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55th Annual Loyola University Jazz Ensemble Festival

March 13–March 15 • Featuring the Loyola Jazz Ensemble, Crescent Collective, and Special Guest, Bob Reynolds

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Add to Calendar 2025-03-13 16:30:00 2025-03-15 18:30:00 55th Annual Loyola University Jazz Ensemble Festival It's the biggest weekend of the year for Jazz at Loyola, and you won't want to miss it! Whether you're participating in Loyola Jazz Fest as a student or sitting in the audience, you won't want to miss this blow-out event! 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 saxophonist Bob Reynolds of Snarky Puppy as guest artists and clinicians for the 2025 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 Bob Reynolds and the Loyola Jazz Faculty. We also have some great guests joining us as clinicians.   Three Concerts will highlight the Festival: Thursday, March 13thJazz Underground: featuring special guest Mark Braud 7:30 PM | Nunemaker Auditorium | Ticket required: General Admission - $20, Free for festival participants Friday, March 14thLoyola Jazz Faculty Concert 4:30 PM | Roussel Hall | Free admission Saturday, March 15thLoyola Jazz Ensemble, Crescent Collective, and Special Guests 4:30 PM | Roussel Hall | Ticket required $20 for general admission, free for Loyola students, faculty and staff, free for festival participants   DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: February 14th, 2025 by 11:59 PM. Participation fee is $350 for big bands, and $225 for combos. For more information, please contact Gordon Towell at gltowell@loyno.edu or 504-865-2164.   This year's special guest: Bob Reynolds Los Angeles-based saxophonist Bob Reynolds is a Grammy-winning member of the instrumental group Snarky Puppy, an award-winning composer, and a prolific recording artist with 10 top-selling solo albums to his credit. Widely known for his work with both Snarky and John Mayer, he’s been a featured soloist with Grammy-winning instrumentalists like Larry Carlton, Chris Botti, and Jeff Lorber and worked with a host of pop artists including Michael Bublé, Idina Menzel, Josh Groban, The 1975, and USHER. The New York Times called him “a self-assured saxophonist and an unassuming yet effective composer,” and his solo albums showcase his melodic improvisational style, tuneful songwriting, and, as the LA Times put it: “hip-swiveling” grooves. His Guitar Band album, filmed live in concert, has over 4 million views on YouTube. A pioneer in online education, Bob has coached thousands of musicians since 2010 through his innovative Virtual Studio, and more than 76,000 people subscribe to Bob's YouTube channel where he shares behind-the-scenes videos of what it’s like balancing his music career with raising a family. Please be aware that details are subject to change. Check back for up-to-date info, or sign up for our mailing list!     This is a ticketed event - please purchase tickets by clicking on the link above. Roussel Hall Director of Jazz Ensemble - Dr. Gordon Towell, Coordinator of Jazz Studies Director of Crescent Collective - Kate Duncan, Director of School of Music Theater Professions & Conrad Hilton Endowed Chair in Music Industry Studies, Assistant Professor-Popular & Commercial Music, Area Coordinator: Popular & Commercial Music America/Chicago public

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It's the biggest weekend of the year for Jazz at Loyola, and you won't want to miss it! Whether you're participating in Loyola Jazz Fest as a student or sitting in the audience, you won't want to miss this blow-out event!

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 saxophonist Bob Reynolds of Snarky Puppy as guest artists and clinicians for the 2025 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 Bob Reynolds and the Loyola Jazz Faculty. We also have some great guests joining us as clinicians.
 
Three Concerts will highlight the Festival:

Thursday, March 13th
Jazz Underground: featuring special guest Mark Braud

7:30 PM | Nunemaker Auditorium | Ticket required: General Admission - $20, Free for festival participants

Friday, March 14th
Loyola Jazz Faculty Concert

4:30 PM | Roussel Hall | Free admission

Saturday, March 15th
Loyola Jazz Ensemble, Crescent Collective, and Special Guests

4:30 PM | Roussel Hall | Ticket required

$20 for general admission, free for Loyola students, faculty and staff, free for festival participants

 

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:

February 14th, 2025 by 11:59 PM.

Participation fee is $350 for big bands, and $225 for combos.

For more information, please contact Gordon Towell at gltowell@loyno.edu or 504-865-2164.

