University of Massachusetts Amherst

8th Annual High School Jazz Festival

Performances by High School Jazz Ensembles from throughout New England and UMass Amherst Jazz Ensemble I.

Masterclasses and clinics by Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra members and UMass Amherst Professors Jeff Holmes, Dave Sporny, Catherine Jensen-Hole and Adam Kolker.

Opportunities to purchase music and equipment from exhibitors.

Free performance by high school ensemble chosen from the festival at 7:20 pm, before the (ticketed) Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra concert in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall

A member of UMass Amherst jazz ensembles