{"id":3325,"date":"2019-06-27T08:07:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T12:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/?p=3325"},"modified":"2024-09-03T16:16:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T20:16:57","slug":"united-states-jazz-trips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/27\/united-states-jazz-trips\/","title":{"rendered":"United States Jazz Trips"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>It&#8217;s time to plan a jazz-centered trip for your students!\u00a0Here&#8217;s our list of some of the top United States jazz trips to venues and stages that could feature your next big performance! Or, expose your students while they sit back and take in the sounds of great jazz musicians. Either way, in no particular order, here are our top-5 United States jazz trips.<\/h4>\n<hr>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/usa-destinations\/chicago.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago<\/a><\/h3>\n<h5>Let the windy city pull you into a whirlwind of some of the best jazz experiences and performance opportunities around.<\/h5>\n<h5>Sights and Sounds<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andysjazzclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy&#8217;s Jazz Club<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Visit one of Chicago&#8217;s best-known and most-respected jazz establishments, Andy&#8217;s offers casually sophisticated dining with a musical menu of Chicago&#8217;s top jazz artists. Local performers cover a range of styles from Traditional and Swing to Bop, Fusion, Latin and Afro-Pop in the live shows. Enjoy good food and reserved seating for 90 exciting minutes of dining and entertainment!<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jazzshowcase.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jazz Showcase<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Explore and listen to jazz greats at the oldest historic jazz club in Chicago, founded in 1947.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jazzinchicago.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Jazz Festival<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Listen and soak in the music from jazz greats at this annual ten-day jazz festival in late-August, in Millennium Park, at the Chicago Cultural Center and at other venues throughout the city.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hydeparkjazzfestival.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hyde Park Jazz Festival<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Check out this free two-day festival every September on the south-side of Chicago, established as one of the premier annual musical festivals in Chicago \u2013 named Best Neighborhood Music Festival by Chicago Magazine. The Jazz Fest presents Chicago\u2019s greatest jazz musicians to nearly 20,000 people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Performance Opportunities<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fieldmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Field Museum<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Perform in magnificent Stanley Field Hall at the Chicago Field Museum. This is not your typical performance venue &#8211; it features two African elephants and the largest T.Rex skeleton ever found, and the performance space is the size of a football field with a 70&#8242; marble ceiling!<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adlerplanetarium.org\/#u7cleAu64roSI3Xu.97\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alder Planetarium<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Jam among the stars (and planets) at the Adler Planetarium in the Solar System Gallery. After you perform, take time to explore the museum and watch a show.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.festivalsofmusic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Festivals of Music<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Play and be evaluated at one of the many premium, adjudicated two-day music festivals in Chicago at Harper College, First United Methodist Church, or at Robert Morris University.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicintheparks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Music in The Parks<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Six Flags Great America &#8211; Join other middle school and high school ensembles from all over the U.S. at a Music In The Parks Festival at a local High School. Each group is adjudicated and ranked by qualified judges.\u00a0 Then enjoy Six Flags Great America\u00a0 park and attend a special awards ceremony.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vandercook.edu\/events-outreach\/music-clinics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VanderCook College of Music<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; experience a 90-minute rehearsal workshop at VanderCook College School of Music.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestclinic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Midwest Clinic<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Apply to perform at The Midwest Clinic International Band, Orchestra and Music Conference at McCormick Place in Chicago.\u00a0 Every December over 18,000 attendees from all 50 states and 30 countries gather to listen to top auditioned scholastic and professional groups, attend workshops and visit the great trade show.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/usa-destinations\/new-york-city.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York City<\/a><\/h3>\n<h5>Under the bright lights and hustle and bustle of the busy city, smooth jazz music can be heard in the air, flowing from Jazz at Lincoln Center and Dizzy\u2019s Coca-Cola Jazz Club to the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. New York offers many opportunities to explore, take-in, and perform jazz music!<\/h5>\n<h5>Sights and Sounds<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazz.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lincoln Center Jazz Tour<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Check out the Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located at Columbus Circle. The House of Swing features gorgeous views of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline, and three performance venues designed for jazz also offer the flexibility to showcase an incredible assortment of performance genres. Your tour guide will give information about Lincoln Center&#8217;s programs, answer questions and let you peak into New York&#8217;s jazz scene!