Annual Jazz Festival is February 23

The eleventh annual Bradley University Jazz Festival will take place on Tuesday, February 23, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Michel Student Center, located at 915 N. Elmwood Ave. The performances are free and open to the public.

The festival will feature fifteen high school bands, guest artist Ray Anderson, and clinicians Arthur Falbush, Tim Pitchford, and Kevin Nichols.

The evening concert will feature the Bradley Groove Project and Jazz Ensemble with Ray Anderson at 7:30 p.m. in the Michel Student Center ballroom. Tickets for the evening concert are $15 for adults and free for students.

The Bradley Jazz Ensemble, under the leadership of Dr. Todd Kelly, is the most visible ensemble in the Bradley Jazz program. They have performed at the Illinois Collegiate Jazz Festival and the Elmhurst College Jazz Festival, as well as three European tours. They have brought many world renowned jazz clinicians and soloists to the Bradley campus, including Mike Lee, The Mike Vax Big Band, Matt Wilson, Rachael Lee, Allen Vizzutti, Ron Jones, Tom Garling, Byron Stripling, Chris Vadala, the Jeff Hamilton Trio, Wayne Bergeron, Denis DiBlasio, Kathy Kosins, Michael Davis, Wycliffe Gordon, Mark Colby, Bobby Shew, and Dennis Mackrel.

Call the Cultural Events Box Office at 677-2650 for more information.