Reno Jazz Festival Program 2023

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Welcome to the Festival

We’re thrilled to welcome you to the 61st annual Reno Jazz Festival!

This year’s landmark event is a celebration of jazz music like no other and marks our return to a completely in-person event since the start of the pandemic. The 2023 Festival is brimming with new content and initiatives that embody our efforts to build an equitable future of jazz.

Faculty and students from the Berklee College of Music’s Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice are an integral part of the Festival. Check out their workshop and conversation focused on setting new standards in jazz, and don’t miss their stellar student quartet in performance Friday (daytime) and Saturday night during the Festival Showcase.

We’re kicking off the packed agenda with a student-only jam session on Thursday, April 27 at 10pm at the Laughing Planet on N. Virginia Street. We hope your students will join us for this hands-on learning experience. Friday evening features our Pro Jam Session with an all-star house band of saxophonist Caroline Davis, pianist Tal Cohen, bassist Richard Lloyd Giddens Jr., and drummer Tina Raymond.

Our 2023 Festival composer is the inventive and improvisational rock star saxophonist, clarinetist and woodwind specialist, Julian Tanaka. You’ll have the opportunity to learn from Julian during his workshop and attend his Meet + Greet. This is part of our commitment to commission new music from underrepresented communities in jazz.

Two exciting headliner concerts feature groundbreaking trumpeter, Marquis Hill, performing alongside drummer Damion Reid, bassist Junius Paul, vibraphonist Joel Ross and pianist Jahari Stampley. Thursday evening, Joel Ross opens the Festival during a full-length set alongside the University’s faculty ensemble, Manzanita Quintet.

Plus, the Festival is packed with 18 workshops led by the country’s foremost jazz artists and educators.

There’s no doubt, it’s the participating students, representing 62 schools and 112 ensembles, who make the Festival a vibrant epicenter of jazz. Thank you to each of you for participating in and supporting the future of jazz and music education.

Peter Epstein Director, Reno Jazz Festival

“This year’s landmark event is a celebration of jazz music like no other … brimming with new content.”

FROM THE DIRECTOR

Nurturing the World’s Most Promising Young Jazz Musicians

The Brubeck Jazz Summit, hosted by Classical Tahoe, trains the world’s finest high school musicians each summer at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Lake Tahoe campus. For one week, select students join top jazz faculty members master teachers and guest artists—including Chris and Dan Brubeck—for combo rehearsals, workshops, masterclasses, jam sessions and live performances.

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July 9 to 15, 2023

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FESTIVAL EVENTS OVERVIEW

Guest Artist JOEL ROSS with MANZANITA QUINTET

THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 7:30PM

NIGHTINGALE CONCERT HALL, CHURCH FINE ARTS BUILDING

MORE INFO [ PG 6 ]

Festival Headliner MARQUIS HILL: NEW GOSPEL REVISITED

Opening JAZZ LAB I + NEVADA WIND ENSEMBLE

FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 7:30PM

PIONEER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

MORE INFO [ PG 8 ]

WORKSHOPS & DAYTIME CONCERTS

FRIDAY, APRIL 28 & SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 10AM - 4PM

FULL SCHEDULE [ PG 11 ]

STUDENT PERFORMANCES

FRIDAY, APRIL 28 & SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 8AM - 4:30PM

FULL SCHEDULE [ PG 23 ]

FESTIVAL SHOWCASE

Opening BERKLEE STUDENT ENSEMBLE

SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 7PM

PIONEER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

MORE INFO [ PG 12 ]

JAM SESSIONS

Student-Only Jam THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 10PM

Pro Jam FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 10PM

LAUGHING PLANET

MORE INFO [ PG 32 ]

VENUE MAP & VISITOR INFORMATION [ PGS 36 + 37 ]

THURSDAY APRIL 27 • 7:30PM

NIGHTINGALE CONCERT HALL

Though still in his 20s, Joel Ross is a vibraphone virtuoso whose dynamic single-mallet playing style wows audiences. His artistry on the vibes landed him a recording contract with the legendary Blue Note label, on which he’s released a trio of albums: “KingMaker,” “Who Are You?” and the newest, “The Parable of the Poet.” The in-demand collaborative musician regularly performs across the country and around the world. In his live sets, Ross showcases a

lyrical intuition that’s equally grounded in melody and phrasing. The steadfast improviser plays the moment, allowing moods to set, linger and transform. Ross recently became one of the youngest artists to earn a coveted Residency Commission from The Jazz Gallery and a spot in The Jazz Gallery All-Stars band, ultimately performing live at The Kennedy Center. In 2021, he enjoyed a residency at the Roulette Intermedium for Jazzfest Berlin, during which he premiered original work.

