Friends University Jazz Festival
Friends University is thrilled to announce the 32nd annual Jazz Festival that will take place February 19-20, 2026 in the Riney Fine Arts Center on our beautiful campus. We are excited to continue this long-established tradition with two days of performances, clinics and educational opportunities.
This educational and experiential-focused event aims to provide jazz band students and directors an opportunity to blend with other middle school and high school programs alongside a variety of jazz professionals and educators.
Each day from 8 AM to 4 PM, participating bands will perform for adjudicators, receive comments and a clinic following their performance, and have the opportunity to attend a masterclass presented by our featured guest artist. All performances are open for other bands to attend.
Both Thursday and Friday evenings are capped off with a ticketed concert of Friends University jazz groups joined by our guest artists. This promises to be an enriching and fulfilling experience for a wide range of student musicians and our campus community.
Performances
More info on our Thursday and Friday guest artist concerts coming soon!
Questions?
Dr. Nicholas Schroeder, Assistant Professor of Music, Program Director of Jazz
316-295-5616
nicholas_schroeder@friends.edu