Elmhurst College Jazz Festival is February 21-24, 2019 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.

Thursday, February 21, 2019

12:30 p.m.

  • High School Invitational
  • St. Charles North High School
  • Portage High School (Indiana)
  • Metea Valley High School
  • Oswego High School
  • Wauwatosa West High School (Wisconsin)
  • Feature performance (at approximately 4:30 p.m.) by Randy Brecker, Bill Evans and Mike Stern with the Elmhurst College Jazz Band

Friday, February 22

11:30 a.m.

  • Columbia College Chicago – Combo
  • North Park University – Combo
  • Columbia College Chicago – Big Band
  • College of DuPage – Big Band
  • North Park University – Big Band
  • University of Wisconsin, Whitewater – Big Band #2
  • Mineral Area College – Big Band
  • Trevecca Nazarene University – Big Band
  • Kent State University – Vocal Jazz

7:30 p.m.

  • Kent State University – Big Band
  • Millikin University – Big Band
  • Mike Davis and the Hip-Bone Big Band

Saturday, February 23

9:30 a.m.

  • Free Clinic with Randy Brecker, Bill Evans and Mike Stern

11:30 a.m.

  • University of Illinois, Chicago – Vocal Jazz
  • Harold Washington College – Combo
  • University of Wisconsin, Whitewater – Big Band #1
  • Hillsdale College – Big Band
  • University of Arkansas, Monticello – Big Band
  • Ohio State University – Big Band
  • Winona State University – Big Band
  • University of Illinois, Chicago – Big Band

7:30 p.m.

  • Western Michigan University – Big Band
  • Elmhurst College – Big Band
  • John Fedchock New York Big Band

Sunday, February 24

11:30 a.m.

  • Elmhurst College – Vocal Jazz
  • Joliet Junior College – Big Band
  • Central Michigan University – Big Band
  • Roosevelt University – Big Band
  • Elmhurst College – Combo
  • Minnesota State University, Mankato – Big Band
  • Elmhurst College – Lab Band
  • Purdue University – Big Band
  • The Elmhurst College Jazz Band in concert with our Festival artists and adjudicators: Randy Brecker, Bill Evans, and Mike Stern