Jazz Festival

Saturday, March 29, 2025

For middle school and high school students, university jazz ensembles,
and the general public

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Registration

2025 Jazz Festival Application

For more information, contact Jamey Simmons: James.Simmons@mtsu.edu

FEATURING

Grammy-award winning saxophonist Miguel Zenón

Guest Clinicians

MTSU Jazz Ensembles 1 and 2 and Jazz Combos AND the MTSU Faculty Jazztet

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 join us in this celebration of America’s great art form at Middle Tennessee State University. Best wishes for continuing success in your programs.

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