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Welcome to the Gene Harris Jazz Festival Home Page!

Registration, Format and Procedures forms have been updated for 2012!  Online ticket sales now available!

See more of our 2012 Featured Artists! (drop down menu above)

All concerts are held in the Jordan Ballrooms located on the second floor of the Student Union Building on the Boise State University Campus (see campus maps in the dropdown menu "Tickets")

Free parking in the Lincoln Garage

~ Evening Concert Schedule ~

Doors open at 6:15, concert starts at 7:00 pm.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012:

7:00pm Student Showcase Winners

8:00pm The Boise Modern Jazz Ensemble

8:30pm The Lynn Seaton Trio

Thursday, March 22, 2012:

7:00pm Student Showcase Winners

8:00pm The BSU Jazz Ensemble

8:30pm The Lynn Seaton Trio Featuring Rich Perry

Daily all event passes available for $15 online (drop down menue above) or at the door.  

Seating is limited so order your tickets now!

 We would like to extend an invitation to you to attend our premier educational and artistic opportunity, the 15th Annual Gene Harris Jazz Festival, sponsored by the Boise State University Department of Music. This year's festival will take place on the Boise State University campus in the Student Union Building, Wednesday and Thursday, March 21 and 22, 2012.  Our guest artists, clinicians, and adjudicators include the Lynn Seaton Trio, saxophonist Rich Perry among others.

In keeping with the history of the festival we will be presenting artists who demonstrate core jazz traditions on the cutting edge of artistic creativity.  We continue to place an emphasis on jazz education for instrumental jazz ensembles; adjudicated performances, jazz clinics and workshops, and the popular student jam sessions.  This year, we continue to enhance our offerings for participants with the addition of an optional competitive element.  Our judges, selected for their jazz education credentials, will select a winning band from each school classification to perform on the headline concerts.

As always, my colleagues and I look to you for advice and feedback.  You can expect to see continued enhancements made to the artistic and educational aspects of the festival.  We encourage you to place the dates on your school calendar and plan to attend; this festival belongs to those who participate. 

Yours,

Marcus

Dr. Marcus Wolfe
Director of Jazz Studies
Director of the Gene Harris Jazz Festival
Department of Music
Boise State University
1910 University Drive
Boise, Idaho 83725
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