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  • Wednesday, January 7, 2026
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    JEN Registration Open
  • 10:00 AM - 10:25 AM CST
    Expanding Artistry & Musical Practice Through Lineage: A Descendant's Auto-ethnographic Tracing Back To Professor James Brown Humphrey
  • 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM CST
    The Resilience of the New York City Jazz Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • 11:00 AM - 11:25 AM CST
    Modernist Jazz: The Compositional Devices of the Dave Brubeck Octet
  • 11:30 AM - 11:55 AM CST
    Comparing Jelly Roll Morton’s Sheet Music and Autograph Manuscripts
  • 12:00 PM - 12:25 PM CST
    A Modern Creole Serenade: Functions of Creole Identity in the Development of Jazz in New Orleans
  • 12:30 PM - 12:55 PM CST
    Demystifying Left Hand Comping
  • 1:00 PM - 1:25 PM CST
    CANCELLED: The Korean Tinge: Receiving and Reimagining African Diasporic Jazz in Postwar South Korea
  • 1:30 PM - 1:55 PM CST
    Lessons From the Other Side of the World: What I Learned From Teaching Jazz in China
  • 2:00 PM - 2:25 PM CST
    But Can She Play?
  • 2:30 PM - 2:55 PM CST
    The Evolution of Mentorship and Advocacy Organizations for Women in Jazz
  • 3:00 PM - 3:25 PM CST
    Global Jazz Fusion: World Music Influences on American Jazz from the 1970s through the turn of the 21st Century
  • 3:30 PM - 3:55 PM CST
    Bennie Green: A Unique Voice in Jazz Trombone
  • 4:00 PM - 4:25 PM CST
    Full Circle: Afro-Caribbean rhythms in New Orleans, and North American music influence on the Dominican Republic music.
  • 4:30 PM - 4:55 PM CST
    Transcription as a Creative Act - Geri Allen, Eric Dolphy, and Retrospective Collaboration
  • 5:00 PM - 5:25 PM CST
    Scott LaFaro's Collaborative Accompaniment Techniques: Methods For Improvised Ensemble Interplay
  • 5:30 PM - 5:55 PM CST
    Reharmonizing Guitar Education: Jazz Meets Popular Music
  • 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM CST
    JEN Registration Open
  • 6:30 PM - 7:20 PM CST
    AAJC New Orleans All Star Youth Jazz Orchestra & Outreach Program
  • 8:10 PM - 9:00 PM CST
    The Live Performing Arts Academy Big Band w/Dave Pietro
  • 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM CST
    2026 Presidents Service Award
  • 9:10 PM - 10:00 PM CST
    CANCELLED: Rachel Therrien Latin Jazz Project - Presents Mi Hogar Vol II.
  • 9:10 PM - 10:00 PM CST
    RESCHEDULED: Ted Nash Big Band
  • 10:10 PM - 11:00 PM CST
    A Tuba To Cuba Live presented by Preservation Hall Foundation
  • 11:30 PM - 1:30 AM CST
    PRO JAM Network Hang!
