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Loyola Presents: 56th Annual Jazz Festival

March 5–March 7

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Add to Calendar 2026-03-05 16:30:00 2026-03-07 16:30:00 Loyola Presents: 56th Annual Jazz Festival Three Events in One Page! Event 1: Jazz Underground with Connie Jones feat. Charlie Halloran - March 5th @ 7:30 PM Step off the beaten path and into the groove. Jazz Underground showcases boundary-pushing sounds, bold improvisation, and the raw energy of artists exploring the edges of the jazz tradition. Come for the unexpected—stay for the spirit of discovery, collaboration, and late-night creativity. This is a paid ticketed event. https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/loyno/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50Lzc0NA==   Event 2: Faculty Concert - March 6th @ 4:30 PM  Join us for a sophisticated night of world-class music as the esteemed Jazz Faculty take the stage. Featuring masterful improvisation, rich harmonies, and timeless standards, this concert is a celebration of artistry at its finest. Let the rhythm move you and the melodies carry you — it’s jazz, refined. This event is Free and Open to the Public.  https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/loyno/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50Lzc0NQ== Event 3: Loyola Jazz Ensemble, Crescent Collective, Featuring Aubrey Logan - March 7th @ 4:30 PM Experience the vibrant heartbeat of jazz in a dynamic evening featuring the Jazz Ensemble, the sultry stylings of vocal group The Crescent City Collective, and an unforgettable lineup of special guests. From bold big band arrangements to intimate vocal harmonies, this concert brings together the spirit of tradition and the thrill of innovation. This is a Paid Ticketed Event https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/loyno/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50Lzc4OQ==   Attention Educators!!! Bring your student musicians to a great educational festival experience in the birthplace of jazz! We are pleased to announce that this year’s festival will be featuring trombonist and vocalist Aubrey Logan as guest artist and clinician for the 2026 Loyola University Jazz Ensemble Festival. The festival is open to big bands or jazz combos from the Elementary through College level. A panel of expert musicians/educators will be available Friday and Saturday to adjudicate your group. One of these educators will give your group a clinic immediately following their performance. Groups that receive all I’s for their performance will receive a plaque. Outstanding Musician Awards will be given to exceptional student soloists, arrangers or section leaders. Scholarships to the Loyola University Summer Jazz Camp will also be awarded. Included with the Loyola Festival on both Friday and Saturday at 12:30 p.m. are FREE Master Classes for all instruments, taught by Aubrey Logan and the Loyola Jazz Faculty. Also your students are invited to a concert of Traditional New Orleans jazz with trombonist Charlie Halloran on March 5th. We also have some great guests joining us as clinicians.    Stay tuned to this page. We will post a separate link to sign up soon!    Please be aware that details are subject to change. Check back for up-to-date info, or sign up for our mailing list! 1st Event: Nunemaker Auditorium  2nd Event: Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall 3rd Event: Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall School of Music & Theatre Professions America/Chicago public

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1st Event: Nunemaker Auditorium 

2nd Event: Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall

3rd Event: Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall

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Free

Three Events in One Page!

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Event 1: Jazz Underground with Connie Jones feat. Charlie Halloran - March 5th @ 7:30 PM

Step off the beaten path and into the groove. Jazz Underground showcases boundary-pushing sounds, bold improvisation, and the raw energy of artists exploring the edges of the jazz tradition.

Come for the unexpected—stay for the spirit of discovery, collaboration, and late-night creativity.

This is a paid ticketed event.

https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/loyno/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50Lzc0NA==

 

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Event 2: Faculty Concert - March 6th @ 4:30 PM 

Join us for a sophisticated night of world-class music as the esteemed Jazz Faculty take the stage. Featuring masterful improvisation, rich harmonies, and timeless standards, this concert is a celebration of artistry at its finest. Let the rhythm move you and the melodies carry you — it’s jazz, refined.

This event is Free and Open to the Public. 

https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/loyno/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50Lzc0NQ==

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Event 3: Loyola Jazz Ensemble, Crescent Collective, Featuring Aubrey Logan - March 7th @ 4:30 PM

Experience the vibrant heartbeat of jazz in a dynamic evening featuring the Jazz Ensemble, the sultry stylings of vocal group The Crescent City Collective, and an unforgettable lineup of special guests. From bold big band arrangements to intimate vocal harmonies, this concert brings together the spirit of tradition and the thrill of innovation.

