2022 Elmhurst University Jazz Festival Program

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24–27, 2022 HAMMERSCHMIDT MEMORIAL CHAPEL VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA JOHN BEASLEY’S MONK’ESTRA WAYNE BERGERON • DENIS DIBLASIO • STEVE WIEST

About the JAZZ FESTIVAL In this 55th year of the Elmhurst University Jazz Festival, we are thrilled to once again fill Hammerschmidt Chapel with live, world-class jazz performances. The 2021 Festival was the first and only in our history presented entirely online, and while we missed the in-person experience, we received an overwhelmingly positive response from our global audience.

This year, we are pleased to offer our audience the best of both worlds: in-person performances, a high-quality live-stream option, and a popular format change first adopted last year: our guest artists/adjudicators will emerge from the shadows of the Chapel balcony and provide on-stage, on-mic, on-camera comments following each student ensemble’s performance.

The current Elmhurst University Jazz Festival rose from the ashes of the now defunct American College Jazz Festival. The original Festival, established in 1968, was comprised of eight regional sites throughout the United States. Elmhurst University (then Elmhurst College) hosted the Midwest event.

Each regional festival produced a winning band, combo, and vocalist, who then performed at a national festival on Memorial Day weekend. American Airlines, Budweiser, and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts sponsored the annual extravaganza. The national festival expired in 1973, but Elmhurst continued its festival with a new approach.

Instead of a winner-take-all format, the emphasis was shifted from competition to education. Guest artists offer constructive critiques of each performing group, conduct clinics, and demonstrate their skill in concert. The artists also grant awards to outstanding ensembles, individual musicians, and student composers & arrangers.

The Festival has hosted some of the most iconic names in jazz.

Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderley, Lee Konitz, Clark Terry, Bob Brookmeyer, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, the Dave Holland Quintet, Nicholas Payton, Diana Krall, Dee Dee Bridgewater, the Bill Holman Band, the Phil Woods Quintet, the Count Basie Orchestra, Maynard Ferguson, Patti Austin, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, the Joe Lovano Quartet, the Maria Schneider Orchestra, the Vanguard Jazz

Orchestra, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, The Jeff Hamilton Trio, Ryan Truesdell’s Gil Evans Project, The Dave Douglas Quintet, and Kurt Elling all have graced our stage.

Since 1968, there have been countless memorable moments.

Many of them have been the performances by the legendary artists who make the journey to our stage each year. But the student musicians who perform on the afternoon and evening sessions have created a great number of those moments of magic. They deliver heartfelt performances and give the audiences all they have and more. Many have gone on to careers in music and have made their mark in the art form.

Professionals who performed here as students include Delfeayo Marsalis, Rich Perry, Cecil Bridgewater, John Harmon, John Fedchock, Peter Erskine, Tim Hagans and Dee Dee Bridgewater.

The Festival is above all else a forum for jazz education. It is a gathering where some of the world’s most acclaimed artists come together with the next generation of musicians not only to perform the music, but also to study it. The Festival is a place where students have access to some of the best musicians in the business and can ask them directly about their artistry.

With our expansion into the digital realm, jazz fans across the world can now witness the magic that takes place on our Chapel stage each year. It is indeed a special happening: a rare blend of educational enrichment and exciting entertainment.

Welcome to our celebration of America's sublime art form.

2023 JAZZ FESTIVAL DATES THE 56TH ANNUAL ELMHURST UNIVERSITY JAZZ FESTIVAL Thursday–Sunday, February 23 –2 6 , 2023 Visit our website at elmhurst.edu/jazzfestival for updated information.

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In GRATITUDE

For Their Decades of Service to the Festival: DOUG BEACH and BARB VANDERGRIFT

An event as complex, enduring, and beloved as the Elmhurst University Jazz Festival can only succeed through the hard work and dedication of passionate leaders. From 1994 to 2021, Doug Beach and Barb Vandergrift worked together seamlessly to provide this steadfast leadership as Director and Coordinator of the Festival, respectively.

Doug Beach first joined the Elmhurst University faculty in 1978 as director of the Jazz Band and quickly established himself as a world-class educator who could bring out the very best in his students. A vital presence at the Festival from his earliest years here, Doug took the helm of the event in 1994 from Festival founder Jim Cunningham.

Like his predecessor, each program that Doug curated bore the imprint of his deep knowledge and love not only for jazz music, but for jazz history and jazz musicians themselves. He was known for his bold artistic vision, and often took risks to amplify musical voices that audiences needed to hear. The historic moments that have unfolded on the Chapel stage are the fruit of Doug's instinctive and profound sense of responsibility as a steward of jazz tradition. Whether watching a legendary big band perform a rare travel gig or listening to the oral histories passed on over guest artist dinners, one gets the sense that, when you are at the Elmhurst University Jazz Festival, you are witnessing something magical and unrepeatable.

A consummate host, Doug took pride in providing a warm welcome for our Festival guests, from visiting artists to participating schools. He prioritized a culture of hospitality that offset the rigorous schedule of our guest artists; this generosity of spirit and genuine human connection have led countless jazz greats to consider Elmhurst a second home.

It is this same emphasis on relationship that makes Doug so valuable in his current role in Festival development and consulting, a position he assumed when he formally retired from his full-time directorships of Jazz Studies and the Festival last year. This weekend he joins us onstage as an MC as well. We are grateful for his ongoing partnership, and will continue to honor his legacy as we usher the Elmhurst University Jazz Festival into the future.

Barb Vandergrift began her tenure at Elmhurst as music department secretary and added the role of Festival Coordinator to her responsibilities in 1994. During this time she also coordinated two other annual events: June Jazz and the Jazz Combo Camp.

Year upon year, Barb’s attention to detail and impeccable memory were the glue that kept these events together. From arranging artist flights and processing comment sheets to managing a team of student volunteers, the inner workings of the Festival were nearly invisible from the outside precisely because of how effective and reliable Barb was at executing them.

Perhaps most importantly, Barb was known for her nurturing soul and infectious good cheer. She was a calm and steady presence in the Festival office, unflappable in the face of the unexpected, and always counted upon for a morale boost in the form of a warm smile or her delicious home-baked treats.