  • 11:59 PM - 1:30 AM CST
    JJF JAM: Advanced
  • 11:59 PM - 1:30 AM CST
    JJF JAM: Intermediate
  • 11:59 PM - 1:30 AM CST
    JJF JAM: Novice
  • Thursday, January 8, 2026
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    Breaking Free from Chronology: A Thematic Approach to Teaching Jazz History
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    Central Washington University Jazz Band I w/Rex Richardson
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    Making Good Choices: Selecting the Correct Repertoire for Your Beginning to Intermediate Jazz Band
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    Memphis Jazz Workshop
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    The Role of the Guitar in the Jazz Band: Strengthening Your Rhythm Section Instruction
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    Excelsior Band Preservation! Inc Jazz Studio
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    Kirkwood CC Jazz Ensemble
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    Sci High Jazz Band
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    U. No. Carolina Pembroke Jazz Combo I
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    JEN Registration Open
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM CST
    University of Louisville Jazz Faculty and Symphony Orchestra
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CST
    A Prescription for Success. Factors Determining Jazz Ensemble Excellence
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CST
    Reimagining String Education: A Hybrid Approach for Fostering Creativity
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CST
    Sound Invention from Plano East Senior High School
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CST
    The Implementation of Contemporary Gospel Organ and Keyboard Techniques in Jazz Piano Improvisation, Accompaniment and Composition
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Marshall University Jazz Combo I
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Morehead State University Jazz Combo
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Temple HS Blues
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Urban School of San Francisco Jazz Band
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    Cats in a Dog Park - How Sitting In is Essential to Running with the Jazz Pack
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    Coaching a Young Collegiate Rhythm Section with the University of Tennessee Jazz Faculty
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    Exploring the New Vocal Jazz Performance Pedagogy Text: Sing Vocal Jazz, Teach Vocal Jazz
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    Hinsdale Middle School Jazz Ensemble
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    In Motion Quartet
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    Planting Seeds: Cultivating a Healthy Jazz Program
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    A Ride Cymbal Is All You Need: A Demonstration & Discussion on the Most Important Piece of the Jazz Drumset
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    Altissimo Techniques for Saxophone
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    Annie Booth Big Band
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    Griots Corner: Memoirs of the Griot and their Influences on Jazz: Past, Present and Future
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    Jamie Shew Quartet
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
    Columbia Basin College Jazz Combo
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
    DMI Workshop Ensemble
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
    Kirkwood CC Jazz Transit
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
    Old Quarry MS Jazz 1
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    Do Whatcha Wanna…Modern Brass Band Repertoire
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    Harmonic Horizons
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    John Sturino & BLOW GLOBE
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    NAMM Careers in Music
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    The World Leaders
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    Vocal Improvisation and Phrasing in Odd Meters.
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    Austin HS Jazz Ensemble
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    Moises Vela MS Jazz I
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    Tiffin Univ. Up in the Air Vocal Ensemble
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    U. Alabama Birmingham Jazz Combo
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    How Harmony Can Characterize a Melody
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    Jazz Piano for Non-Pianists
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    KCKCC Blue Devil Funk Band w/Tom Bones Malone, Brett Jackson, Chris Hazelton
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    Loyola University New Orleans Jazz Ensemble
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    Resonancia, a short documentary by Ted Nash and Cathy Barbash
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    JEN Registration Open
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST
    Considering Hip Hop in the Jazz Community
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST
    Evening the Playing Field: WIJO Institutional Audits
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST
    Hoover HS First Edition Jazz Ensemble
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST
    Temporal Taal Collective
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST
    The Jazz Band Rehearsal - A Work of Art
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST
    The Next Hundred Years: Preserving the History - and Ensuring the Future - of Jazz
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    AAJC Meeting
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    Bonney Lake HS Vocal Persuasion
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    Edmund Burke School Jazz Ensemble
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    Moises Vela MS Jazz 2
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra Combo I
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    An Analysis of Mary Halvorson's Improvisational and Compositional Style
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    An Analysis on Brad Mehldau's Improvisation on Nobody Else But Me
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Analysis of the Career and Playing of Steve Grossman
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Beyond the Right Notes: Examination of the Artistry of Jazz Bass Through the Analysis of Ron Carter’s Performance
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Beyond Thematic Improvisation: Sonny Rollins’ Radical Improvisational Tendencies Post-Bridge 1962-1967
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Commercial Trumpet Style: A step-by-step guide to sounding like the masters
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Early New Orleans Jazz Education
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Expanding the Drummer's Role in Jazz: An Analysis of Paul Motian’s Drumming on Sunday at the Village Vanguard
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    How Narratives Inspire Ambrose Akinmusire's Composition and Performance Practices
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Irene Higginbotham: Unsung Songwriter
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Jazz Education Online: Mapping the Landscape of Digital Learning Platforms.