JOEL ROSS

MANZANITA QUINTET +

Joining vibraphonist-composer Joel Ross on stage is Northern Nevada’s very own Manzanita Quintet — Adam Benjamin, Peter Epstein, Hans Halt, Andrew Heglund and Josh D. Reed. Comprised of core faculty members of the University of Nevada, Reno’s Program in Jazz & Improvisational Music, Manzanita Quintet (formerly The Collective) is recognized as one of the most imaginative and distinctive jazz ensembles in the northwestern U.S. The talented group has released four albums and is actively performing, recording and teaching throughout the world. Manzanita Quintet’s latest album, “Osmosis,” released in February 2023, features a set of fresh, original compositions.

“ … Joel is not only one of the preeminent instrumentalists of this era, but he is one of the greatest musical visionaries of his generation. ”

— BLUE NOTE RECORDS

FRIDAY APRIL 28 • 7:30PM

PIONEER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

MARQUIS HILL

M NEW GOSPEL REVISITED

arquis Hill is a stunningly gifted trumpeter, composer and bandleader with a soulful, highly textured tone. His sound is somehow both deeply distinctive and a tour through jazz trumpet history. Performing alongside him will be Damion Reid, drummer; Junius Paul, bassist; Joel Ross, vibraphonist; and Jahari Stampley, pianist. Since winning the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition in 2014, Hill has garnered glowing coverage

in outlets like The New Yorker, The New York Times, JazzTimes, NPR Music and DownBeat. The internationally renowned musician has guest performed with a who’s who list of jazz musicians — Marcus Miller, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Boney James and more. On acclaimed albums like his latest, “Modern Flows Vol. II,” and his 2016 breakout project, “The Way We Play,” Hill and his working band, the Blacktet, use their next-level musicianship and deeply interactive dynamic to break down the barriers separating bop, hip-hop, R&B and electronic music.

+ OMAR THOMAS

WITH UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO’S JAZZ LAB I AND NEVADA WIND

ENSEMBLE

In collaboration with award-winning composer and arranger, Omar Thomas, two University of Nevada, Reno student ensembles open for Marquis Hill: Jazz Lab I and Nevada Wind Ensemble. This special collaboration is the culminating performance following Thomas’ weeklong residency at the University. The University’s premier jazz ensemble will perform his multi-layered masterpiece, “We Will Know: An LGBT Civil Rights Piece in Four Movements” and the Nevada Wind Ensemble will perform “Mother of a Revolution” and “Of Our New Day Begun.” Jazz Lab I is directed by Josh D. Reed; Nevada Wind Ensemble is directed by Reed Chamberlin.

“ Hill commands a nimble technique, a fluid way of improvising and a pervasively lyrical manner. … he doesn’t oversell his statements, instead moderating volume and emphasizing beauty of sound. ”

— CHICAGO TRIBUNE

& DAYTIME CONCERTS

SEE MAP ON PAGE 37 FOR VENUE LOCATIONS SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

FRIDAY 04.28

10 a.m. // Hall Recital Hall, University Foundation Arts Building

Masterclass with Joel Ross

Hear and learn from this Festival headliner, professional vibraphonist, musical visionary and New School alumnus.

11 a.m. // USAC Building, 2nd Floor

Jazz Ballad 101: A Systematic Approach to Advance Musical Interpretation

Learn about and discuss various strategies for developing musical interpretation and improvisation on jazz ballads. Be ready to participate and share your experiences. Gain tools to help you on your individual journey toward performing the ballad style.

Joseph Jefferson Trombonist, Euphoniumist Director of Jazz Studies at Southeast Missouri State University Assistant Professor

Joel Ross Vibraphonist, Composer

WORKSHOPS & DAYTIME CONCERTS / FRIDAY 04.28

11 a.m. // Ballroom A, Joe Crowley Student Union

Keeping it at a Simmer: Composition Through Daily Improvisation

Learn, watch and discuss how to sustain a compositional mindset by integrating free, structured improvisation into your daily practice routine. Even mundane technical exercises can be turned into opportunities to discover and develop musical ideas.