This is a Paid Ticketed Event

https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/loyno/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50Lzc4OQ==

 

Attention Educators!!!

Bring your student musicians to a great educational festival experience in the birthplace of jazz!

We are pleased to announce that this year’s festival will be featuring trombonist and vocalist Aubrey Logan as guest artist and clinician for the 2026 Loyola University Jazz Ensemble Festival.

The festival is open to big bands or jazz combos from the Elementary through College level.

A panel of expert musicians/educators will be available Friday and Saturday to adjudicate your group.

One of these educators will give your group a clinic immediately following their performance.

Groups that receive all I’s for their performance will receive a plaque. Outstanding Musician Awards will be given to exceptional student soloists, arrangers or section leaders.

Scholarships to the Loyola University Summer Jazz Camp will also be awarded.

Included with the Loyola Festival on both Friday and Saturday at 12:30 p.m. are FREE Master Classes for all instruments, taught by Aubrey Logan and the Loyola Jazz Faculty.

Also your students are invited to a concert of Traditional New Orleans jazz with trombonist Charlie Halloran on March 5th. We also have some great guests joining us as clinicians. 

 

Stay tuned to this page. We will post a separate link to sign up soon! 

 

Please be aware that details are subject to change. Check back for up-to-date info, or sign up for our mailing list!

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Add to Calendar 2026-03-05 16:30:00 2026-03-07 16:30:00 Loyola Presents: 56th Annual Jazz Festival Three Events in One Page! Event 1: Jazz Underground with Connie Jones feat. Charlie Halloran - March 5th @ 7:30 PM Step off the beaten path and into the groove. Jazz Underground showcases boundary-pushing sounds, bold improvisation, and the raw energy of artists exploring the edges of the jazz tradition. Come for the unexpected—stay for the spirit of discovery, collaboration, and late-night creativity. This is a paid ticketed event. https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/loyno/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50Lzc0NA==   Event 2: Faculty Concert - March 6th @ 4:30 PM  Join us for a sophisticated night of world-class music as the esteemed Jazz Faculty take the stage. Featuring masterful improvisation, rich harmonies, and timeless standards, this concert is a celebration of artistry at its finest. Let the rhythm move you and the melodies carry you — it’s jazz, refined. This event is Free and Open to the Public.  https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/loyno/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50Lzc0NQ== Event 3: Loyola Jazz Ensemble, Crescent Collective, Featuring Aubrey Logan - March 7th @ 4:30 PM Experience the vibrant heartbeat of jazz in a dynamic evening featuring the Jazz Ensemble, the sultry stylings of vocal group The Crescent City Collective, and an unforgettable lineup of special guests. From bold big band arrangements to intimate vocal harmonies, this concert brings together the spirit of tradition and the thrill of innovation. This is a Paid Ticketed Event https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/loyno/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50Lzc4OQ==   Attention Educators!!! Bring your student musicians to a great educational festival experience in the birthplace of jazz! We are pleased to announce that this year’s festival will be featuring trombonist and vocalist Aubrey Logan as guest artist and clinician for the 2026 Loyola University Jazz Ensemble Festival. The festival is open to big bands or jazz combos from the Elementary through College level. A panel of expert musicians/educators will be available Friday and Saturday to adjudicate your group. One of these educators will give your group a clinic immediately following their performance. Groups that receive all I’s for their performance will receive a plaque. Outstanding Musician Awards will be given to exceptional student soloists, arrangers or section leaders. Scholarships to the Loyola University Summer Jazz Camp will also be awarded. Included with the Loyola Festival on both Friday and Saturday at 12:30 p.m. are FREE Master Classes for all instruments, taught by Aubrey Logan and the Loyola Jazz Faculty. Also your students are invited to a concert of Traditional New Orleans jazz with trombonist Charlie Halloran on March 5th. We also have some great guests joining us as clinicians.    Stay tuned to this page. We will post a separate link to sign up soon!    Please be aware that details are subject to change. Check back for up-to-date info, or sign up for our mailing list! 1st Event: Nunemaker Auditorium  2nd Event: Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall 3rd Event: Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall School of Music & Theatre Professions America/Chicago public

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