Elmhurst College Jazz Festival is February 22-25, 2018 with both daytime and evening performances. Tickets are $10 for College Ensembles and $32-37 for evenings.

It is held at  Elmhurst College – Hammberschmidt Memorial Chapel, 190 Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst.

Thursday, Feb. 22 at 12:30 p.m.

  • High School Invitational
    • Kenwood Academy High School
    • Lake Central High School
    • Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage
    • Danville High School
    • St. Charles East High School
  • Feature performance (at approximately 4:30 p.m.) by Sean Jones, Jiggs Whigham, and Matt Wilson with the Elmhurst College Jazz Band

Friday, Feb. 23 at 11:30 a.m.

  • College of DuPage – band
  • Columbia College Chicago – band
  • Trevecca University – band
  • Elmhurst College – combo
  • North Park University – combo
  • Columbia College Chicago – combo
  • Trevecca University – combo
  • Olivet Nazarene University – band
  • Morehead State University – band

Friday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m.

  • Millikin University – band
  • Texas Christian University – band
  • Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

Saturday, Feb. 24 at 9:30 a.m.

  • Free Clinic with Sean Jones, Jiggs Whigham, and Matt Wilson

Saturday, Feb. 24 at 11:30 a.m.

  • University of Wisconsin, Whitewater – band #2
  • Waubonsee Community College – band
  • Northern Michigan University – band
  • University of Evansville – band
  • Central State University – combo
  • Northern Illinois University – combo
  • University of Wisconsin, Platteville – band
  • Western Michigan University – band
  • Morningside College – band
  • University of Wisconsin, Whitewater – band #1

Saturday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m.

  • Northern Illinois University – band
  • Elmhurst College – band
  • Maria Schneider Orchestra

Sunday, Feb. 25 at 11:30 a.m.

  • Central Michigan University – band
  • Elmhurst College – lab band
  • Joliet Junior College – band
  • Roosevelt University – combo
  • Harper College – combo
  • Elmhurst College – vocal jazz
  • Purdue University – band
  • Roosevelt University – band
  • Harper College – band
  • The Elmhurst College Jazz Band in concert with our Festival artists and adjudicators: Sean Jones, Jiggs Whigham, and Matt Wilson