Barb announced her well-earned retirement as Festival Coordinator in 2021, but she remains an invaluable resource and has graciously provided ongoing support as needed. She will be remembered fondly by the generations of students and artists whose lives she touched.

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High School INVITATIONAL Primary funding for the High School Invitational has been provided by the Sylvia and William W. Gretsch Memorial Foundation.

Additional support provided by an anonymous donor.

The Elmhurst University Jazz Festival has been a model of excellence for over half a century. An important part of that tradition is the High School Invitational, which began in 1980 and carried on through 1991. After a 21-year hiatus, it returned in 2012, and the Festival is proud to continue this unique educational offering once again this year.

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Lakes Community High School (Lake Villa, Illinois) Hinsdale Central High School (Hinsdale, Illinois) West Aurora High School (Aurora, Illinois) Northview High School (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage (DuPage County, Illinois)

Each school is allotted 40 minutes of stage time, which is split between their performance and a clinic with Festival guest artists Wayne Bergeron, Denis DiBlasio, and Steve Wiest.

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Performance by Wayne Bergeron, Denis DiBlasio, and Steve Wiest with the Elmhurst University Jazz Band

The afternoon will conclude with a performance by the guest artists and the Elmhurst University Jazz Band.

Matt Wilson and Sean Jones working with high school students during the 2018 High School Invitational

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High School PARTICIPANTS Lakes Community High School’s Jazz Ensemble makes its first appearance at the Festival this year, directed by Elliott Hile. Hailing from Lake Villa, Illinois, the band has received superior ratings at jazz festivals all across the state, including the New Trier Jazz Festival and Jazz in the Meadows. This extracurricular group has also played various gigs in the Chicagoland area, including social events and performances at venues such as Nellie’s and Fitzgerald’s. The band recently opened for several professional Chicago-area jazz big bands, including the Chicago Consortium Big Band and the Chicago Grandstand Big Band, and was selected to perform for the Illinois Music Education Association Conference (IMEC) in Peoria this past January.

Hinsdale Central High School’s Jazz Band joins us once again this year from nearby Hinsdale, Illinois. Led by director Matt Kurinsky, the ensemble recently opened for the Pete Ellman Big Band at The Venue in Aurora.

West Aurora High School is represented this year by its top band, Jazz Ensemble. Prior to the pandemic, Jazz Ensemble gave over a dozen performances each year. It has performed at many conventions, including the Illinois Music Educators All-State Convention in 1996 and 2005. In 2006, it was the second high school jazz ensemble ever to perform at the Chicago Jazz Festival. Additionally, the Jazz Ensemble has

won numerous awards and has placed first at many jazz festivals, including being named Honor Band of the Purdue University Jazz Festival in 2009.

Northview High School joins us all the way from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Under the capable leadership of Greg Wells, this ambitious band maintains an active schedule of performances, festivals, and competitions, including the Savannah Music Festival and their debut performance at our High School Invitational last year.

The Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage (YJED) joins us once again under the direction of founder Robert Blazek. YJED provides the most promising high school jazz musicians in DuPage County and surrounding areas the opportunity to perform high-level jazz music literature, both in concert and in an annual studio recording. Since its founding in 1998, YJED members have recorded and performed with countless jazz greats, including Ron Carter, Orbert Davis, Steve Wiest, and Mark Colby. A frequent presence at music conventions, YJED has performed with Terell Stafford at IMEC and with Gordon Goodwin at the Midwest Clinic. YJED has also performed by invitation several times at the Essentially Ellington Festival in New York City, winning its division one year and earning an honorable mention another.

HISTORY OF HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS Addison Trail High School, IL Ashwaubenon High School, WI Badger High School, WI Barrington High School, IL Batavia High School, IL Belleville High School East, IL Bloomington High School North, IN Buffalo Grove High School, IL Carl Schurz High School, IL Case High School, WI Castle High School, IN Cedarburg High School, WI Champaign Central High School, IL Chesterton High School, IN Curie Metro High School, IL Danville High School, IL Decatur MacArthur High School, IL Downers Grove North High School, IL Downers Grove South High School, IL Dundee-Crown High School, IL East St. Louis Lincoln High School, IL Elk Grove High School, IL Elkhart Central High School, IN

Fargo South High School, SD Forest View High School, IL Hinsdale Central High School, IL Horlick High School, WI John Hersey High School, IL Lakes Community High School, IL Lake Central High School, IN Leyden High School, IL Libertyville High School, IL Lincoln Park High School, IL Lincoln-Way Central High School, IL Lyons Township High School, IL McHenry West High School, IL Metea Valley High School, IL Milwaukee Lutheran High School, WI Naperville Central High School, IL New Trier High School, IL Northview High School, MI Notre Dame High School, IL Oak Lawn Community High School, IL Oregon High School, IL Oswego High School, IL Peoria Woodruff High School, IL

Portage High School, IN Pritzker College Prep, IL Proviso West High School, IL Rauner College Prep, IL Riverside Brookfield High School, IL Rolling Meadows High School, IL St. Charles East High School, IL St. Charles North High School, IL Streamwood High School, IL Thornridge High School, IL Warren Township High School, IL Washington Park High School, WI Waukesha West High School, WI Wauwatosa West High School, WI West Aurora High School, IL Westmont High School, IL Westside High School, NE Wheeling High School, IL Whitewater High School, WI Whitney Young High School, IL York High School, IL Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage, IL

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Feature PERFORMANCES

VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra began its life as the Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1966. That February, the world-famous Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City booked the newly formed band for three Monday nights, which were wildly successful. The club’s owner, Max Gordon, extended the engagement indefinitely, telling Mel Lewis, “We’ll keep it going until it tapers off.”

Over half a century and more than 2700 Monday nights later, it still hasn’t: the ensemble’s regular Monday night gig at the Village Vanguard is the longest-running steady engagement in the history of jazz. The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra stands apart from all other modern ensembles of its kind and is still as strong and vital as ever.

