Events

Spring Choral Area Concert featuring the University of Nevada, Reno School of Music Concert Choir, Chamber Chorale, and guest choirs from McQueen High School. Free parking at the Whalen Parking […]

Apex Concerts presents its Grand Season Finale with “Spark of Genius,” a program with an all-star cast featuring violinists Stella Chen and Sean Lee, violists Matthew Lipman and Milena Pájaro-van de Stadt, as well as Apex co-Directors Dmitri Atapine and Hyeyeon Park. Works explored are all centered on the idea of what exactly is the […]

Acclaimed trumpeter Terell Stafford takes the stage alongside the University's faculty jazz ensemble, the Manzanita Quintet, as they kick-off the 2024 Reno Jazz Festival. Based in New York, Terell Stafford has been hailed as “one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player” by piano legend McCoy Tyner. Stafford is recognized as […]

The 2024 Reno Jazz Festival celebrates 62 years with an incredible lineup of jazz artists and artist educators-and, offering a richer, deeper and more diverse educational and artistic experience for participants-devoted to educating and inspiring the next generation of jazz musicians. This year's Festival features headliner performances by GEORGE, Terell Stafford and the Mazanita Quintet, […]

Feeling inspired after watching the opening headliner? During this free and open to the public event, Festival participants have the chance to collaborate and improvise alongside peers at the student-only Thursday night jam.

The 2024 Reno Jazz Festival presents the groundbreaking ensemble, GEORGE. GEORGE features four individual “earthworkers,” as the derivation of the moniker implies, who excavate and create intense and intriguing music, the sound of which defies categories and labels. The visionary behind the quartet, John Hollenbeck, is an award-winning, genrecrossing composer-percussionist, renowned in the jazz and […]

This free and open to the public Pro Jam Session kicks-off-with an all-star house band. Throughout the evening other pros will join in and take turns putting on an improvisational show sure to dazzle into the early hours of the morning.

The Saturday night Festival Showcase finale features a curated selection of student performances that showcase creativity, innovation, fresh perspectives and exceptional sound. The closing showcase provides a compelling crosssection of performances, celebrating the future of jazz.