Reno Jazz Festival’s 2023 Composer Clarinetist, Saxophonist, Composer Adjunct Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Director, World Jazz Studies, Las Vegas Academy of the Arts

12 p.m. // Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building

Concert: Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice Student Ensemble

Enjoy this inspiring performance by a diverse ensemble of musicians studying their craft at this renowned institution: Isaac Coyle on bass; Guilhem Fourty on drums; Anabel Gil-Diaz on flute; and Roella Oloro on piano.

This rockstar ensemble also opens the Saturday Festival Showcase (4/29, 7P) which features a curated selection of student performances that showcase creativity, innovation, fresh perspectives and exceptional sound.

Tickets to Festival Showcase at Box Office locations (see page 36)

Julian Tanaka

1 p.m. // USAC Building, 2nd Floor

Playing Outside the Changes

Why do musicians want to play "outside?" Discover various approaches to "playing outside" from different perspectives.

Dawn Clement

Assistant Professor, Jazz & American Music Department, Metropolitan State University of Denver

1 p.m. // Auditorium, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

Modal Explorations

Every mode has its own character defined by tension and release, lightness versus darkness. Explore the vast world of modes and all that they offer for harmonic exploration.

Anisha Rush

Saxophonist, Composer, Educator Faculty member of SheBop, Jazz Camp for Young Women

2 p.m. // USAC Building, 2nd Floor

Hodges: Front and Center

Explore music and collaborations in the context of Johnny Hodges’ work outside his wellknown role in Duke Ellington’s orchestra. Attendees will have the opportunity to play repertoire from more than 20 arrangements for quintet, transcribed from the saxophone icon’s recordings with luminaries like Gerry Mulligan, Ben Webster and Clark Terry.

Owen Broder

Saxophonist, Bandleader, Composer Lecturer at Portland State University and Pacific University

WORKSHOPS & DAYTIME CONCERTS / FRIDAY 04.28

3 p.m. // Auditorium, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

Meditation in Performance

Learn how to use grounding and guided meditation in music, to expand your creative process and performance, and in life, including techniques to manage stress, performance anxiety and negative self-talk.

Vocalist, Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, Arranger, Educator Professor of Music at Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA

3 p.m. // USAC Building, 2nd Floor

Jazz Education in America

Discover and explore George Colligan’s philosophy of jazz education based on his experiences as a jazz performer and educator.

George Colligan

Pianist, Organist, Drummer, Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader Assistant Professor at Portland State University

ELEVATING TOMORROW’S JAZZ ARTISTS TODAY

By sharing their insights, our esteemed festival Artist Educators ignite aspiring musicians to celebrate the rich heritage of jazz while striding into the future.

We thank all our Artist Educators and guest performers for their vital role in creating a dynamic festival that enlightens and exhilarates.

For Artist Educator bios, visit unr.edu/jazz-festival/artist-educators

Johnaye Kendrick

& DAYTIME CONCERTS

SEE MAP ON PAGE 37 FOR VENUE LOCATIONS SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

SATURDAY 04.29

10 a.m. // Hall Recital Hall, University Foundation Arts Building

Masterclass with Marquis Hill

Hear and learn from this Festival headliner, leading trumpeter, composer and experienced educator.

11 a.m. // Auditorium, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

Applying to Collegiate Music School Programs

Learn all there is to know about applying to music school. Topics include general university application processes, music school applications, pre-screening requirements, creating a résumé, live and remote auditions and putting your best foot forward to receive scholarships.

Tina Raymond Drummer, Percussionist Director of Jazz Studies at California State University, Northridge Assistant Professor

Marquis Hill Trumpeter

Setting New Standards with Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice

Join this energizing panel discussion about gender, jazz and the barriers to equity that exist today. The panel explores how to navigate and change the rules of the game for a more equitable future of jazz.

Partnering for Equity in Jazz

The esteemed Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice is working to change the way jazz is perceived and presented. Its ultimate goal is a future of jazz that, unlike the past, illuminates, embraces and fosters all of its creative contributors, regardless of gender and race.