 

This year's special guest:

Bob Reynolds

Saxophonist Bob Reynolds performing on stage before an enthusiastic audience.

Los Angeles-based saxophonist Bob Reynolds is a Grammy-winning member of the instrumental group Snarky Puppy, an award-winning composer, and a prolific recording artist with 10 top-selling solo albums to his credit.

Widely known for his work with both Snarky and John Mayer, he’s been a featured soloist with Grammy-winning instrumentalists like Larry Carlton, Chris Botti, and Jeff Lorber and worked with a host of pop artists including Michael Bublé, Idina Menzel, Josh Groban, The 1975, and USHER.

The New York Times called him “a self-assured saxophonist and an unassuming yet effective composer,” and his solo albums showcase his melodic improvisational style, tuneful songwriting, and, as the LA Times put it: “hip-swiveling” grooves. His Guitar Band album, filmed live in concert, has over 4 million views on YouTube.

A pioneer in online education, Bob has coached thousands of musicians since 2010 through his innovative Virtual Studio, and more than 76,000 people subscribe to Bob's YouTube channel where he shares behind-the-scenes videos of what it’s like balancing his music career with raising a family.

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

This is a ticketed event - please purchase tickets by clicking on the link above.

Loyola's full big band performs in Roussel Hall under the direction of Dr. Gordon Towell.
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Add to Calendar 2025-03-13 16:30:00 2025-03-15 18:30:00 55th Annual Loyola University Jazz Ensemble Festival It's the biggest weekend of the year for Jazz at Loyola, and you won't want to miss it! Whether you're participating in Loyola Jazz Fest as a student or sitting in the audience, you won't want to miss this blow-out event! 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 saxophonist Bob Reynolds of Snarky Puppy as guest artists and clinicians for the 2025 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 Bob Reynolds and the Loyola Jazz Faculty. We also have some great guests joining us as clinicians.   Three Concerts will highlight the Festival: Thursday, March 13thJazz Underground: featuring special guest Mark Braud 7:30 PM | Nunemaker Auditorium | Ticket required: General Admission - $20, Free for festival participants Friday, March 14thLoyola Jazz Faculty Concert 4:30 PM | Roussel Hall | Free admission Saturday, March 15thLoyola Jazz Ensemble, Crescent Collective, and Special Guests 4:30 PM | Roussel Hall | Ticket required $20 for general admission, free for Loyola students, faculty and staff, free for festival participants   DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: February 14th, 2025 by 11:59 PM. Participation fee is $350 for big bands, and $225 for combos. For more information, please contact Gordon Towell at gltowell@loyno.edu or 504-865-2164.   This year's special guest: Bob Reynolds Los Angeles-based saxophonist Bob Reynolds is a Grammy-winning member of the instrumental group Snarky Puppy, an award-winning composer, and a prolific recording artist with 10 top-selling solo albums to his credit. Widely known for his work with both Snarky and John Mayer, he’s been a featured soloist with Grammy-winning instrumentalists like Larry Carlton, Chris Botti, and Jeff Lorber and worked with a host of pop artists including Michael Bublé, Idina Menzel, Josh Groban, The 1975, and USHER. The New York Times called him “a self-assured saxophonist and an unassuming yet effective composer,” and his solo albums showcase his melodic improvisational style, tuneful songwriting, and, as the LA Times put it: “hip-swiveling” grooves. His Guitar Band album, filmed live in concert, has over 4 million views on YouTube. A pioneer in online education, Bob has coached thousands of musicians since 2010 through his innovative Virtual Studio, and more than 76,000 people subscribe to Bob's YouTube channel where he shares behind-the-scenes videos of what it’s like balancing his music career with raising a family. Please be aware that details are subject to change. Check back for up-to-date info, or sign up for our mailing list!     This is a ticketed event - please purchase tickets by clicking on the link above. Roussel Hall Director of Jazz Ensemble - Dr. Gordon Towell, Coordinator of Jazz Studies Director of Crescent Collective - Kate Duncan, Director of School of Music Theater Professions & Conrad Hilton Endowed Chair in Music Industry Studies, Assistant Professor-Popular & Commercial Music, Area Coordinator: Popular & Commercial Music America/Chicago public

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