Elmhurst College Jazz Festival is February 21-23, 2020 with both daytime and evening performances. Tickets are $10 for College Ensembles and $32-38 for evenings.
It is held at Elmhurst College – Hammberschmidt Memorial Chapel, 190 Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst.
February 21
11:30 a.m.
- North Park University – Combo
- Judson University – Combo
- Elmhurst College – Combo
- Olivet Nazarene University – Vocal Jazz
- DePaul University – Vocal Jazz
- Elmhurst College – Vocal Jazz
- Hillsdale College – Big Band
- North Park University – Big Band
- Olivet Nazarene University – Big Band
7:30 p.m.
- Columbia College Chicago – Combo
- Elmhurst College – Big Band
- The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart
Saturday, February 22
9:30 a.m.
- Free clinic with our guest artist/adjudicators Bobby Floyd, Dennis Mackrel, Bobby Shew and Gary Smulyan
11:30 a.m.
- University of Illinois, Chicago – Big Band
- Waubonsee Community College – Big Band
- University of Wisconsin, Whitewater – Big Band 2
- University of Illinois, Chicago – Combo
- Waubonsee Community College – Combo
- University of Kentucky – Mega-Sax combo
- Harper College – Big Band
- Wayne State University – Big Band
- University of Wisconsin, Whitewater – Big Band 1
7:30 p.m.
- Purdue University – Big Band
- Western Michigan University – Big Band
- The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Sunday, February 23
11:30 a.m.
- Roosevelt University – Big Band
- Elmhurst College – Lab Band
- Joliet Junior College – Big Band
- Harper College – Combo
- Roosevelt University – Latin Jazz Ensemble
- College of DuPage – Big Band
- Murray State University – Big Band
- Central Michigan University – Big Band
- Festival guest artist/adjudicators Bobby Floyd, Dennis Mackrel, Bobby Shew and Gary Smulyan with the Elmhurst College Jazz Band
