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2026 TCU Jazz Festival

The TCU School of Music and Department of Jazz Studies is proud to announce this year’s festival guest artist is saxophonist and vocalist, Camille Thurman. Please join us February 27-28, 2026!

Learn more about Camille Thurman.

Festival Concert Tickets
Tickets coming soon

Band Directors – Ensemble Participant Registration – Click Here

2026 TCU Jazz Festival Schedule – Coming Soon

PepsiCo Recital Hall (Warm-up room Walsh 104)

2026 schedule – not available yet.

 

Ed Landreth Auditorium (Warm up room Walsh 203)

2026 schedule – not available yet..

 

Celebrating over 40 years of TCU Jazz

The annual TCU Jazz Festival has become one of the most prestigious festivals in the state, connecting high school and middle school jazz ensembles with guest artists and TCU’s jazz faculty. Since its inception in 1978, the event has attracted more than 20,000 talented high school players. In addition, bands have attended the TCU Jazz Festival from as far away as Oklahoma, Tennessee, Iowa, and Hawaii.

The TCU Jazz Ensembles have appeared in concert with such notable international jazz artists as Duffy Jackson, John Fedchock, Joey DeFrancesco, Paquito D’Rivera, Peter Erskine, Randy Brecker, Hank Levy, Don Menza, Urbie Green, Mike Vax, Ed Shaughnessy, Pete Christlieb, Ashley Alexander, Frank Mantooth, Roger Pemberton, Roy Hargrove, Willie Thomas, Carl Fontana, Jon Faddis, Shelton Berg, Rich Matteson, Leon Breeden, Patrick Williams, Marvin Stamm, Onzie Matthews, Louis Bellson, Clark Terry, Terry Bozzio, Will Calhoun, Dom Famulara, Chester Thompson, Tony Campisi, Peanuts Hucko, the Hal Galper Trio, Chris Vadala, Conte Candoli, Vince DiMartino, Bill Watrous, Dave Pietro, Allen Vizzutti, Carl Saunders, Wayne Bergeron, Andy Martin, Joe Eckert, SMSGT Joe Jackson, The Four Freshmen, Howard Johnson, Morris Repass, Mario Cruz and Alex Iles.

 

For further information, contact:
Allen Cordingley
Director of Jazz Studies
817-257-5576
a.cordingley@tcu.edu
817-257-5576