From the very beginning, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra captivated the jazz world with the fresh sound of Jones’ writing, Lewis’ incredible command of the ensemble, and an entirely new approach to the big band genre. The band emphasized a “small group within the big band” concept, allowing its many top-flight jazz soloists to stretch out and play much longer than was previously typical in large ensembles.

Jones and Lewis enjoyed a very fruitful thirteen-year partnership, which produced fifteen albums, much critical acclaim, a number of world tours, and a wealth of compositions that have become standard big band fare, still delighting audiences and challenging even the world’s best jazz musicians to this day.

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When Jones unexpectedly moved to Denmark in 1979, Lewis kept the band together, changed its name, and became the sole leader. The Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra continued to perform the music of Thad Jones, but the legendary Bob Brookmeyer was recruited as musical director, and his groundbreaking compositions provided an entirely new sonic direction for the band. Several other composers contributed new music to the book (including Bob Mintzer and Jim McNeely) and, under Lewis’ leadership, the band added another nine albums to its credits.

After Lewis passed away in 1990, the band became the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. With Jim McNeely as its composerin-residence since 1995, the VJO has continued to honor the legacy established by Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, but all the while continuing to push the boundaries of the big band idiom.

Over half of the albums (17 out of 32) in the band’s robust discography have been nominated for Grammys, with two of them winning the coveted award. In addition, the orchestra has performed on five continents and has won eleven “Best Big Band” awards in the DownBeat magazine Readers and Critics Polls.

Pandemic-related complications prevented the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra from performing at last year’s Festival as planned, so we are all the more pleased to welcome this legendary ensemble back this year for its fourth feature performance at the Festival.

Feature PERFORMANCES JOHN BEASLEY’S MONK’ESTRA Grammy-winning, Latin Grammy and Emmy Awardnominated recording artist John Beasley leads MONK’estra, a smashing big band that captures the spirit of Thelonius Monk. Both in its full 15-piece form and in its small ensembles, whether performing fresh arrangements of Monk’s singular music or Beasley’s off-beat originals, MONK’estra is known for faithfully representing the qualities that made Monk so beloved. The ensemble’s music is full of humor, strange beauty, and unbounded swing, featuring arrangements flavored with New Orleans spirit, hip-hop, Afro-Cuban rhythms and atmospheric colors.

MONK’estra has been hailed by jazz writer Don Heckman as “some of the most mesmerizing big band music of recent memory.” The ensemble’s latest recordings are MONK'estra Vol. 1, MONK’estra Vol. 2, and MONK'estra Plays John Beasley.

He has performed with Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Dianne Reeves, Steely Dan, Chaka Khan, and Christian McBride. He is also the Musical Director for the Herbie Hancock Jazz Institute (formerly Monk Institute), which produces the global gala concerts for International Jazz Day and special tributes.

In addition to his work in the jazz world, Beasley has an impressive list of film and television credits. Alongside composer Thomas Newman, he has worked on several Oscar-nominated films, including 1917, Spectre, Finding Dory, and The Shawshank Redemption. His TV credits include writing for Fame, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Cheers, and serving as Lead Arranger for American Idol and The Tonight Show.

This marks the first appearance at the Festival for John Beasley and his MONK’estra.

Beasley is easily one of the most versatile musicians in jazz, enjoying a multi-layered career as a bandleader, orchestrator, conductor, composer, arranger, and producer.

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Guest ARTISTS/ADJUDICATORS WAYNE BERGERON Wayne Bergeron is one of the most sought-after musicians in the world. Studio sessions, film dates, international touring, jazz concerts, guest appearances, and clinics keep him busy not only in his hometown of Los Angeles, but worldwide.

One of Bergeron’s first high-profile gigs was with Maynard Ferguson’s band, with which he toured extensively and recorded four albums to great acclaim. Maynard himself later described Bergeron as “the most musical lead trumpet player I’ve had on my band.”

As a sideman, Bergeron’s recording credits are as impressive as they are varied. His playing can be heard alongside some of the biggest names in music, including Beyoncé, Barbra Streisand, Earth Wind & Fire, Michael Bublé, Dirty Loops, and many more.

Bergeron has also worked on over 400 TV & film soundtracks, including La La Land, Crazy Rich Asians, Moana, and Frozen.

Bergeron’s passion for big bands has led to his inclusion in some of Los Angeles’ most well-respected bands; he has recorded and played with Quincy Jones, Gordon Goodwin, Pat Williams, John La Barbara, Bob Florence, Bill Watrous, Bob Curnow, and more.

In addition to his collaborative work, Bergeron has released three critically acclaimed solo records: the Grammynominated You Call This a Living?, Plays Well With Others, and his proudest work to date, 2016’s Full Circle.

Bergeron is a National Artist for the Yamaha Corporation of America and is co-designer of the YTR-8335LA trumpet and YFH-8315G Flugelhorn. Bergeron also designed a series of trumpet mouthpieces with Gary Radtke of GR Technologies that are available through Bergeron’s website.

Bergeron hopes to inspire a new generation of young players and enjoys his work as a clinician and educator. As he says, “Nothing makes me feel more accomplished than hearing a young musician say that I inspired them or had a positive influence on their life. For me, that’s the real payday.” Bergeron is currently on faculty at California State University Northridge.

This year marks Bergeron’s third stint as guest artist/ adjudicator at the Elmhurst University Jazz Festival. His appearance is made possible in part through the generous support of the Yamaha Corporation.

After receiving his Master’s Degree from the University of Miami, DiBlasio joined the big band of legendary trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, serving as Maynard’s Musical Director for five years.

During this time, he further developed his virtuosity on the baritone saxophone and flute, his prodigious scat-vocal technique, and estimable skills as a composer and arranger.

DiBlasio’s distinct style of playing is characterized by its intensity, spontaneity, depth of expression, and sheer joy. He appears regularly in club, concert, workshop, and festival settings with The Denis DiBlasio Quartet. Their recent release, Rhino, features guest vocalist Suzanne Cloud. As a recording artist for Encounter and RadScape Records, DiBlasio has released a total of twelve records under his own name.

