 1973, but the Elmhurst Festival continued—and grew, both in size and in stature. By 1992, the Festival had hosted so many jazz greats that its Silver Anniversary reunion of guest artists and judges included Louie Bellson, Pete Christlieb, Conte Candoli, Terry Gibbs, Frank Mantooth, Bobby Shew, Clark Terry, Denis DiBlasio, Lee Konitz, and Jiggs Whigham. The celebration made such a splash that it was featured on CBS-TV’s Sunday Morning News.
Since then, the Festival’s reputation has continued to grow. Festival performers in recent years have included the Mingus Big Band, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, the Bob Mintzer Big Band, the Dave Holland Quintet, Joe Lovano, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Nicholas Payton, the Bill Holman Band, Diana Krall, Phil Woods, Maynard Ferguson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, John Fedchock, Byron Stripling, Mike Abene, Randy Brecker, Lanny Morgan, and the Count Basie Orchestra.
FULL SCHEDULE
The 43rd Elmhurst College Jazz Festival
43rd Annual Elmhurst College Jazz Festival, Elmhurst Il., (630) 617-5534
Friday, February 26, 2010
11:30 a.m. Session
University of Illinois, Chicago - Combo
North Park University - Combo
College of DuPage - Combo & Vocalist
Kirkwood Community College - Combo
Elmhurst College - Combo
Boston College - Band & Vocalist
Bradley University - Band & Vocalist
North Park University - Band
Kirkwood Community College - Band
University of Illinois, Chicago - Band
Collin College - Band
Wheaton College - Band
Northern Illinois University - Band
7:30 p.m. Session
Central State University - Combo
Kent State University - Band
Roosevelt University - Band
Feature performance by Patrick Williams with Wayne Bergeron, Warren Luening, Tom Scott, Bill Watrous, & the Elmhurst College Jazz Band
Saturday, February 27, 2010
9:30 a.m. Clinic
Free Clinic
11:30 a.m. Session
Vandercook College of Music - Band
Central Michigan University - Band
Kenyon College - Band
Western Michigan University - Combo
Northern Illinois University - Combo
Central Michigan University - Combo
Millikin University - Band II
Ashland University - Band
University of Evansville - Band
Mineral Area College - Band
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis - Band
7:30 p.m. Session
Millikin University - Band I & Vocalist
Capital University - Band
Elmhurst College - Band & Vocalist
Feature performance by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Sunday, February 28, 2010
11:30 a.m. Session
Elmhurst College - Vocal Jazz
Boston College - Vocal Jazz
Knox College - Combo
Harold Washington College - Combo
McNally Smith College - Combo
Harper College - Combo
Collin County Community College - Combo
Purdue University - Band & Vocalist
Columbia College, Chicago - Band & Vocalist
Joliet Junior College - Band
Knox College - Band
Announcement of Outstanding Ensembles
Feature performance (at approximately 4:30 p.m.) by Michael Davis, Phil Markowitz, & Gary Smulyan with the Elmhurst College Jazz Band
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