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Modern Day Ragging, Tracing the Compositional Approach to Improvisation from Jelly Roll and Armstrong through the 21st Century
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    More Than a Good Beat: A Pedagogical Method for Adapting Hip Hop Repertoire for Small Jazz Ensembles
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    One Hundred Years Of The Charleston: It’s Origins, Essence, And Staying Power
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Plugged In and Left Out: Why Guitar Ensembles Deserve a Place in Jazz Education
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Psyche of a Jazzwoman: Gendered Psychological Barriers to Jazz Participation
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Ravel, Satie and post-bop jazz
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Rolling Out the Redd Carpet: Life and Career of Female Saxophonist Vi Redd
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    The Compositional and Improvisational Style of Kenny Kirkland
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    From Basics To Breakthroughs Building Instincts For Improvisation
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    Pedagogy at Berklee: Our Body and Soul – How We Do What We Do
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    Sara Gazarek Band
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    The Sistering: Advancing the tradition of collaboration in Jazz. How four wise women joined forces to tell a new story.
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    International Welcome Gathering
  • 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM CST
    Foundations of Afro Cuban Jazz Styles
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Clint Small MS Jazz Ensemble
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Downey HS Elysian Jazz Choir
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Temple HS Highlighters
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    The Little Beasts
  • 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM CST
    Florida State University Jazz Orchestra
  • 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM CST
    The Gottlieb/Danielsson Group, with Hans Backenroth & Harry Watters
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CST
    EXHIBITOR WELCOME! (Exhibit Hall Open)
  • 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM CST
    JEN Registration Open
  • 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM CST
    2026 AAJC Donald Meade Legacy Jazz Griot Award
  • 8:10 PM - 9:00 PM CST
    Cal State Long Beach "Pacific Standard Time" Vocal Jazz Ensemble
  • 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM CST
    2026 LeJENd of Jazz Education Award
  • 9:10 PM - 10:00 PM CST
    Diaz Music Institute Caliente with Nestor Torres and Oskar Cartaya
  • 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM CST
    2026 LeJENd of Latin Jazz Keeper of the Flame Award
  • 10:10 PM - 11:00 PM CST
    Bob Mintzer/Dave Stryker Quartet featuring Peter Erskine, John Clayton
  • 11:00 PM - 11:59 PM CST
    Suspended Sea Nonet
  • 11:59 PM - 1:30 AM CST
    JJF JAM: Advanced
  • 11:59 PM - 1:30 AM CST
    JJF JAM: Intermediate
  • 11:59 PM - 1:30 AM CST
    JJF JAM: Novice
  • 11:59 PM - 1:30 AM CST
    PRO JAM Network Hang!
  • Friday, January 9, 2026
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    CANCELLED: Crafting your own Path: The Art, Business, and Empowerment of a Jazz career
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    No Budget? No Problem! An Entrepreneurial Approach to Running a High School or College Jazz Program
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    Reimagining the Familiar
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    Texas A&M University-Kingsville-Javelina Jaht 7
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    Trad Jazz in New Orleans Today
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    Valencia H.S. Two N' Four Vocal Jazz Ensemble
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    Center of Life Jazz
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    Downey HS Jazz Band 2
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    Georgetown Day School Hendershots
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    Hinsdale MS Jazz Ensemble
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CST
    Dedicated Exhibitor Hour: Meet the Artists
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    JEN Registration Open
  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    A Conversation with the 2026 Award Recipients
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    Ashley Street Jazz Band
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    Hit the Ground Running: Best Practices for Middle School & Beginning Jazz Bands
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    Ryan DeWeese and the RAD Jazz Orchestra
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    The Music of Gigi Gryce: Sung by Alexis Cole, explored by his biographer Noal Cohen
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Calhoun Community College Show Band
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Ferris HS Camerata Vocal Ens.