DENIS DIBLASIO Denis DiBlasio is an internationally acclaimed saxophonist, flautist, composer, arranger, clinician and educator.

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DiBlasio’s compositions, articles and arrangements are available through publishers Jamey Aebersold, Belwin, Hal Leonard, Kendor, Doug Beach Music, Roncorp, Vandoren, Kjos, Northeastern Music, Warner Brothers, Flute Talk, and Saxophone Journal. He has published five texts on jazz improvisation, written various articles, and composed etude

books for flute, clarinet, and saxophone. He is also an active online content creator, with dozens of videos on his YouTube channel, and an online program, Composer’s Bootcamp, available through Northeastern Music Publications.

As a clinician for the Yamaha Musical Corporation, DiBlasio has taught and performed all over the United States; his “education as entertainment” style has also taken him to Thailand, Italy, Luxemburg, Prague, Canada, Mexico, Spain, France, Switzerland, Denmark and Japan. His unique combination of positive motivation, wit, and humor ensures an atmosphere where making music is fun and students are encouraged to take risks. This approach keeps DiBlasio in constant demand.

Denis DiBlasio is the Executive Director of the Maynard Ferguson Institute of Jazz at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, where he also serves as Full Professor and Director of the Jazz Performance and Composition Programs.

He uses Vandoren products.

The Festival is proud to welcome Mr. DiBlasio back for the ninth time. His appearance is made possible in part through the generous support of the Yamaha Corporation.

of the University of North Texas from 2007-2014, where he produced six records as director of the One O'Clock Lab Band.

The first of these, Lab 2009, earned him two Grammy nominations: Best Large Jazz Ensemble, and Best Instrumental Composition (for Wiest’s original “Ice-Nine”). After North Texas, Wiest served for several years as co-chair of Jazz Studies at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music.

STEVE WIEST Multiple Grammy-nominated jazz composer and trombonist Steve Wiest is known worldwide for his cutting-edge writing and his virtuosic trombone playing. Described by Jimmy Pankow (composer/founding member of Chicago) as “a pioneer… a visionary who dares to throw convention to the wind,” Wiest is endowed with a boundless creative drive that fuels his diverse work as a recording artist, composer-arranger, science fiction author, cartoonist, and educator.

Wiest’s path to recognition began with a four-year stint as trombonist and composer with Maynard Ferguson. After leaving the band in 1985, he went on to complete a master's in jazz studies at the University of North Texas, where he wrote for and performed on seven different recordings with Neil Slater's One O'Clock Lab Band.

After leaving UNT and spending two years as Assistant Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington, Wiest began a 17-year tenure as Director of Jazz Studies and trombone professor at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

This marked the beginning of Wiest’s long and accomplished career as a clinician-guest artist. He would later join the faculty

In 2006, Wiest released his first recording as a leader, Excalibur: The Steve Wiest Big Band. He earned a Grammy nomination the following year for his arrangement of “Besame Mucho” on Maynard Ferguson's final record, The One and Only.

2008 saw the release of his next critically acclaimed project, Out of the New; The Steve Wiest Quintet, which featured nine jazz re-imaginings of modern pop tunes.

Over the past decade, Wiest has created two more original projects: Concerto for Folded Space (a musical extension of his 2014 debut science fiction novel The Dover Stone) and Vinyl Hampdin, an all-star horn band.

Steve Wiest's trombone (also called "Excalibur") was designed exclusively for him by Christan Griego of Edwards Instruments.

Wiest also plays Griego Mouthpieces, specifically the GriegoSteve Wiest model. Steve's compositions are published via Ejazzlines, UNC Jazz Press, and Kendor Music.

Now retired from university teaching and residing in the Chicago area, Wiest maintains an active schedule as an artist and clinician. He was last seen at the Festival as director of the One O’Clock Band in 2012, having previously served as guest artist/adjudicator in 2009 and 2006. His appearance at this year’s Festival is made possible in part by the generosity of Edwards Musical Instruments.

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Festival PARTICIPANTS in alphabetical order

A frequent presence at the Festival, the DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble from College of DuPage appears on Sunday under the leadership of Matt Shevitz. The ensemble has accompanied guest artists such as Fareed Haque, Jens Lindemann, Victor Garcia, and Mark Colby, and in 2004 was recognized by the United States House of Representatives for its work on behalf of the Armed Forces Children’s Education Fund. COD is Illinois’ largest community college and houses Chicagoland’s preeminent jazz radio station WDCB 90.9 FM, an oasis for jazz lovers.

Columbia College of Chicago has taken part in our Festival for many years. Located nearby in downtown Chicago, they are represented this year by the Jazz Ensemble combo, led

by Scott Hall, and the Fusion Ensemble combo, led by Bill Boris. The Fusion Ensemble won the “Best Small Jazz Combo” award in the 2019 DownBeat Student Music Awards.

Host Elmhurst University is represented by four ensembles at the 55th Festival. Gayle Bisesi’s renowned Late Night Blues vocal jazz ensemble kicks off Friday, and later that afternoon, Jon Rarick makes his Festival directorial debut with the Jazz Lab Band. Saturday afternoon features Elmhurst’s top combo, under the direction of saxophonist and recent jazz faculty addition Dan Nicholson. Featured Saturday night is the internationally-acclaimed Elmhurst University Jazz Band, directed by Kirk Garrison in his inaugural Festival appearance as the newly minted director of the band. The Jazz Band returns at the close of Sunday’s session to back up our three guest artists/adjudicators.

Nearby Harper College brings two ensembles to this year’s Festival. Elmhurst alum Jeff Hedburg leads the big band in the Sunday afternoon leadoff spot, and later in the session, Ken Spurr leads the “Jazz Lab Band” combo. Like College of DuPage, Harper is another of Illinois’ large community colleges and is a Festival regular.

Hillsdale College joins us once again this year, all the way from south central Michigan. Directed by Chris McCourry, the Big Band is a large jazz ensemble modeled after the standard instrumentation of the popular groups of the swing era. The ensemble performs standard charts as well as new compositions, and maintains an active performing schedule both on and off campus culminating with a main stage performance featuring a guest artist each spring. The Big Band opens our Friday night session this year.

