Full Schedule

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM EST

A Jazz-centered Transcultural Approach to Improvisational Studies

Location: Chicago

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

CLINIC: Improvisation - Beginning

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM EST

Locking the Groove: Tools to Teaching Your Bass Player and Drummer to Swing Harder on the Bandstand

Location: Hanover F-G

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

CLINIC: Techniques - Rhythm Section

Presented by

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM EST

Now What? The role of Arts organizations in fostering the artistic development and creation of performance opportunities for young talent.

Location: Hanover A-B

Lead Presenter: – Jazz House Kids

CLINIC: Jazz Industry/Business/Artist Development

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM EST

Portland State University Vocal Collective

Location: New Voices/International Ballroom South

Director:

PERF: VOCAL SCH Four year collegiate undergraduate students ages 18-22

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM EST

West Virginia Univ Mountaineers

Location: LeJENds/Regency Ballroom V

Lead Performer: – West Virginia University

Director:

PERF: INST SCH Small Ens Four year collegiate undergraduate/graduate level students ages 18+

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST

Elon University Jazz Combo

Location: Baker

Director: – Elon University

JJF: Performance/Clinic

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST

JazzWire #2

JazzWire Adult Learner Recommended Session

Location: Dunwoody

Director: – JazzWire, Inc.

JJF: Performance/Clinic

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST

JJF Performance/Clinic TBD

Location: Courtland

JJF: Performance/Clinic

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST

Milton Academy Jazz 4

Location: Inman

Director:

JJF: Performance/Clinic

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST

Reading Session: New Music Instrumental Big Band

Location: Inspirations/Centennial Ballroom

Presider: – University of North Texas

Primary Contact (Not Lead Presenter):

CLINIC: Classroom Teaching/Education

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST

Dedicated Exhibit Hour: Meet the Artists!

Location: Grand Hall

Exhibits

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST

Registration OPEN

Location: Centennial Foyer

Registration

10:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST

Exhibits OPEN

Location: Grand Hall

Exhibits

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM EST

It's not on the Page! Subtleties of Swing, Forward Motion and Rhythm Nuances in Improvisation

Location: Hanover A-B

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

CLINIC: Techniques - Vocal

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM EST

Kyle Aho and the Missouri State University Jazz Collective

Location: LeJENds/Regency Ballroom V

Director:

Primary Contact/Lead Performer:

PERF: INST PRO Small Ens ECM

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM EST

Stratford HS Jazz Orchestra w/Tom Bones Malone

Location: Visions/Regency Ballroom VII

Director:

Guest Artist:

PERF: INST SCH Large Ens High School grades 9-12, students ages 14-18

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM EST

The Tap Music Project

Location: Chicago

Lead Presenter:

CLINIC: Jazz Industry/Business/Artist Development

Presented by

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM EST

There Are Kids Who Need This: Creating Youth Jazz Combos in Your Community

Location: Hanover F-G

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter: – George Fox University

CLINIC: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST

Elon University Jazz Ensemble

Location: Baker

Director: – Elon University

JJF: Performance/Clinic

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST

JazzArts All-Star Youth Ensemble

Location: Dunwoody

Director:

JJF: Performance/Clinic

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST

JJF Performance/Clinic TBD

Location: Courtland

JJF: Performance/Clinic

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST

Milton Academy Jazz 3

Location: Inman

Director:

JJF: Performance/Clinic

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

90 Years and Still Swingin' - A Complete History of The Count Basie Orchestra - 1935-2025

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Another piece on Peace Piece: Bill Evans’s contribution to modal jazz and its sources in classical music

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

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RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Art Dedrick: Pioneer in Jazz Education and Publishing

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Baby, BeBop, & The Blues

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Clifford Brown Extended Live Solo Analysis

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Cymbals Stand for Power: Jazz Education and Democracy.
A Jazz Pilots Project in Elementary School Fostering Musical and Civic Learnings

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Don Redman's arranging career with Fletcher Henderson

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter: – University of Northern Colorado

RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Exploring Inclusive Methods of Notation for Improvised and Through-Composed Music

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Improvisation Teaching in a Small Liberal Arts College

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Jazz and Disability: From The Perspective of a Pianist

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Jazz Pedagogy in Oklahoma Prisons Research Submission

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

JazzMEETS: Jazz and Poetry as a Vehicle of Improvisatory Community Collaboration

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter: – Arizona State University / Self Employed Musician

RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Linear Chord Scale Analysis and Improvisation in Post-Bop Jazz Harmony

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter: – University of Arkansas at Monticello

RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Panamerican Fusion in Composition

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Rediscovering the Hollywood Saxophone Quartet

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

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RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

The Hungarian Taste of Jazz Stands at the Crossroads of Folk Songs, Bartók, Balkan Rhythm with American Style

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

The Kings of Swing: Racial and Historical Considerations of Benny Goodman's 1956 State-Sponsored Tour of Southeast Asia

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

RESEARCH: Poster

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

The Rhythmic Strategies of Jazz Guitarists Wes Montgomery, Emily Remler and John Scofield; and Tools for Improvising

Location: Grand Hall Lobby

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

RESEARCH: Poster

12:00 PM – 12:50 PM EST

JJE Session: Drum set - Brush-Up FUNdamentals

Location: Embassy C-D

Lead Presenter: – The DIVA Jazz Orchestra

CLINIC: Techniques - Rhythm Section

12:00 PM – 12:50 PM EST

Kennesaw State University Jazz Ensemble

Location: Inspirations/Centennial Ballroom

Director:

PERF: INST SCH Large Ens Four year collegiate undergraduate level students ages 18+

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST

Reading Session: New Music Vocal Ensemble

Location: New Voices/International Ballroom South

Presider:

Co-Performer: – University of North Texas

Co-Performer: – California State University, Long Beach

Co-Performer: – University of North Texas

Co-Performer: – Frost School of Music at the University of Miami

Co-Performer: – Bloomington Center for the Arts

Co-Performer: – Berklee College of Music

Co-Performer: – Kansas City Kansas Community College

Co-Performer: – University of North Texas

Co-Performer: – The LHR Project

Co-Performer: – Rollins College

Co-Performer: – Montclair State University / New School

Co-Performer: – University of Northern Colorado

Co-Performer:

Co-Performer: – Kansas City Kansas Community College

Co-Performer: – University of Idaho

CLINIC: Classroom Teaching/Education

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EST

Elon Music Ambassadors

Location: Baker

Director:

JJF: Performance/Clinic

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EST

JJF Performance/Clinic TBD

Location: Courtland

JJF: Performance/Clinic

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EST

Milton Academy Jazz 2

Location: Inman

Director:

JJF: Performance/Clinic

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM EST

Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble

Location: Visions/Regency Ballroom VII

Director:

PERF: INST SCH Large Ens High School grades 9-12, students ages 14-18

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM EST

Sisters in Jazz

Location: LeJENds/Regency Ballroom V

Director:

PERF: INST SCH Small Ens Four year collegiate undergraduate/graduate level students ages 18+

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM EST

Vocal Songwriting Clinic

Location: Hanover C-D

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

CLINIC: Composition/Arranging

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM EST

What's the Point

Location: Hanover F-G

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter: – Jeff Coffin, dave matthews band, vanderbilt university

CLINIC: Classroom Teaching/Education

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM EST

Alex Heitlinger Jazz Orchestra w/John Fedchock, John RIley

Location: Inspirations/Centennial Ballroom

Primary Contact/Lead Performer: – Elon University

Lead Performer: – Elon University

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Performer: – Weber State University

Performer: – Frost School of Music - University of Miami

Guest Artist:

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PERF: INST PRO Large Ensemble

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM EST

Anyone Can Book A Gig: A Performer's Guide to Successful Touring & Creating Career Sustainability

Location: Hanover C-D

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Co-Presenter:

CLINIC: Jazz Industry/Business/Artist Development

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM EST

Mad Love

Location: New Voices/International Ballroom South

Primary Contact/Lead Performer: – Clackamas Community College

Performer:

PERF: VOCAL PRO Soloist w/Rhythm Section

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

Adult Learner JAM Session

Location: Chicago

Presider: – JazzWire, Inc.

Adult Learner Jam Session

Presented by

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

Folsom High School Jazz Choir

Location: Baker

Director: – Sacramento State University

JJF: Performance/Clinic

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

Georgia College and State U Jazz Band

Location: Courtland

Director:

JJF: Performance/Clinic

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

Milton Academy Jazz 1

Location: Inman

Director:

JJF: Performance/Clinic

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

University of Minnesota Morris Jazz Combo

Location: Dunwoody

Director:

JJF: Performance/Clinic

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

Young Composer Showcase

Location: Hanover C-D

Presider: – Vanderbilt University

Primary Contact (Not Lead Presenter):

Presenter:

CLINIC: Classroom Teaching/Education

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST

Dedicated Exhibit Hour: Meet the Artists!