The Reno Jazz Festival is continuing its partnership with the Institute to make their shared vision a reality and ensure that conversations about jazz and equity are taking place at each Festival. In addition, the Festival is dedicated to hiring artists and educators from underrepresented communities in jazz (this year 80% of all artists/educators fit this category) and annually commissions new music from underrepresented communities in jazz.

To learn more about BIJGJ visit college.berklee.edu/jazz-gender-justice

Caroline Davis

Ruthie Meadows

Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of Nevada, Reno WORKSHOPS & DAYTIME CONCERTS / SATURDAY 04.29

Managing Director, Berklee College of Music Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice

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WE DON’T DO ONE-DIMENSIONAL.

Reno Tahoe is ready to show you good times you’ll want to relive again and again. Whether you have a love of food, passion for music or need for speed, our calendar is filled with events and festivals that will make your days and nights come to life.

WORKSHOPS & DAYTIME CONCERTS / SATURDAY 04.29

12 p.m. // Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building

Concert: Reno Jazz Orchestra

Get your jazz on during this show featuring Northern Nevada’s ever-popular, 17-piece, contemporary big band ensemble.

1 p.m. // Auditorium, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

Becoming a Better Musician: Active Listening On & Off the Bandstand

Jazz is a language best learned and shared through listening. Learn about the concept of active listening and the ways in which all musicians can grow by employing it — on the bandstand, alone in practice sessions, in compositional practice and with all types of music.

(For musicians at any ability level)

1 p.m. // USAC Building, 2nd Floor

Masterclass with Tal Cohen

Learn and hear from the passionate Grammy Award-winning and in-demand jazz pianist.

Annie Booth

Tal Cohen

Pianist, Educator Pianist

Knowledge Center

From Stage to Studio: Getting Started with Music Production

Explore the world of music production and gain an understanding of what producers do and how they work. Connect the dots between the worlds of live performance and composition and understand how jazz musicians can get started as producers of their own or their peers’ projects. Also, learn about some basic recording technology and production tools, including DAWs, interfaces and plugins.

Briana Harris

Don’t just imagine dancing to the

Musician, Artist Manager, Entrepreneur Saxophonist, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Arranger, Composer

SEE MAP ON PAGE 37 FOR VENUE LOCATIONS SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

2 p.m. // USAC Building, 2nd Floor

Somatic Practice: Connecting Improvisation to the Mind and Body

Develop a brief somatic practice, including sensation awareness, breathing techniques and grounding exercises. Learn how to incorporate these strategies into technical practices in music to be more mindful when playing and improvising to effect a deeper experience.

3 p.m. // USAC Building, 2nd Floor

The High Note Is NOT Your Destination

Explore and tackle the key musical elements of singing to make phrasing feel more conversational and free.

3 p.m. // Auditorium, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

Composer

Meet + Greet with Julian Tanaka

Join 2023 Reno Jazz Festival composer for an informal meet and greet. The exceptionally talented composer, clarinetist and saxophonist composed Path of the Jedi for this year’s Reno Jazz Festival participants. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet Julian — especially if you are one of the students performing this original piece during the Festival.

Jamie Shew Jazz Vocalist, Educator

Caroline Davis Composer, Saxophonist, Vocalist

2023 FESTIVAL COMPOSER

As Festival composer Julian Tanaka created an original composition, Path of the Jedi. Participating schools have the option to perform it during the Festival.

Julian Tanaka is an uber-talented and nuanced jazz saxophonist and clarinetist whose work is inventive and evocative and whose improvisational skills are stellar. Equally comfortable playing jazz, reggae, hip-hop, R&B and rock music, he’s shared the stage with the Count Basie Orchestra and Postmodern Jukebox and played in several production shows on the Las Vegas Strip. Some of his standout musical endeavors are touring internationally with the hit Broadway

musical “Come Fly Away,” backing Grammy award-winning Boyz II Men during their Las Vegas residency and playing in another hit musical, “Baz.” The woodwind specialist has also earned a strong reputation with his own ensemble, the Julian Tanaka Quartet, for which he writes and arranges music. His composing experience is vast, having written traditional big band charts, conducted large ensemble-free improvisations and arranged for pops orchestras.

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…Tanaka plays with colors and sonorities with all the enthusiasm of a kid in a candy store.