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We are pleased to welcome Hope College, from Holland, Michigan, for their first appearance at the Festival. The school’s Jazz Messengers combo plays on Friday afternoon.

Making the trek in from East Lansing, the Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra II plays the repertoire of the great jazz masters as well as a wide range of soul, swing, blues, and gospel. Anthony Stanco leads the band in a Sunday afternoon performance.

Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana has a long history at the Festival, having first appeared in 1979. Purdue is unique in that there are no music majors, but the university maintains a strong tradition of musical excellence, with six to seven big bands each semester. Their Jazz Band travels nationally and internationally, but Elmhurst is a favorite destination. This year, the band performs Sunday afternoon under the direction of Mo Trout.

Roosevelt University has been a regular presence at the Festival since it began in 1968. Coincidentally, director Marshall Vente performed at the Festival as a high school student that same inaugural year. Marshall also joined the Elmhurst University faculty in the fall of 2021 to teach jazz history, but we’ll pardon him for leading another school’s band at our Festival. His Large Jazz Ensemble performs on Sunday afternoon.

University of Illinois at Chicago returns for a seventh Festival appearance with their Jazz Combo I on Friday afternoon, directed by Dr. Zvonimir Tot. UIC is located in downtown Chicago, and their Jazz Studies program currently includes two big bands, two combos, a vocal jazz ensemble, and a pop-rock ensemble.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Blue Note Ensemble focuses each semester on learning and performing the music of one defining artist from the 1950s-60s. Through this intensive study, students understand the stylistic choices and cultural impact of that artist. This semester, the ensemble celebrates the 60th anniversary of Herbie Hancock's debut album Takin' Off and also explores his groundbreaking followups Empyrean Isles, Speak Like A Child, and The Prisoner.

Under the capable leadership of noted trumpeter Chad McCullough, the group performs on Friday afternoon.

This year, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater brings two groups to the Festival. Jazz Ensemble I, under the direction of Michael Hackett, makes its seventh appearance, and Jazz Ensemble II, led by Brad Townsend, appears for the fifth time. Recent guest artists at UW-Whitewater include Ingrid Jensen, Chris Vadala, Marquis Hill, Robert Hurst, and Jim Rotondi. Both groups perform Saturday afternoon.

Waubonsee Community College, from Sugar Grove, Illinois, appears at the Festival for the fourth time this year.

Their Jazz Combo 1, directed by Eric Binder, performs on Saturday afternoon.

Western Michigan University’s Jazz Orchestra has appeared at the Festival numerous times, and returns this year for a performance on Saturday afternoon. Directed by Scott Cowan, the ensemble has received international acclaim for both its high performance standards and its creative approach to big band jazz. Twice the winner and once the “outstanding performance” in the college big band category of the DownBeat Student Music Awards, the band has recorded many albums and performed with countless jazz greats.

STAGE TIME GUIDELINES In order to keep the Festival schedule running in a timely fashion, all participating groups are asked to adhere to set time limits. A big band is allowed 30 minutes, a combo 20 minutes, and a vocal jazz ensemble 20 minutes. In addition to their written comments, our three guest adjudicators will provide live feedback onstage for 10-15 minutes following each performance.

Big bands participating in Thursday’s High School Invitational are each allowed 40 minutes on stage, which includes their clinic with the Festival judges.

RECORDING & PHOTOGRAPHY Video and audio recording are allowed for university ensemble performances only — these activities are strictly prohibited for our feature performances. Flash photography is prohibited for all performances. Thank you for your cooperation.

Elmhurst University uses Gretsch drum sets exclusively.

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History of Artists/Adjudicators & Feature Performances 2022

2017

2011

2005

1998

1989

1977

John Beasley’s MONK’estra

Michael Abene

Michael Abene

Bill Holman Band

Mark Colby

Denis DiBlasio

Jamey Aebersold

Mark Colby

Dave Holland Quintet

Orbert Davis

Frank Mantooth

Louie Bellson

Wayne Bergeron

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Dan Morgenstern

Bill Holman Big Band

Frank Mantooth

Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

Simone

Steve Houghton

Bobby Shew

Denis DiBlasio

Denis DiBlasio

Bill Holman Band

Steve Wiest

Pat LaBarbera

2021 Matt Wilson’s Arts & Crafts Ryan Truesdell’s Gil Evans Project presents Birth of the Cool Kurt Elling Dennis Mackrel Donny McCaslin Terell Stafford High School Invitational:

Dennis Mackrel Rufus Reid Bobby Shew Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Patrick Williams Big Band 2016 Michael Davis Donny McCaslin Bob Mintzer Band

Jay Anderson

Ryan Truesdell and the Gil Evans Project

Ryan Keberle

Scott Wendholt

Alexa Tarantino Ryan Truesdell 2020 The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra directed

by Scotty Barnhart Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Bobby Floyd

2015 Jimmy Heath & the Jimmy Heath Big Band

Byron Stripling Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

2010

Patti Austin Mark Colby

Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band

Michael Davis Orbert Davis

Phil Markowitz

Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band

Gary Smulyan Patrick Williams with Wayne Bergeron, Warren Luening, Tom Scott & Bill Watrous 2009 Wayne Bergeron Denis DiBlasio Steve Wiest Bill Holman Band Maria Schneider Orchestra

Howie Smith Ed Soph 1996 Randy Brecker Ronnie Cuber Kevin Mahogany Frank Mantooth University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band

1987 Conte Candoli Kelly Sill Jiggs Whigham 1986 Steve Houghton Rob McConnell

Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra 1975 Jerry Coleman Joe Daley Paul Tolosko 1974 James Coffin

