Find out more about the 2023 National Jazz Festival. Register for in-person or the virtual option, nominate a student for the LOVE Award and a band director for the Jazz Educator Award, learn about the new Instrumental Soloist Category and … Read the rest
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Live Jazz is Back!
Live Jazz is back in 2023. Philadelphia, PA will once again host the National Jazz Festival on April 22, 2023 after two years of virtual competition. Registration will be open shortly. We hope to see you there!
2021 National Jazz Festival
Registration deadlines have come and gone and we are pleased to announce that we have 68 ensembles, 19 vocalists and 20 instrumentalists from 49 schools across the nation participating in the 2021 National Jazz Festival. Their video recording will be … Read the rest
2021 LOVE Award
At the National Jazz Festival High School Jazz Competition and Festival, students are recognized for their community service.
The LOVE Award honors a student who has used their passion for music to better lives of others through activism and/or community … Read the rest
2021 Jazz Educator Award
Nominations are now being taken for the 2021 Jazz Educator Award. Awarded to an exemplary educator who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to students and to jazz music education. To nominate your favorite educator complete the … Read the rest