Established in 1993, the Collin Jazz Festival features performances by middle school and high school jazz bands from across the region and evening concerts featuring Collin College jazz students and faculty. Each participating ensemble will receive an onstage clinic with one of the festival’s adjudicators immediately following their performance. Participating school ensembles will perform from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on March 25 in performance spaces across the Plano Campus.
Evening concerts featuring Jones are planned at 7 p.m. on March 24 and 25 in the John Anthony Theatre. Jones will perform with the Collin Jazz Lab Band, Collin Combo PM, Collin Combo Too, Collin Jazztet, and the Faculty Combo. Jones will also host a masterclass at 1 p.m., March 25 in the theatre.
Jones has performed and recorded with notable figures, including Illinois Jacquet, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Heath, Frank Foster, Nancy Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Gerald Wilson, and Marcus Miller. He was the lead trumpeter for Wynton Marsalis’ ensemble for six years and is currently a member of the SFJAZZ Collective. His most recent musical release is “Sean Jones: Live from Jazz at the Bistro.”
Price
- FREE!
Box Office
- 972-881-5809
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