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.

An evening of art songs, musical theatre, pop/rock, and operatic arias from the applied voice studios of Professors Katherine Parker and Brittney May. Free parking in the Whalen Garage

This is the final concert of the 23/24 Season. It will be a concert not to be missed.

Jazz Lab I and II performance featuring our large jazz ensembles. Free parking at the Whalen Parking Garage

Choral conducting master’s recital - 40-min program of contemporary choral music.

Harp students of Marina Roznitovsky Oster perform solos and ensemble pieces. Free parking at the Whalen Parking Garage.