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  • 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