RENO JAZZ FESTIVAL April 27 - 29, 2017
Considered one of the best of its kind in the world, and lauded by the San Francisco Chronicle as “showcasing music’s future,” the Reno Jazz Festival has been hosting jazz superstars and the finest emerging young artists for over five decades.
University of Nevada, Reno
04.28 7:30 pm
The festival hosts three days of concerts, clinics, competitions and superstars It’s nonstop jazz — and, it’s always … the best in jazz!
04.27 7:30 pm Two jazz “stars” — Saxophonist Joshua Redman and piano-bass-drums trio The Bad Plus, both known for pushing the boundaries — unite for a world tour of their explosive collaborative album, The Bad Plus Joshua Redman. April 28 @ 7:30PM The Bad Plus Joshua Redman took the stage … and proceeded to raise the roof … In a word, the music the quartet produces is sublime.” — Metroland
The Collective, known as one of the most creative and distinctive jazz ensembles in the northwestern United States — takes the stage with renowned multi-instrumentalist, Don Byron. April 27 @ 7:30PM Calling Don Byron a jazz musician is like calling the Pacific wet — it just doesn’t begin to describe it ... Byron has carpentered an extraordinary career precisely by obliterating the very idea of category.” — TIME Magazine
04.29 • 6:30 pm The showcase concert and awards ceremony feature encore performances from the best and brightest young standouts in the festival.
FESTIVAL & TICKET INFO WWW.UNR.EDU/RJF • 775-784-4278 • JAZZ@UNR.EDU
Volunteer for a full day and receive a 2017 Reno Jazz Fesitval shirt or hat, and a ticket to the guest artist performance that evening! Contact: jazzvolunteer@unr.edu or call (775) 247-9310. 28 | RN&R | 04.13.17