Collegiate Jazz Festival to begin Feb. 23 | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Collegiate Jazz Festival to begin Feb. 23 Collegiate Jazz Festival to begin Feb. 23 Published: February 15, 2005 Author: Shannon Roddel The University of Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival will return for its 47th year Feb. 23 (Wednesday) and Feb. 25 to 26 (Friday to Saturday), featuring 11 collegiate bands competing before a panel of distinguished judges. Jazz bands performing in this year’s festival represent Notre Dame,WesternMichiganUniversity,MiddleTennesseeStateUniversity,JacksonvilleStateUniversity,CarnegieMellonUniversity,OberlinCollegeand theUniversityofIllinois. Sponsored by Notre Dame’s Student Union Board, the festival officially begins Feb. 23 at8 p.m.in theLaFortuneStudentCenterballroom with Preview Night, featuring a performance by Notre Dame Jazz Band II and Jazz Combo. The performances by the bands selected to this year’s festival begin Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. in Washington Hall, concluding with the traditional Judge’s Jam, featuring trombonist Andre Hayward, saxophonist Frank Catalano, pianist Lynne Arriale, bassist Jay Anderson and percussionist Steve Davis. A judge’s clinic at2 p.m.Feb. 26 in the Notre Dame band building will feature free instruction sessions by the panel of judges. The evening session will begin at 6 in Washington Hall, to be followed by the awards ceremony. All events are open to the public and free of charge for students and those under 18.For all others, tickets ($5 for both nights or $3 for one night) are available in advance at the LaFortune box office or by calling 574-631-8128. Additional information is available at http://sub.nd.edu/cjf/ * Contact: * Greg Salzler, Collegiate Jazz Festival, 574-631-6171 TopicID: 9582 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn