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Performances
Let's Make a Difference!
Jazz Outreach Initiative builds programming to increase opportunities for young people to play in public. While education is foundational to building musical talent, performances build confidence, depth, and strength for young musicians.
Jazz Vegas Orchestra
The Jazz Vegas Orchestra (formerly JOI Jazz Orchestra) is a professional big band comprised of some of the area's top jazz musicians. The Jazz Vegas Orchestra presents nearly 30 high quality public performances for the public each year as a way to both add to a vibrant jazz culture and community in Southern Nevada, as well as to support its many educational and outreach programs, masterclasses and clinics, and more.
Upcoming Jazz Vegas Orchestra and Other Events
- Multiple DatesWed, Sep 02
- Multiple DatesSat, Sep 05
- Tue, Sep 29
- Sat, Nov 14
- Tue, Dec 08Dec 08, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PMMyron's at The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89106, USAThe Jazz Vegas Orchestra & Jazz Outreach Initiative Present “JOI to the World!” and its 6th annual performance of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s masterpiece, “The Nutcracker Suite” along with all your classic holiday favorites, and as always, plenty of surprises!
- Sun, Dec 13FREE CONCERT: Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra & Combos Fall Concert /CSN Morrison Recital Hall Bldg H Rm 122
- Fri, Feb 128th Annual Las Vegas Regional Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival /Artemus W, Ham Concert Hall - UNLVFeb 12, 2027, 8:00 AM PST – Feb 13, 2027, 10:00 PM PSTArtemus W, Ham Concert Hall - UNLV, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USALicensed by Jazz at Lincoln Center, this festival is the most prestigious of the more than 2 dozen regional Essentially Ellington festivals in the nation welcoming outstanding high school jazz bands from across CCSD and the western United States!
- Date and time is TBD
- Sun, Aug 23Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra & Combos Fall 2026 Placement Auditions /CSN Music Dept. Building H, Room H-127
- Multiple DatesWed, Jun 24Jammin' With JOI FREE Weekly Summer Youth Jazz Camp - East Tropicana Community Lutheran Annex /Community Lutheran Church Annex BuildingJun 24, 2026, 7:00 PM – Aug 26, 2026, 11:00 PMCommunity Lutheran Church Annex Building, 3690 E Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89121, USAStudents of all abilities from middle through high school are joined by JOI's professional jazz mentors to study jazz language and play with them and other students from across Southern Nevada in a fun, relaxed, and supportive atmosphere.
- Multiple DatesMon, Jun 22Jammin' With JOI FREE Weekly Summer Youth Jazz Camp - College of Southern NV E Cheyenne Campus /College of Southern Nevada - North Las VJun 22, 2026, 5:00 PM – Aug 24, 2026, 6:30 PMCollege of Southern Nevada - North Las V, 3200 E Cheyenne Ave, North Las Vegas, NV 89030, USAStudents of all abilities from middle through high school are joined by JOI's professional jazz mentors to study jazz language and play with them and other students from across Southern Nevada in a fun, relaxed, and supportive atmosphere.
- Wed, Jun 17Jazz Vegas Orchestra Feat. WAYNE BERGERON at Myron's at The Smith Center /Myron's at The Smith Center
- Sun, May 24Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra & Combos Spring '26 Concert /CSN Morrison Recital Hall Bldg H Rm 122
- Fri, May 08FREE CONCERT! The Jazz Vegas Orchestra Feat. Naomi Mauro - Jazz Underneath The Stars! /Centennial Hills Park Amphitheater
- Wed, Apr 08Jazz Vegas Orchestra Feat. JEFF HAMILTON at Myron's at The Smith Center /Myron's at The Smith Center
- Multiple DatesWed, Mar 04
- Sun, Feb 15Feb 15, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM PSTBeam Music Building at UNLV, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USABand Director Academy 2026 (BDA) is a single-day professional development workshop for band directors. This year's educators include Kenny Rampton, Sherrie Maricle, Bijon Watson, Helen Sung, and Roxy Coss & Dave Hammond provided by Jazz at Lincoln Center.
