School of Music

Jazz Festival

Saturday, March 28^th, 2026

For Middle School, High School, and University Jazz Ensembles, and General Public

GUEST ARTIST TBA

MTSU JAZZ ENSEMBLE 1, 2 AND JAZZ COMBOS

AND

the MTSU Faculty

Don Aliquo, saxophone

Jamey Simmons, trumpet

Julia Rich, voice

Jon Cowherd, piano

Chip Henderson, guitar

Jack Aylor, bass

Miles Damaso, drums

Registration for the festival is $250 for Jazz Ensembles and $125 for each additional ensemble. For further information, contact Jamey Simmons, James.Simmons@mtsu.edu. REGISTRATION FOR THE EVENT WILL BE OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY, MARCH 6th.

The festival honors the legacy of tenor saxophonist/band leader ILLINOIS JACQUET, who rose to prominence in the 1940s with the big bands of Count Basie and Lionel Hampton. To learn more about the Illinois Jacquet Foundation go to https://illinoisjacquetfoundation.org/. We hope that you and your students will joins us in this celebration of America’s great art form at Middle Tennessee State University. Best wishes for continuing success in your programs.

Sincerely,