Sponsored by Northeast Community College and the Northeast Area Jazz Ensemble (NAJE), the 36th annual event is a two-day festival set for Monday and Tuesday, March 26-27, in the Cox Activities Center on the Northeast campus in Norfolk. The festival begins at 7:45 a.m. on Monday and 8 a.m. on Tuesday.
Trophies will be awarded to the top four jazz bands and show choirs and vocal jazz choirs in each of the four levels of competition. Outstanding instrumental and vocal soloists’ trophies will also be presented in each division.
Margaret Schultz, music instructor and festival organizer, invites everyone to share in the experience.
“Each year the festival brings in a variety of talented instrumentalist and vocalists. It is an exciting two days of competition for the student musicians and their directors. It also provides entertainment for other guests. The festival is open to the public, and we extend the invitation to everyone to come to campus to enjoy some great performances from these young musicians coming from small, medium and large schools.”
The Northeast Community College Jazz Festival continues to be one of the few jazz festivals in the Midwest approved by the National Association of Secondary Principals for high school and junior high school participation.
For more information, contact Schultz at (402) 844-7765.
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PHOTO CUTLINE - Jazz Festival
Members of the Norfolk High School Showstoppers perform during the annual Northeast Community College Jazz Festival in March 2017. This year’s annual event is a two-day festival set for Monday and Tuesday, March 26-27, in the Cox Activities Center on the Northeast campus in Norfolk. The festival begins at 7:45 a.m. on Monday and 8 a.m. on Tuesday.