Bobby Shew

John LaPorta

1985

Rev. George Wiskirchen

Louie Bellson

1995

Bunky Green

1973

Pete Christlieb

Warren Kime

Conte Candoli

Frank Mantooth

Julian “Cannonball” Adderley

1984

Nathan Davis

Ashley Alexander

Rich Matteson

Bob Rummage

David Baker

Rufus Reid

Dennis Mackrel

Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

Nick Brignola

Terry Gibbs

Bob Tilles

Frank Mantooth

Paul McKee

Frank Mantooth

2014

Dennis Mackrel

Nicholas Payton’s Louis Armstrong Celebration

Orbert Davis Frank Mantooth

Chris Vadala Phil Woods Quintet

Ryan Truesdell and the Gil Evans Project

Bob Mintzer Big Band

Sean Jones

Nicholas Payton

Clark Terry

Paul Tolosko

Tim Hagans

Ralph Lalama

Matt Harris

Maria Schneider Orchestra

Bobby Shew

Steve Erquiaga

Ed Soph

James Coffin

Dick Buckley

Denis DiBlasio

Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra

Bob Mintzer Big Band

Denis DiBlasio

Roger Schueler

Jamey Aebersold

1994

Gary Smulyan

2018

Dennis Mackrel

Bob Bowman

1976

2002

Michael Davis and the Hip-Bone Big Band

Mike Stern

Count Basie Orchestra, directed

by Grover Mitchell, featuring Butch Miles

1997

Pat LaBarbera

2008

Sean Jones

Bobby Shew

Bill Evans

2003

1988

Gary Smulyan

Bill Holman

2007

Randy Brecker

Phil Markowitz

Mark Whitfield

Clark Terry

Andy Martin

John Fedchock New York Big Band

2004

Michael Davis

2019

Gary Smulyan

Nicholas Payton Quintet Bob Sheppard

Mingus Big Band

Bobby Shew

Clay Jenkins

Matt Wilson’s Arts & Crafts

The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra directed

by Scotty Barnhart

Dennis Mackrel

2013 Denis DiBlasio Dave Douglas Quintet

Gary Smulyan Jiggs Whigham

Les Hooper

Rufus Reid

Bud Harner 1982

New York Voices

Bob Brookmeyer

1971

Dick Buckley

Dizzy Gillespie

Clark Terry

Ron Modell

1981

Bobby Shew

Clark Terry

Pete Christlieb

Dick Buckley

1970

Matt Wilson’s Arts & Crafts

2000

Denis DiBlasio

Bud Harner

David Baker

Terry Gibbs

Lee Konitz

Marian McPartland

Lee Konitz

Rob McConnell

Howie Smith

Eric Marienthal University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

Dee Dee Bridgewater Denis DiBlasio Bob Florence and the Limited Edition

Frank Mantooth Roger Schueler Bobby Shew

Frank Mantooth

Kelly Sill

Byron Stripling

Clark Terry

1999

Uncle Festive Jiggs Whigham

Michael Abene Maynard Ferguson & Big Bop Nouveau

1991

Christoph Luty

Diana Krall Trio

Alan Broadbent

University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band with Mark Colby, Denis DiBlasio & Frank Greene

Lanny Morgan

Gary Foster

Tamir Hendelman

Cy Touff

Mike Tomaro

Conte Candoli

Joe Lovano Quartet

Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

Buddy Montgomery

Tom Garling

Pat LaBarbera

Maria Schneider Orchestra

Matt Wilson

Jay Daversa

Louie Bellson

Matt Harris

2012

Bunky Green

1993

Matt Harris

John Pizzarelli Quartet

Dennis Mackrel

Jiggs Whigham

Jeremy Davenport

David Baker

Pete Christlieb

1992

2006

Byron Stripling

2001

1972

1983

John Fedchock’s New York Big Band

Bobby Floyd

Jeff Hamilton

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Dennis Mackrel

Steve Wiest

Bobby Shew

Bob Bowker

1990 Bill Evans Art Farmer Frank Mantooth

1980

Charles Suber

Bob Tilles

Dick Buckley

1969

Barret Deems

Joe Daley

Milt Jackson

Robert Share

Don Rader

Bob Tilles

1979

Phil Wilson

Dan Morgenstern

1968

Clark Terry

Jamey Aebersold

Paul Tolosko

David Baker

Ernie Wilkins

Bob Tilles

1978 Don Menza Dan Morgenstern Kai Winding

Phil Wilson

History of Participants Albion College

Hillsdale College

Newberry College

University of Kentucky

American Conservatory of Music

Hope College

North Park University

University of Louisville

Aquinas College

Illinois Central College

Northeastern Illinois University

University of Manitoba

Ashland University

Illinois State University

Northern Illinois University

University of Mary

Augustana College

Illinois Wesleyan University

Northern Kentucky University

University of Michigan

Austin Peay State University

Indiana University, Bloomington

Northern Michigan University

University of Minnesota, Morris

Baldwin-Wallace College

Indiana University, South Bend

Northwestern University

University of Missouri, Columbia

Ball State University

Indiana-Purdue, Fort Wayne

Oakland University

University of Missouri, Kansas City

Boston College

Indiana-Purdue, Indianapolis

Oakton Community College

University of Missouri, St. Louis

Bowling Green State University

Iowa State University

Oberlin Conservatory

University of Nebraska

Bradley University

Jefferson College

Ohio Northern University

University of Northern Iowa

Butler University

Joliet Junior College

Ohio State University

University of North Texas

California State University, Long Beach

Judson University

Ohio University

University of Notre Dame

Olivet Nazarene University

University of South Dakota

Capital University

Kansas City Kansas Community College

Penn State University

University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

Carroll College

Karlovarsky Repre Band

Principia College

University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

Case Western Reserve University

Kaskaskia College

Purdue University

University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse

Cedarville University

Kellogg Community College

Quincy University

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Central College

Kennedy-King College

Rock Valley College

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Central Michigan University

Kent State University

University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh

Central Missouri State University

Kenyon College

Roosevelt University (Chicago College of Performing Arts)

Central State University

Kirkwood Community College

Slippery Rock University

University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Chicago Conservatory of Music

