Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Carolina Jazz Festival
Founded in 1977, the Carolina Jazz Festival (CJF) promotes a broad range of programming spanning performance, education, and scholarship. Our 2017 Carolina Jazz Festival will be the 41st festival led by current Director of Jazz Studies Jim Ketch. Headlining the 2018 festival is the Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet. Ttumpeter Alphonso Horne and saxophonist Patrick Brantley, Jr. will serve as Artists-in-Residence for the festival.
Upcoming Events at Carolina Jazz Festival
Carolina Jazz Festival and North Carolina Regional Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Festival
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48th Carolina Jazz Festival and 19th North Carolina Regional Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Festival
Schedule: Thursday, February 27,2025 3:30-5pm Scholarly talk by Dr. Carlos D. Altagracia Espada (Director, Center for Ibero-American Studies, University of Puerto Rico), “The Idea of ??Freedom in Santo Domingo in the Era of Silly…
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Festival Schedule: February 15, 2024 8pm Faculty Jazz with Guest, Sharel Cassity, Durham Sharp 9 Gallery February 16, 2024 4:00pm UNC Jazz Combos Guest, Sharel Cassity, Moeser Auditorium FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. 8pm The Christian McBride…
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