The Competition, compared in stature to that of the classical Tchaikovsky and Van Cliburn Competitions, is the most prestigious jazz competition in the world, and is widely known for discovering the ...

MSU Jazz Studies students perform at the 2026 National Jazz Collegiate Championship at the Lincoln Center in New York City. Photo courtesy MSU College of Music. Michigan State University's Jazz ...

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center has launched its search for the “next great jazz vocalist” through the 14th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Applications are being ...

In honor of what would’ve been jazz great Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday on April 29, the top 15 high school jazz bands from across the nation will be competing for the Essentially Ellington ...

30 U.S. and international high school bands are invited to the 30th anniversary of 'Essentially Ellington' high school jazz competition. The Carroll Senior High School Jazz Band and the Plano West ...

ELON, NC (WGHP) — Whether it’s playing in an ensemble or on his own Bob Jefferson loves to create beautiful jazz music. “I play Alto, tenor and soprano and then I double on clarinet,” Jefferson said.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – For most high school jazz bands, getting invited to perform in the prestigious Essentially Ellington festival would be a once-in-a-lifetime honor. The Jazz Orchestra at Byron Center ...

A Waukee Northwest senior won the under-18 International Jazz Trombone Competition and will perform this month at the ...

This was the second Kraków Jazz Week, but there is a much deeper history unearthed when studying the roots of this new event. Fundamentally, it involves the amalgamation of two long-running festivals: ...