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Naptown Jazz Kids Big Band Invitational

Location

Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

Date & Time

April 27, 2024, 8:50 am1:30 pm

Description

Naptown Jazz Kids (NJK) Big Band Invitational is co-sponsored by The University of Maryland Baltimore County Department of Music. Focusing on jazz education, this non-competitive festival offers students and directors from public, private, and community jazz programs the opportunity to directly collaborate with prominent jazz artists and educators from the Mid-Atlantic region. The day will showcase student big band performances with adjudications, clinics, workshops, and jam sessions.

Performances by the following bands will take place between 8:50am and 1:30pm:

Calvert Hall College High School Jazz Orchestra
Calvert High School Big Band
Severna Park High School Jazz Ensemble
Archbishop Curley High School Jazz Ensemble
Kenwood High School Big Band
Crofton Middle School Jazz Ensemble
Crofton High School Big Band
Baltimore School for the Arts Jazz Ensemble
Richard Montgomery High School Jazz Ensemble
La Salle College High School Lab Band
La Salle College High School Competition Band

Admission is free and open to the public, no reservation required.