Location: Grand Hall

Exhibits

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM EST

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s The Allower- A Jazz Super Hero!

Location: Embassy Hall C-D

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter: – New School. San Francisco Conservatory, SUNY Purchase

CLINIC: Improvisation - Intermediate

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM EST

Running From Bears Jazz Sextet

Location: LeJENds/Regency Ballroom V

Primary Contact/Lead Performer:

Performer:

PERF: INST PRO Small Ens Free/Avante Garde

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM EST

Sam Blakeslee Large Group

Location: Visions/Regency Ballroom VII

Primary Contact/Lead Performer:

PERF: INST PRO Large Ensemble

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM EST

Singing In Tune For The Contemporary Jazz Vocalist

Location: Chicago

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

CLINIC: Techniques - Vocal

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST

JJF Performance/Clinic TBD

Location: Courtland

JJF: Performance/Clinic

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST

JJF Performance/Clinic TBD

Location: Dunwoody

JJF: Performance/Clinic

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST

JJF Performance/Clinic TBD

Location: Baker

JJF: Performance/Clinic

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST

JJF Performance/Clinic TBD

Location: Inman

JJF: Performance/Clinic

5:00 PM – 5:50 PM EST

Alyssa Allgood Quintet

Location: New Voices/International Ballroom South

Primary Contact/Lead Performer:

PERF: VOCAL PRO Soloist w/Rhythm Section

5:00 PM – 5:50 PM EST

Creative Usage and Writing for the Violin in Jazz Ensembles

Location: Hanover A-B

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

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CLINIC: Composition/Arranging

5:00 PM – 5:50 PM EST

Healthy Chops For Brass Players: Revisiting Fundamentals

Location: Hanover F-G

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

CLINIC: Techniques - Brass

5:00 PM – 5:50 PM EST

In Search of New Vocabulary: Using Rapper’s Flows for Rhythmic Inspiration

Location: Chicago

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter:

CLINIC: Improvisation - Intermediate

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM EST

JJF Performance/Clinic TBD

Location: Courtland

JJF: Performance/Clinic

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM EST

JJF Performance/Clinic TBD

Location: Baker

JJF: Performance/Clinic

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM EST

JJF Performance/Clinic TBD

Location: Dunwoody

JJF: Performance/Clinic

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM EST

JJF Performance/Clinic TBD

Location: Inman

JJF: Performance/Clinic

6:00 PM – 6:50 PM EST

New World School of the Arts High School Jazz Combo

Location: LeJENds/Regency Ballroom V

Primary Contact/Lead Performer: – New World School of the Arts

PERF: INST SCH Small Ens High School grades 9-12, student participants ages 14-18

6:00 PM – 6:50 PM EST

Organic Harmony and Changing Tones – A simple approach to harmony for melodic improvisation

Location: Hanover C-D

Primary Contact/Lead Presenter: – University of Louisville

CLINIC: Improvisation - Intermediate

6:00 PM – 6:50 PM EST

Zaremba Jazz Fellowship with Wayne Bergeron

Location: Visions/Regency Ballroom VII

Primary Contact/Lead Performer: – University of Northern Colorado

PERF: INST PRO Large Ensemble

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EST

Women in Jazz Meet-n-Greet JAM

Location: Embassy C-D

JAM

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM EST

Registration OPEN

Location: Centennial Foyer

Registration

8:10 PM – 9:00 PM EST

Baby Laurence Legacy Project

Location: Inspirations/Centennial Ballroom

Primary Contact/Lead Performer:

PERF: INST PRO Large Ensemble

9:10 PM – 10:00 PM EST

Lori Williams

Location: Inspirations/Centennial Ballroom

Primary Contact/Lead Performer:

Lead Performer:

PERF: VOCAL PRO Soloist w/Rhythm Section

10:10 PM – 11:00 PM EST

Allison Miller with the One O'Clock Lab Band

Location: Inspirations/Centennial Ballroom

Primary Contact/Lead Performer: – Peabody Conservatory

Director: – University of North Texas

PERF: INST SCH Large Ens Four year collegiate undergraduate/graduate level students ages 18+