Knox College

South Suburban College

Chicago State University

Lake Forest College

Southeast Missouri State University

University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

Clark Terry Institute of Jazz Studies

Lawrence University

Clarke University

Liberty University

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

University of Wisconsin, Whitewater

College of DuPage

Lincoln College

Valdosta State University

College of Lake County

Lincoln Trail Community College

Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

College of St. Benedict/St. John's University

Lindenwood University

Southern University

Waubonsee Community College

St. Mary's University, Minnesota

Wayne State University

St. Norbert College

Western Illinois University

St. Xavier University

Western Michigan University

Taylor University

Wheaton College

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Whitworth University

Texas Christian University

William Penn College

Tiffin University

Winona State University

Trevecca Nazarene University

Wisconsin Conservatory of Music

Triton College

Wright College

University of Akron

Wright State University

Lorain County Community College

Collin County Community College

Loyola University, New Orleans

Columbia College Chicago

Macalester College

Concordia University Culver-Stockton College DePaul University DePauw University Dordt College

Malcolm X College Marian University Marshall University Mayville State University McHenry County College

Drake University

McNally Smith College of Music

Duquesne University

Memphis State University

Eastern Illinois University

Miami University (Ohio)

Eastern Michigan University

University of Arkansas at Monticello

Michigan State University

Elgin Community College

University of Calgary

Millikin University

Elmhurst University

University of Cincinnati

Mineral Area College

Ferris State College

University of Connecticut

Governors State University

Minnesota State University, Mankato

University of Dayton

Grand Rapids Community College

Missouri Western State College

Grand Valley State College

Monmouth College

Grinnell College

Moraine Valley Community College

Gustavus Adolphus College

University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

Morehead State University

Harold Washington College

University of Illinois, Chicago

Morningside College

Harper College

University of Indianapolis

Morton College

Heartland College

University of Iowa

Murray State University

University of Wisconsin, Parkside

Vandercook College of Music

University of Evansville University of Findlay

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Our JAZZ ART This year’s signature artwork, featured on the poster and the program, was a commission by Lewis Achenbach, founder of the Jazz Occurrence. Lewis is known for painting in real time to live jazz music, and will be doing so at the Festival this year. The pieces he creates will be for sale in the lobby.

Past Festivals introduced you to Elmhurst University Jazz Band vocalist Bethany Norman, class of 2009. She remains a major “visual voice” in the Festival. On her own initiative, Bethany began work on the banners that adorn the Chapel windows. Her exquisite work has transformed a place of worship into a cathedral that celebrates America’s native musical art, jazz, at least for a few glorious days each February.

Art by Bethany Norman

Director: Doug Beach Sound Engineer: Nate Baxter

Lewis Achenbach

Drums: Diego Rodriguez Bass: Andrew Moreno Piano: Dan VanZeeland Guitar: Drew Weezer

Jazz Festival MERCHANDISE Vocalist: Valencia Smith

Trombones: Matt Garcia, Noel Saldierna, Kyle Kotula, Drew Bryant

PRINT SAMPLE FOR APPROVAL

Trumpets: Anthony Izzo, Jaime Ruiz, Julliette Gardiner, Colin Curatolo, Holden Meier

All items are available for purchase in the lobby. Please ask our Festival staff for assistance.

Reeds: Alan Batek, Uriel Hernandez, Christian Sanchez, Emma Germann, Radek Czech

February 24-27, 2022

55TH ANNUAL February 24-27, 2022

Elmhurst University Jazz Band

55TH ANNUAL

Personnel

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CDS

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12 Note: Art located in the box above is what will appear on the item.

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JAZZ FESTIVAL T-SHIRTS The Festival has always offered for sale a number of unique designs on various t-shirts, including Bethany Norman's original paintings and each year's signature poster artwork.

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Festival MCs

Your hosts for our 55th Festival include some old and new friends who all share a common interest: a passion for jazz. Joining us for his eleventh stint is 90.9 FM WDCB DJ Jay Greene.

Jay’s radio show is a tasty treat every Saturday morning with his jazz gumbo of eclectic selections. He gives you a proper start to your weekend; tune him in.

We also welcome back another familiar face: Bob Foskett. In his days as an Elmhurst student, Bob was a college radio host and student producer of the very first Elmhurst University Jazz Festival. Bob went on to serve as program director for WBEE, Chicago’s last and longestrunning all-jazz AM radio station, and then as a host for WDCB for over a decade.

Joining us for the first time as an MC is Elmhurst alum Andrew Ecklund.

Andrew played trumpet in the Elmhurst University Jazz Band for three years and joined our faculty in 2021 as an instructor of Digital Music.

He is also an accomplished guitarist, singer, composer, and arranger, with his original advertising music earning spots in national campaigns for Apple, Google, and Mountain Dew. Last but not least, we are delighted to welcome Jazz Studies Director emeritus and honorary Festival sommelier Doug Beach out of semiretirement. Doug served as Director of the Jazz Festival for 28 of his 43 years at Elmhurst, and continues his work here now in a development role. Ever humble and self-effacing, Doug almost certainly hopes you do not read our full-length tribute to him and his incredible legacy on page one of this program.

Student Festival Managers Staff FRIDA BARAJAS & CHRISTIAN SANCHEZ Since the Festival began in 1968, our team of student volunteers has been an instrumental part of its reputation as one of the best-run college festivals in America. Among these volunteers, no one carries more responsibility throughout the weekend than the student managers, who must command the respect of their peers while being popular leaders. This year’s student managers, Frida Barajas and Christian Sanchez, fulfill this demanding role impressively.

Returning for her third year as Student Manager, Frida Barajas is a senior music major at Elmhurst University, where she participates in the University's Wind Ensemble.

She is also an instructor for the Lincoln-Way Marching Band and a freelance private woodwind lesson instructor in the Chicagoland area.

Christian Sanchez is a senior at Elmhurst University majoring in Jazz Studies. Primarily a tenor saxophonist, he plays in the University’s Jazz Band and Jazz Combo. Outside of school, he teaches privately at A Sound Education, and is an active member of the Joel Baer Big Band, The Pete Ellman Big Band, and Gwen's Pat Metheny Project. This is his first year taking on the role of Student Manager.