— FANFARE

Performance SCHEDULE

FRIDAY 04.28

All events require a pass for entrance. See page 36 for locations to purchase passes. For a schedule of Workshops & Daytime Concerts see page 11.

See Campus Map on page 37 for building locations

CFA Church Fine Arts Building • JCSU Joe Crowley Student Union

UFA University Foundation Arts Building

Joe Crowley Student Union (JCSU)

Ballroom A JCSU SEE MAP PG 37

WARM-UP ROOM 422

8:00 AM Vanden High School, Fairfield, CA

Troy Symington

9:00 AM Arbor View High School II, Las Vegas, NV

Carl Baker // High School BandW 10:00 AM Moorpark College II, Moorpark, CA

Brendan McMullin ig

1:00 PM Service High School, Anchorage, AK

Christopher Lubken

2:00 PM Moorpark College I, Moorpark, CA

Brendan McMullin ii // High School Band

3:00 PM American Canyon High School, American Canyon, CA

Brendan Dayi// High School Band

4:00 PM Cerritos High School Lab Band, Cerritos, CA

Shane Reider/ College Combo

5:00 PM University Preparatory Academy, San Jose, CA

Jemal Ramirez // High School Bandool Band

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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE / FRIDAY 04.28

Joe Crowley Student Union (JCSU)

Ballroom C JCSU

SEE MAP PG 37

WARM-UP ROOM 402

Joe Crowley Student Union (JCSU) Theatre, 3rd Floor

JCSU

SEE MAP PG 37

WARM-UP ROOM 320

Kathleen Hollingsworth

Hill High School, Pleasant Hill, OR

Kyle Ludwig // High School BandW 10:00

State University, Northridge, CA

Erin Bentlage

11:00

Mitty High School, San Jose, CA

Erin Lahm Simon 1:00

2:00

3:00

High School, Brookings, OR

Corey Tamondong // College Combo

College Group II, Oakland, CA

Victor Siu // High School Band

Barbara High School, Santa Barbara, CA

Tyler Ravelli

Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA

Jerome Fleg //

3:00

4:00

Nick Bentz // High School BandW

Josiah Boornazian High School Band

Michael Mull // College Combo

Troy Symington // High School Band

Hill High School, Pleasant Hill, OR

Zac Tendick // High School Band

College, Moorpark, CA

Brendan McMullin // College Combo 5:00

High School, Reno, NV

Rachael CowellHigh School Band// High School Band

Church Fine Arts Building (CFA) Room 14

SEE MAP PG 37

WARM-UP ROOM 112

SEE MAP PG 37

WARM-UP ROOM 134

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE / FRIDAY 04.28

University Foundation Arts Building (UFA)

SEE MAP PG 37

WARM-UP ROOM 143 University Foundation Arts Building (UFA) Room 144 UFA

SEE MAP PG 37

WARM-UP ROOM 143

SATURDAY 04.29

All events require a pass for entrance. See page 36 for locations to purchase passes. For a schedule of Workshops & Daytime Concerts see page 11.

See Campus Map on page 37 for building locations

CFA Church Fine Arts Building • JCSU Joe Crowley Student Union

UFA University Foundation Arts Building

Ballroom A

JCSU

SEE MAP PG 37

WARM-UP

ROOM 422

Doug Simon ig

1:00 PM Monterey High School, Monterey, CA

Robert Aguilar

2:00

Eric Samson / High School Band

3:00 PM Garfield High School, Seattle, WA

Jared Sessink / High School Band

4:00 PM El Dorado High School I, Placentia, CA

Eric Samson College Combo

Joe Crowley Student Union (JCSU)

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE / SATURDAY 04.29

Joe Crowley Student Union (JCSU)

Ballroom C

JCSU

SEE MAP PG 37

WARM-UP ROOM 402

TIME SCHOOL / DIRECTOR CATEGORY

9:00 AM Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ Col Choir

Kira Rugen High School BandW

10:00 AM Canyon Crest Academy, Santee, CA HS Choir

Anne Whattoff

11:00 AM Caldera High School, Bend, OR HS Choir

Luke MacSween

1:00 PM Sierra College, Rocklin, CA Col Choir

Kim Osteen-PetreshockCollege Combo

2:00 PM Edison High School, Stockton, CA HS Band

Christopher McCoy// High School Band

3:00 PM Roosevelt High School II, Seattle, WA HS Band

Michael Van Bebber/ High School Band

4:00 PM Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra, Reno, NV HS Band

Vernon Scarbrough

Joe Crowley Student Union (JCSU)

Theatre, 3rd Floor JCSU SEE MAP PG 37

WARM-UP ROOM 320

All events require a pass for entrance. See page 36 for locations to purchase passes. For a schedule of Workshops & Daytime Concerts see page 11.

