Essentially Ellington PUBLIC CONCERT Tickets Benefitting UNLV Division of Jazz & Commercial Music
Sat, Feb 15
|UNLV Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall
Capping off a full two days and nights of jazz education, clinics, masterclasses, and outstanding high school big band performances from across the western USA, this final concert features the jazz masters "Essentially Ellington All-Stars Octet," UNLV Jazz Ensemble I, & Outstanding Student Soloists!
Time & Location
Feb 15, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
UNLV Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA
About the event
Jazz Outreach Initiative and UNLV School of Music, Division of Jazz & Commercial Music present the 6th Annual Las Vegas Regional Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival Final Concert! The final Saturday evening concert will feature the all-star Essentially Ellington Octet with world renowned jazz artists and this year’s adjudicators and clinicians, Kenny Rampton (Trumpet), Gary Cordell (Trumpet), Victor Goines (Tenor Saxophone), Lauren Sevian (Saxophone) Curt Miller (Trombone), Sherrie Maricle (Drums), John Belzaguy (Bass), and Dave Loeb (Piano). Following an awards presentation for outstanding student soloists and sections, the award-winning UNLV Jazz Ensemble 1 will perform under the direction of Dave Loeb and Nathan Tanouye, including featured select student soloists from some of the 20 participating high school big bands from across the western United States.
TICKET SALES BENEFIT THE UNLV DIVISION OF JAZZ AND COMMERCIAL MUSIC!
Licensed by Jazz at Lincoln Center, this two-day festival is one of…