Jazz Festival

The 2025 University of Dubuque Jazz Festival will be held on Friday, February 7, 2025*, at University of Dubuque Heritage Center.

UD Jazz Festival offers high school jazz bands the opportunity to perform for clinicians in the morning, attend instrument-specific masterclasses in the afternoon, and experience a performance by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in the evening. Concert tickets, dinner, and a campus tour are included for all participants.

Clinics
High school bands each have an hour to warm up, perform, and receive a clinic. Bands may watch other bands perform and clinic before or after their assigned clinic time. The 2025 clinicians will be Steve Citta, BME, and Christopher Merz, MM.

Lunch
High school bands are on their own for lunch. Directors may choose to coordinate lunch for their band before or after their assigned clinic time.

Campus Tours
Participants will receive a campus tour hosted by the Office of Admission.

Masterclasses
Participants will attend a masterclass for saxophones, trumpets, trombones, or rhythm section with Tommy Dorsey Orchestra musicians.

Dinner
Complimentary dinner is provided for participants at Barbara and Jack Smeltzer Dining Hall, Peters Commons on the University of Dubuque campus.

Festival Application
Directors are invited to complete the online festival application for their band(s). A few spots still remain for the 2025 event.

Multiple Bands
Schools are welcome to apply for multiple ensembles from their high school to attend. Please fill out a separate application for each band. A multiple band discount is not offered.

Festival Fee
$200.00 per band

Sample Schedule**
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Clinics
Lunch on own
1:30 p.m.: Info Session/Tour
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.: Masterclasses
5:00 p.m.: Dinner on campus
7:30 p.m.: Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Concert

* No alternate inclement weather date will be offered.
** 2025 schedule subject to change.

FEATURED FERFORMANCE

Tommy Dorsey Orchestra