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Georgetown Day School Lady Birds
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Los Alamitos HS Jazz 1
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    California Institute of the Arts Modern Jazz Ensemble
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    I Thought Recording the Album Was the Hard Part… I Was Wrong
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    Improvisation Using Simple Melodic Embellishment: Lee Konitz's Philosophy Turned Into Real Pedagogy
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    John Clayton's Favorite Way To Rehearse A Big Band
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    Surround Sound
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    The Teaching of Flamenco and Jazz in the Conservatories of Spain
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
    JEN RING Meeting
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Downey HS EPIC Jazz Choir
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Mission Hills HS Cardinal Jazz Band
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    U. of Colorado Latin Jazz Ensemble
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    A Tuba to Cuba Talkback
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    “From Transcription to Transformation: How Jazz Guitarists Can Personalize Vocabulary for Improvisation”
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    AAJC/HBCU Atlanta University Consortium
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    Art of The Duo
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    Celebrating Mahavishnu and Shakti, Vin Scialla Brooklyn Raga Massive
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    Adam Birnbaum Trio
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    Funding the Future: Grant Writing Cheat Codes for Artists
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    Improvising using Eastern Music (Ragas, Makams and more!)
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    Making the Saxophone Your Voice
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    The Computer as Creator: How Does Technology Redefine Composition, Improvisation, and Music Production in the Digital Age?
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    The Northern Colorado Voices
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    Buena Park HS Vocal Ensemble
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    de Toledo HS Adv Jazz Combo
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    Ferris HS Jazz Orchestra
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    Lavilla School of the Arts Ashley Street Jazz Band
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    JEN Registration Open
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    Dedicated Exhibitor Hour: Meet the Artists
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    365 Days Of Practice
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    How to Go Viral: Platform Algorithms, Jazz Creativity, and Mastering Modern Visibility
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    Jacksonville State University Combo I
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    Preservation Hall Legacy Band
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    Vocal Improvisation Fundamentals - Melodic Manipulation
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    What They Don’t Teach You In School
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    AAJC Mentor Meet-Up
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Georgetown Day School April Showers
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Harvard-Westlake Jazz Band
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Mt. San Antonio College Vocal Jazz
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra
  • 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM CST
    Beyond Head-Solos-Head: Expanding Jazz Composition Through Classical Forms
  • 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM CST
    Howard University SAASy
  • 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM CST
    Jesse McBride presents Works from the Silverbook
  • 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM CST
    Looking in the Mirror: Embracing the Need to Evolve as a Teacher – Right Now!
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CST
    Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Youth Combo
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CST
    Downey HS Jazz Ensemble
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CST
    Georgetown Day School Stinkbug
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CST
    Harvard-Westlake HS Studio Jazz Band
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CST
    College Fair
  • 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM CST
    Jazz Vocal Technique and Storytelling Through the Great American Songbook
  • 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM CST
    Polyrhythm in Jazz Improvisation and Composition
  • 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM CST
    Split Screen
  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CST
    Donor's Reception: INVITATION REQUIRED
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CST
    RECEPTION: Jazz Road / South Arts
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
    Vocal Jazz Academy Reception
  • 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM CST
    JEN Registration Open
  • 8:10 PM - 9:00 PM CST
    Houston Latin Jazz Orchestra
  • 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM CST
    2026 Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Jazz Educator of the Year Award
  • 9:10 PM - 10:00 PM CST
    Stefon Harris and Blackout
  • 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM CST
    2026 John LaPorta Jazz Educator of the Year Award
  • 10:10 PM - 11:00 PM CST
    U.S. Army Blues Pershing's Own with Bob Mintzer
  • 11:00 PM - 11:59 PM CST
    Second Line Arts Collective: Little Stompers Family Band
  • 11:30 PM - 1:30 AM CST
    PRO JAM Network Hang!
