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UNCG Spartan Jazz Collective

UNCG Spartan Jazz Collective

Mar 30, 2023 | Artists

The UNCG Spartan Jazz Collective is a collaborative group of faculty and students founded in 2012 to function in the mentorship tradition of the bands of Art Blakey, Miles Davis, and Horace Silver. Faculty members mentor a rotating cast of students in bandleading,...
Dyana Williams: An Artists In Her Own Right

Dyana Williams: An Artists In Her Own Right

Aug 4, 2022 | Blog

Trailblazer Dyana Williams elevates the stature of hosting the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival (JCIJBF) to equal that of the virtuosic musicianship presented by the artists she introduces. Williams does this effortlessly, drawing from her...
Wachovia Winds

Wachovia Winds

Jul 22, 2022 | Artists, Past Performances

For almost 20 years the Wachovia Winds Youth Wind Ensemble has given nearly 2000 young people from throughout the North Carolina Piedmont the opportunity to rehearse, perform and fellowship with talented, like-minded youth musicians. Members of the ensemble will open...
Coltrane Jazzfest 11: Sept. 3-4, 2022

Coltrane Jazzfest 11: Sept. 3-4, 2022

Feb 7, 2022 | Blog

We are seven months away from Labor Day weekend and the 11th John Coltrane International Jazz & Blues Festival (JCIJBF). It all happens by the pristine lake in Oak Hollow Festival Park, High Point, NC. The Friends of John Coltrane, Inc. is the non-profit...
Coltrane Jazzfest Presents Its Inaugural Livestream!

Coltrane Jazzfest Presents Its Inaugural Livestream!

Nov 6, 2020 | Blog

Keyboardist and composer Lao Tizer will lead his band that features GRAMMY Award winning saxophonist Eric Marienthal and the mesmerizing world music violinist Karen Briggs in a concert to benefit the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival’s Student...