Church Fine Arts Building (CFA) Room 14

CFA SEE MAP PG 37

WARM-UP ROOM 112

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE / SATURDAY 04.29

Church

Fine Arts Building (CFA)

Nightingale

Concert Hall

CFA

SEE MAP PG 37

WARM-UP ROOM 134

9:00

Janet Tenpas

High School II, Clovis, CA

Evan Hamada High School BandW 10:00

Johnson International Academy Jazz Band, Las Vegas, NV

Darren MotamedyH

University Foundation Arts Building (UFA)

Hall Recital Hall

UFA

SEE MAP PG 37

WARM-UP ROOM 143

11:00

High School I, Clovis, CA

Evan Hamada

High School, Ilwaco, WA

Rachel Lake // College Combo 2:00

View High School I, Las Vegas, NV

Paul Beuning High School Band

3:00

Vista High School Jazz Ensemble, Fair Oaks, CA

Santiago Sabado // High School Band 4:00

High School, Nampa, ID

Paul McEntee

Eric Heidner

Greg McLaughlin 11:00

Jim Mooy/ High School Band

Liberty Ellman High School Band

Kris TinerHigh School Band

Jazz Orchestra (CA State University, Fullerton)

Bill Cunliffe chool Band 4:00

Hill High School II, Pleasant Hill, OR

Zac Tendick ollege Combo

Arts Building (UFA)

Room 144 UFA

SEE MAP PG 37

WARM-UP ROOM 143

All events require a pass for entrance. See page 36 for locations to purchase passes. For a schedule of Workshops & Daytime Concerts see page 11.

JAM SESSIONS

Watch, participate and enjoy two all-original jam sessions at Reno’s all ages Laughing Planet restaurant and bar — that are sure to last well into the early hours of the morning. Laughing Planet is located across from the University campus at 941 N. Virginia Street.

4/27 10P

Student-Only Jam

Festival participants have the chance to collaborate and improvise alongside peers at the Student-Only Thursday Jam.

4/28 10P

Pro Jam

The Pro Jam will kick-off with an all-star house band of pianist Tal Cohen, saxophonist Caroline Davis, bassist Richard Lloyd Giddens Jr., and drummer Tina Raymond. Other pro's will join in later and will take turns putting on an improvisational show sure to dazzle.

RICHARD GIDDENS, BASS CAROLINE DAVIS, SAX

TINA RAYMOND, DRUMS TAL COHEN, PIANO

BRINGING ART TO LIFE

The mission of the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts is to cultivate exceptional performing arts experiences in our historic venue and throughout the region. We envision a community that is connected, enriched, and inspired through the power of live performance.

Find your passion at pioneercenter.com

100 S. VIRGINIA ST......

FESTIVAL HEADLINER GEORGE

The Reno Jazz Festival is thrilled to announce GEORGE as the 2024 headliner. The group features four individual “earthworkers,” as the derivation of the moniker implies, who excavate and create intense and intriguing music, the sound of which defies categories and labels.

The visionary behind the quartet, John Hollenbeck, is an award-winning, genrecrossing composer-percussionist, renowned in the jazz and new music worlds. Anna Webber, the 2021 Berlin Prize Fellow, is a flutist, saxophonist and composer whose interests and work lie between avant garde Wjazz and new classical music. Aurora Nealand is most recognized for her performance on saxophones, clarinet and vocals and has been at the forefront of the revival of traditional jazz in New Orleans with her band, The Royal Roses. Canada-based Chiquita Magic specializes in futuristic electro pop, achieved with microtonal synths, drum machines and her voice.

These stellar musical artists joined forces during COVID, and “the result is a wholeness or cohesion which is undeniable, despite the variety of backgrounds,” wrote Platinummind.net. GEORGE first recorded a proof of concept of the same name in 2021 and followed with "Letters to George," released in January 2023.