Director Mike Pinto

Assistant Director Chris Parsons Student Managers Frida Barajas Christian Sanchez Sound John Born Livestream Nate Baxter Office Manager Chris Conway Development Doug Beach Print Program Editor Laura Pinto

STUDENT SECTION HEADS House Gizel Issa Brendan Parravano Tickets Colin Curatolo Khadijah Leverette Security Jonah Schumow Stage Crew Drew Bryant Sound Patrick Nguyen Livestream John Havrilla Guest Artist Hosts Juliette Gardiner Gabby Juskey Dan VanZeeland Vanguard & MONK’estra Hosts Matt Garcia Diego Rodriguez Participant Band Host Yanalis Conchas Public Relations Valencia Smith

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Jazz Festival SPONSORS The Elmhurst University Jazz Festival gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our sponsors.

CLARK TERRY LEVEL $10,000 AND ABOVE

CHET BAKER LEVEL $300–$499

ELLA FITZGERALD LEVEL $26–$99

Sylvia and William W. Gretsch Memorial Foundation

Chicago Bass Works

Tammy Ferguson

Andrew Ecklund

Dwaine Keller

LOUIS ARMSTRONG LEVEL $5,000– $7,499

Manelli/Tet/The Rabbit

Woody Mosgers

Paul Rainieri, Steve Tetrev, Greg Wangren

Dr. and Mrs. Paul Nielsen

Jack Prost

Elmhurst University Jazz Band Alumni

Mitchell Stemler

George Shutack

Elmhurst University Student Government Association and the Office of Student Affairs

Scott Swinderman

JOHN COLTRANE LEVEL $100–$299

DUKE ELLINGTON LEVEL $2,500–$4,999

Kelli Bender

BENNY GOODMAN LEVEL UP TO $25

An Anonymous Jazz Musician

Ruth Chapek

City of Elmhurst’s Explore Elmhurst Community Grant Program

Anonymous The Jim Cunningham Trust

Thomas Paprocki

Walter Armbruster

Sherry Bucaro

William Burkes

Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Hansen Christine Hunka

Elizabeth Czech Phil Domines Robert Ghormley

CHARLIE PARKER LEVEL $1,000–$2,499

Wayne Madle

DANSR Inc/Vandoren

Dr. Mary Kay Mulvaney

Dr. and Mrs. Charles Falk

Martin Muzik

Laser Piano Service

Anne Paxton Smith

Larry Polly

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rarick

Springhill Suites, Elmhurst

Brooke Schrager

Yamaha Musical Instruments

Howard Teich

MILES DAVIS LEVEL $500–$999

Ryan Truesdell

Michael Kozlowski

Kathleen Mallen

Allen Savel Kathleen VanZeeland

PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT 90.9 WDCB Public Radio Chicago Jazz Magazine/ Chicago Jazz.com DownBeat Magazine

John Vivoda and Lisa Klein

Anonymous in memory of Mark Colby Mr. and Mrs. Nick Avgerinos Mr. and Mrs. William Chittenden III Edwards Musical Instruments Mr. Aaron Michelfelder and Ms. Jenny Drzewiecki Georgene Patten

JIM CUNNINGHAM JAZZ SCHOLARSHIP Jim Cunningham was the founding father of this festival. Without his presence and support, the Elmhurst University Jazz Festival would be a mere footnote in the school’s history. Jim shifted the focus from competition to education, creating an environment where the collegiate musicians could not only perform, but also learn from the pros. The Festival is truly his legacy on this campus.

Jim passed away in April of 2013. To honor his legacy, the Jim Cunningham Jazz scholarship Fund has been created. You can make your gift online at elmhurst.edu/give, call (866) 794-1075, or mail a check to Elmhurst University Office of Institutional Advancement, 190 S. Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126.

Please make sure you designate your gift to the Jim Cunningham Jazz Scholarship Fund.

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SUPPORT THE ELMHURST UNIVERSITY JAZZ FESTIVAL The Elmhurst University Jazz Festival is a unique experience that allows students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet, perform for, and learn from some of the most prominent names in jazz. Your contribution guarantees that the Festival will maintain its reputation of excellence and continue to be a major force in jazz education.

You can make your gift to the Elmhurst University Jazz Festival online at elmhurst.edu/give, call (866) 794-1075, or mail a check to Elmhurst University Office of Institutional Advancement, 190 S. Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126.

Please make sure you designate your gift to the Elmhurst University Jazz Festival.

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2022 Jazz Festival SCHEDULE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24: HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL

12:30 p.m. Session Lakes Community High School Hinsdale Central High School West Aurora High School Northview High School Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage

Feature Performance (at approx. 4:30 p.m.)

Wayne Bergeron, Denis DiBlasio and Steve Wiest with the Elmhurst University Jazz Band

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25

12:00 p.m. Session Elmhurst University – Vocal Jazz Columbia College – Combo University of Illinois, Chicago – Combo Columbia College – Fusion Combo Elmhurst University – Lab Band Hope College – Combo

7:30 p.m. Session Hillsdale College – Big Band Feature Performance John Beasley’s MONK’estra

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 10:00 a.m. Clinic Free clinic/masterclass with John Beasley, Wayne Bergeron, Denis DiBlasio and Steve Wiest 12:00 p.m. Session University of Wisconsin, Whitewater – Big Band 2 Elmhurst University – Combo University of Wisconsin, Madison – Combo Waubonsee Community College – Combo University of Wisconsin, Whitewater – Big Band 1 Western Michigan University – Big Band

7:30 p.m. Session Elmhurst University – Jazz Band Feature Performance Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 12:00 p.m. Session Harper College – Big Band College of DuPage – Big Band Roosevelt University – Big Band Harper College – Combo Purdue University – Big Band Michigan State University – Big Band

Announcement of Outstanding Ensembles Feature Performance (at approx. 4:30 p.m.)

Wayne Bergeron, Denis DiBlasio and Steve Wiest with the Elmhurst University Jazz Band

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDING ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED DURING OUR FEATURE PERFORMANCES. FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY IS PROHIBITED DURING ALL PERFORMANCES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ELMHURST UNIVERSITY’S COVID-19 POLICY, WELL-FITTED MASKS MUST BE WORN OVER THE NOSE AND MOUTH AT ALL TIMES WHEN INDOORS.

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