About the Event
As rich as the heritage of Clark College itself, the Clark College Jazz Festival has been host to one of the largest jazz festivals in Southwest Washington for over 60 years! Held the last weekend in January in Gaiser Hall on the beautiful Clark College campus, the festival attracts over 60 middle and high school instrumental jazz ensembles for the three-day competitive festival. During the day, groups perform to an esteemed panel of adjudicators made up of renowned jazz educators and performers for the privilege of returning to perform in the evening finals competition where they will be ranked for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. On the final evening of the festival, one band from the entire festival is selected to receive the coveted Sweepstakes Trophy, a tradition which has been passed down since 1963.
Schedule of Events:
Comments Only from any Division
09:00 am: VSAA Jazz II, Vancouver, WA - Luke Brockman
09:20 am: Battle Ground Intermediate I, Battle Ground, WA - Bree Steck
09:40 am: Vernon MS, Portland, OR - Martha Bryan
10:00 am: Covington MS, Portland, OR - Bruce Dunn
10:20 am: West Valley I, Yakima, WA - Jeffrey Smith
10:40 am: LUNCH BREAK
High School "AA" Division
11:40 am: West Valley II, Yakima, WA - Jonathan Woods
12:00 pm: La Center, La Center, WA - James Cameron
12:20 pm: Parkrose, Portland, OR - Jessika Smith
12:40 pm: Grant III, Portland, OR - Chris McCurdy
01:00 pm: Mountain View II, Vancouver, WA - Mark Claassen
01:20 pm: Ingraham II, Seattle, WA - Shane Henderson
01:40 pm: BREAK
02:00 pm: Ridgefield, Ridgefield, WA - Emily Brabrant
02:20 pm: Bishop Blanchet, Seattle, WA - John Van Duinen
02:40 pm: W F West, Chehalis, WA - Andy Judd
03:00 pm: Heritage II, Vancouver, WA - Jay Cobb
03:20 pm: Columbia River, Vancouver, WA - Dave Keckes-Chartrey
04:00 pm - 4:45 pm: CLINIC with Hannah Marks
05:00 pm: Announcement of Outstanding Musician Awards and "AA" Division Finalists
07:00 pm: Finals Competition
07:45 pm: Clark College Jazz Band I - Doug Harris, director
08:30 pm: "AA" Awards Presentation
We want to hear from you if you have an event to share or updates to this event.