Big Band Jam

The 5th Annual BIG BAND JAM! will occur between April 17th-26th, 2009
on the National Mall and in seven separate venues over ten days.

These various venues include Blues Alley, The Strathmore, Kennedy Center, Smithsonian Institutions and Sylvan Amphitheater stages. The venues will host clinics, classes, tours, film and performances continuously beginning at 11:00 am daily. The BIG BAND JAM! is the only jazz festival in America specifically created by kids to kids for kids and from kids. Artists as diverse as vocal, fusion, straight ahead, Dixieland and big band all contribute to the continued success of this ever-growing phenomenon. As this demand has grown so too have the size and our offerings also. Over the course of just five short years the number of days has grown from three to five to ten days in all.

The BIG BAND JAM! festival features high schools, colleges, universities, military, amateur and professional ensembles. Ensembles have traveled the length and breadth of the United States to perform, educate and teach to others. Specific tributes have included Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and the annual "Willis Conover Weekend".

It's the BIG BAND JAM! 2009