![]() Participants will perform throughout the morning and afternoon of Friday, February 17 and Saturday, February 18. Order Tickets Educational Opportunities for High School BandsĪs is the Jazz Festival tradition, we will be offering educational opportunities and clinics for instrumental high school and middle school groups from across the state of Kansas. The final day of the 30 th Annual Friends Jazz Festival will culminate with a performance from our top big band, Concert Jazz Band opening up for our headliner, The Project H. Led by prominent KC composer and educator Ryan Heinlein, The Project H. returns to the concert stage amid this first tour since prior to the pandemic. Opening for JVE is our elite student Latin jazz group, Conjunto Latino, which will entice the senses and compel your body to move with the rhythms. Justin is an accomplished singer, arranger, composer and educator that hails from Kansas City and is highly regarded in the jazz world. The first feature concert of the festival will take place Friday evening, February 17 and will feature the Jazz Vocal Ensemble (JVE) with guest vocalist/pianist extraordinaire, Justin Binek. We are excited to continue our long-established tradition of two days of performances, clinics and educational opportunities. A Celebration of Contemporary Midwest Jazz Composers and the Next Wave of Young Performers Setting the Paceįriends University is pleased to announce this year’s 30th Annual Jazz Festival will take place Feb.17-18, 2023.
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