- Sat, Feb 14PUBLIC TICKETS: Saturday Evening Concert - Essentially Ellington Las Vegas Regional High School Jazz Band Festival /Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall
Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra
Bringing together student musicians of all demographics and from as many schools as possible creating a community of musicians for the next generation. Directed by our Vice President and Director of Programming, Gary Cordell, the big band consists of students from high school seniors to as young as 11 years old. Collaboration is often the key to rapid yet pragmatic growth and we found that partnership in the Las Vegas Youth Orchestras organization.
Upcoming Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra Events
- Multiple DatesWed, Sep 02
- Multiple DatesSat, Sep 05
- Tue, Sep 29
- Sat, Nov 14
- Tue, Dec 08Dec 08, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PMMyron's at The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89106, USAThe Jazz Vegas Orchestra & Jazz Outreach Initiative Present “JOI to the World!” and its 6th annual performance of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s masterpiece, “The Nutcracker Suite” along with all your classic holiday favorites, and as always, plenty of surprises!
- Sun, Dec 13FREE CONCERT: Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra & Combos Fall Concert /CSN Morrison Recital Hall Bldg H Rm 122
- Fri, Feb 128th Annual Las Vegas Regional Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival /Artemus W, Ham Concert Hall - UNLVFeb 12, 2027, 8:00 AM PST – Feb 13, 2027, 10:00 PM PSTArtemus W, Ham Concert Hall - UNLV, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USALicensed by Jazz at Lincoln Center, this festival is the most prestigious of the more than 2 dozen regional Essentially Ellington festivals in the nation welcoming outstanding high school jazz bands from across CCSD and the western United States!
- Date and time is TBD
- Sun, Aug 23Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra & Combos Fall 2026 Placement Auditions /CSN Music Dept. Building H, Room H-127
- Multiple DatesWed, Jun 24Jammin' With JOI FREE Weekly Summer Youth Jazz Camp - East Tropicana Community Lutheran Annex /Community Lutheran Church Annex BuildingJun 24, 2026, 7:00 PM – Aug 26, 2026, 11:00 PMCommunity Lutheran Church Annex Building, 3690 E Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89121, USAStudents of all abilities from middle through high school are joined by JOI's professional jazz mentors to study jazz language and play with them and other students from across Southern Nevada in a fun, relaxed, and supportive atmosphere.
- Multiple DatesMon, Jun 22Jammin' With JOI FREE Weekly Summer Youth Jazz Camp - College of Southern NV E Cheyenne Campus /College of Southern Nevada - North Las VJun 22, 2026, 5:00 PM – Aug 24, 2026, 6:30 PMCollege of Southern Nevada - North Las V, 3200 E Cheyenne Ave, North Las Vegas, NV 89030, USAStudents of all abilities from middle through high school are joined by JOI's professional jazz mentors to study jazz language and play with them and other students from across Southern Nevada in a fun, relaxed, and supportive atmosphere.
- Wed, Jun 17Jazz Vegas Orchestra Feat. WAYNE BERGERON at Myron's at The Smith Center /Myron's at The Smith Center
- Sun, May 24Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra & Combos Spring '26 Concert /CSN Morrison Recital Hall Bldg H Rm 122
- Fri, May 08FREE CONCERT! The Jazz Vegas Orchestra Feat. Naomi Mauro - Jazz Underneath The Stars! /Centennial Hills Park Amphitheater
- Wed, Apr 08Jazz Vegas Orchestra Feat. JEFF HAMILTON at Myron's at The Smith Center /Myron's at The Smith Center
- Multiple DatesWed, Mar 04
- Sun, Feb 15Feb 15, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM PSTBeam Music Building at UNLV, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USABand Director Academy 2026 (BDA) is a single-day professional development workshop for band directors. This year's educators include Kenny Rampton, Sherrie Maricle, Bijon Watson, Helen Sung, and Roxy Coss & Dave Hammond provided by Jazz at Lincoln Center.
- Sat, Feb 14PUBLIC TICKETS: Saturday Evening Concert - Essentially Ellington Las Vegas Regional High School Jazz Band Festival /Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall
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