  • 11:59 PM - 1:30 AM CST
    JJF JAM: Advanced
  • 11:59 PM - 1:30 AM CST
    JJF JAM: Intermediate
  • 11:59 PM - 1:30 AM CST
    JJF JAM: Novice
  • Saturday, January 10, 2026
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    Mt. San Antonio College Singcopation
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    Rhythm First! A Method for Beginning Jazz Improvisers
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    What To Do With Drummers In Improv Class
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    Youth Performing Arts School Jazz Ensemble I
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    Ballard Jazz Combo
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    Brigham Young U. - Idaho Jazz Combo 2
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    Instrumental New Music Big Band Reading Session w/The Army Blues
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    Lehi High School Advanced Jazz Band
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CST
    Dedicated Exhibitor Hour: Meet the Artists
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    JEN Registration Open
  • 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    AfinaDos Brazilian Duo
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    JEN Intercollegiate Community College Honors Jazz Ensemble w/Tom Bones Malone
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    The ABZs: Teaching Improvisation through the works of Anthony Braxton, Butch Morris, and John Zorn
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    The Jazz Values: People-Based Approaches for Jazz Teaching and Learning
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    Who is Berklee: Exploring Jazz and Beyond
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Brigham Young U. - Idaho Jazz Combo 1
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Friends University Concert Jazz Band
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Olathe Northwest HS Raven Jazz II
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    U. of Utah Michie Scholarship Jazz Combo
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    CANCELLED: Tools Not Rules: The Organic Path to Improvisation
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    Clarence Hines Jazz Orchestra
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    Expanding the Jazz Canon: Strategies for Programming Works by Women in the Large Jazz Ensemble
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    Finding Your Voice: Jazz Composition as Daily Ritual
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    Sisters in Jazz
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    The Right Seasoning: Jelly Roll Morton and the Spanish Tinge in New Orleans Jazz
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Denver East High School Angelaires
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Fine Arts Center-Miles Davis Ensemble
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Olathe Northwest HS Raven Jazz I
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    The Park School Jazz Collective
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    Hands On Indo Jazz For Music Educators
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    Jazz Appreciation Month at 25
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    Los Alamitos HS Jazz 1
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    Stefon Harris: Heart, Body, Mind: The Art of Melodic Construction
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CST
    Vocal New Music Reading Session
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    Rodney Jordan Quintet
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    Teaching Beyond the Notes: History, Sociology, and the Soul of the Music as an Imperative Element of Jazz Education
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    University of Northern Colorado Compass Jazz Orchestra
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    Utilizing the Estill Voice Method for Healthy Vocal Jazz Pedagogy
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    Young Composer Showcase
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    Bakersfield College Renegade Jazz Combo
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    Friends U. Jazz Vocal Ensemble
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    Orlando Youth Chamber Jazz Ensemble 1
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    The Next Generation Jazz Band of New Orleans
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    Dedicated Exhibitor Hour: Meet the Artists
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    Beyond Stage Fright – Addressing Music Performance Anxiety in Jazz Students
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    Jazz Strings and Fiddle Society of Texas
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    Western Michigan University Fourtunate Cats
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Hoover Jam
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Lebanon Valley College Jazz Combo
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Park Vocal Jazz Workshop
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    University of Nebraska Omaha Jazz Ensemble
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Women in Jazz JAM Session led by WIJO & Sisters in Jazz
  • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CST
    University of North Texas Alumni Hang!
  • 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM CST
    Latin Styles for Jazz Rhythm Section
  • 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM CST
    Our Secrets of Success for Your Vocal Jazz Ensemble
  • 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM CST
    Peabody Graduate Jazz Ensemble
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CST
    Hoover JB3
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CST
    Los Alamitos HS Jazz 2
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CST
    Osceola County School for the Arts Jazz A Combo
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CST
    Rexburg Jazz Collective
  • 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM CST
    Aubrey Johnson Group
  • 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM CST
    From Section to Spotlight: Make Your Big Band Solos Successful, Not Stressful
  • 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM CST
    Hot Trumpets From New Orleans The Unsung Masters
  • 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM CST
    Univ. of Memphis Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra & Singers
  • 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM CST
    JEN Registration Open
  • 8:10 PM - 8:50 PM CST
    The Hailey Brinnel Quintet
  • 9:10 PM - 10:00 PM CST
    Carlos Vega Jazz Quintet
  • 10:10 PM - 11:00 PM CST
    The Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra w/Ingrid Jensen