39th Annual NMSU Jazz Festival

Featuring Guest Artist
Steve Houghton
Director of Jazz Studies at Indiana University

April 10 & 11, 2008
NMSU Music Center

Participant Performances: All-Day Thursday & Friday, FREE ADMISSION
Guest Artist with NMSU Jazz Ensemble: Friday 7:30 PM, $7 GENERAL ADMISSION, $6 Seniors. $4 Students

Guest Clinicians

Marty Olivas, Coordinator - Isleta Public Schools
Mark Lara, Director of Jazz Studies, Lake Highland HS - Dallas, Texas
Chris Ishee, Santa Fe Academy - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Tim Farrell, Trumpet and Jazz Studies, Ft. Lewis College - Durango, Colorado

Schedule of Events

Thursday, April 10th

8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Middle School Jazz Ensembles
MS and HS School Jazz Combos

12:30 - 1:00 pm
Special Concert: Jazz I and Guest Artists

5:30 pm
Concert: NMSU Jazz Ensemble II
Presentation of Outstanding Awards

Friday, April 11th

9 am - 5:00 pm
High School Jazz Ensembles

7:30 pm Jazz All- Stars
NMSU Jazz I featuring Steve Houghton

Application Information

• Application deadline and fee: $200 by April 1st
• Late Application fee: $250 after April 1st
• Click here to register online