KEY TO CAMPUS MAP

Parking

Visitor Information

Passenger/Equipment Loading Areas

PERFORMANCE + WORKSHOP VENUES

JCSU Joe Crowley Student Union

UFA

University Foundation Arts Building

MIKC

Building Entrance Main Walkway(s)

Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

USAC

University Studies

Abroad Consortium

CFA

Church Fine Arts Building

OFF CAMPUS: PIONEER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Marquis Hill: New Gospel Revisited (Friday, April 28, 7:30 p.m.)

Festival Showcase (Saturday, April 29, 7:00 p.m.)

100 S. Virginia St., Reno (pioneercenter.com)

Box office opens at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 28 and 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 29

FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE + WILL CALL LOCATIONS

Church Fine Arts (CFA) Building Box Office (Festival Will Call)

Thursday, April 27 6:30–7:45 p.m.

Friday, April 28 7:15 a.m.–5:15 p.m.

Saturday, April 29 7:15 a.m.–4:45 p.m.

Joe Crowley Student Union (JCSU) Box Office, 3rd Floor (No Will Call Available)

Friday, April 28 7:15 a.m.–5:15 p.m.

Saturday, April 29 7:15 a.m.–4:45 p.m.

CAMPUS PARKING

Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts (Festival Will Call) (Cash ONLY)

Friday, April 28 6:30–8:30p.m.

Saturday, April 29 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Festival passes, t-shirts and hats can be purchased at all box office locations. Pre-ordered t-shirts can be picked up at CFA

Thursday, April 27: Beginning at 5 p.m., parking is free for all attendees and on all levels of the Brian Whalen Parking Complex.

Friday, April 28: Visitors are required to pay for parking before 5 p.m. All-day parking is available in the West Stadium Parking Garage and four hour parking is available in the Brian Whalen Parking Complex. More space is available in the West Stadium Parking Garage on Friday.

Saturday, April 29: Parking is free and available in both the Brian Whalen Parking Complex and the West Stadium Parking Garage.

Buses: Buses must park in the designated area north of campus (North Green Lot) at Comstock Drive and Anelli Lane. Follow signage “Jazz Festival Bus Staging / Parking in the North Green Lot.”

Thank you sponsors, donors, friends, volunteers and staff for your support of this 61 year tradition.

ADDITIONAL SUPPORTERS: EDNA B. & BRUNO BENNA FOUNDATION, DANIELLE GANN-LIND, CJ WALTERS

Encouraging new approaches to performance, composition and scholarship while providing a solid foundation in the rich past of traditional jazz. Our program offers: undergraduate and graduate studies; small ensembles, big bands, student recording projects; outstanding oneon-one instruction; and graduate assistantships.

Photo: Faculty jazz ensemble Manzanita Quintet (left to right) Adam Benjamin, Jazz Piano; Josh D. Reed, Trumpet; Hans Halt, Bass; Andrew Heglund, Drums; Peter Epstein, Saxophone

Acalanes High School

Alta Loma High School

American Canyon High School

Ann Sobrato High School

Arbor View High School

Archbishop Mitty High School

Atascadero High School

Bakersfield College

Bella Vista High School

Berkeley High School

Brookings-Harbor High School

Burlingame Intermediate School

Caldera High School

California Jazz Conservatory

California State University, Fullerton

California State University, Northridge

Canyon Crest Academy

Century High School

Cerritos High School

Cesar Chavez High School

Clackamas Community College

Clovis High School

College of the Sequoias

Columbia High School

Del Norte High School

Depoali Middle School

Durham High School

Edison High School

Edward C. Reed High School

El Dorado High School

Fremont Middle School

Garfield High School

Glen A. Wilson High School

Idyllwild Arts Academy

Ilwaco High School

Incline High School

Irvine High School

Laney College

Lincoln High School

Magnolia Science Academy 2

Monterey High School

Moorpark College

Pleasant Hill High School

Portland State University

Reno High School

Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra

Roosevelt High School

Sacramento Country Day School

Sanger High School

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara High School

Santa Rosa Junior College

Scottsdale Community College

Service High School

Sierra College

Sunrise Mountain High School

Ukiah High School

University of Utah School of Music

University Preparatory Academy

Vanden High School

Walter Johnson International Academy

Walters College

Western Oregon University

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