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Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/12/2024
5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Location
Champaign Central High School - Combes Gym and Seeley Hall
Categories
The 55th Annual Central High School Jazz Festival is April 12th & 13th in Combes Gym and Seeley Hall at Central High!
Special Guest: Alexa Tarantino! https://alexatarantino.com/
**Tickets: ** Admission will be accepted at the door with cash for $5 per person per night. $20 per family cap per night.
Approximate schedule is as follows:
FRIDAY, APRIL 12
Big Bands – Combes Gym:
5:30 PM Central HS Lab Band
6:00 PM Franklin Middle School 1 and 2
6:45 PM Central Stage Band
7:15 PM Jefferson Middle School
7:45 PM Chip McNeill Quartet
8:30 PM Central HS Jazz Ensemble
Combos – Seely Hall:
6:00 PM Park Street Combo (Central HS)
6:30 PM EIU Blue Note Quintet
7:15 PM New Street Combo (Central HS)
7:45 PM Lynn Street Combo (Central HS)
SATURDAY, APRIL 13
3:30 – 4:30 PM Alexa Tarantino Clinic (All are welcome!)
Big Bands – Combes Gym:
5:00 PM Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School
5:30 PM Central HS Lab Band
6:00 PM Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School
6:30 PM Central HS Stage Band
7:00 PM University of Illinois Repertory Jazz Orchestra
7:45 PM Central HS Alumni Band
9:00 PM Central HS Jazz Ensemble
Combos – Seely Hall:
5:00 PM Park Street Combo (Central HS)
5:30 PM New Street Combo (Central HS)
7:00 PM Lynn Street Combo (Central HS)