<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jazz.org\/education\/public-programs\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lincoln Center Visiting Band Workshops<\/a><\/a> <\/strong> -Participate in customized workshops with your jazz ensemble at Jazz at Lincoln Center, working directly with JALC clinicians and artists.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jazzmuseuminharlem.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Jazz Museum in Harlem<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Get immersed in jazz history and listen to archived live jazz music from the greats, pulled from New York City radio broadcasts from 1935 -1941.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cityparksfoundation.org\/charlieparker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlie Parker Jazz Festival<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Each year the finest musicians from around the world come together to share musical talents and reflect upon the musical genius of Charlie Parker. Join us in this vibrant celebration of jazz artists, bent on promoting the genre for generations to come.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsforart.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vision Festival<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Founded in 1996, this is New York City&#8217;s longest continuously running jazz festival. Now in its 24th year, this festival of music, dance, poetry, and visual art is heralded as \u201cone of New York\u2019s most essential art events.\u201d -New York Times\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Performance Opportunities<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jazz.org\/education\/school-programs\/essentially-ellington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Lincoln Center<\/strong> &#8211; Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition &amp; Festival<\/a> &#8211; High School jazz ensembles can submit an audition for the chance to take part in three extraordinary days of \u201cworkshops, jam sessions, rehearsals and performances at the House of Swing, Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center\u2026Fifteen finalists are selected and each finalist band receives an in-school workshop led by a professional musician before coming to New York to perform before Wynton Marsalis and a panel of esteemed judges\u2026The festival concludes with a concert and awards ceremony featuring the three top-placing bands and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.\u201d\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/academy.jazz.org\/visiting-band-workshops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lincoln Center Visiting Band Workshops<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Participate in customized workshops with your jazz ensemble at Jazz at Lincoln Center and work directly with JALC clinicians and artists.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyp.org\/morganstanley\/family-centered-care\/nurturing-your-child\/wintergarden-entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wintergarden Entertainment at Morgan Stanley Children\u2019s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Give back and share your musical gifts:\u00a0 Performing groups provide enjoyment for patients and their families and put a smile on the faces of the children. Your live performance before an audience of patients is also broadcast on closed-circuit TV to all patient rooms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/usa-destinations\/orlando.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orlando<\/a><\/h3>\n<h5>Perform jazz charts among the warm breezes and palm trees, while enjoying the thrills of Disney and Universal Parks and the many educational clinics and performances the parks have to offer.<\/h5>\n<h5>Sights and Sounds<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/jazzfestival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The University of Central Florida<\/strong> &#8211; Orlando Jazz Festival<\/a> &#8211; including Clinics, Master Classes, and performances by internationally acclaimed artists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Performance Experiences<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyyouth.com\/programs\/performing-arts\/performance\/instrumental-disney-world\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disney Performing Arts Performances<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Perform jazz music on a grand stage within one of the four magical Disney Parks &#8211; Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot, or the Magic Kingdom.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyyouth.com\/programs\/performing-arts\/workshops\/jazz-it-up-disney-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Disney Performing Arts Workshops<\/strong> &#8211; Jazz It Up<\/a> &#8211; Students enter the world of a professional jazz musician through this intensive, 2 1\/2-hour workshop, where they rehearse and record jazzy renditions of several Disney songs under the direction of a Disney teaching artist. Performers master specific techniques to maximize rehearsal time and execute a stellar performance.\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyyouth.com\/programs\/performing-arts\/competitions-and-festivals\/instrumental-disney-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Festival Disney<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Every year in March or April, Disney hosts a series of performances and opportunities for adjudication (competitive and non-competitive options) at various locations throughout Disney&#8217;s four Orlando parks. Take your jazz ensemble for a spin with outstanding jazz ensembles from around the U.S.!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#\">Universal Studios Festivals<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalorlandoyouth.com\/Performance\/Overview\/Default.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Universal Studios<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; STARS Stage Performance Programs &#8211; Lead your jazz ensemble in a magnificent 30 minute performance at Universal CityWalk\u2122&#8217;s covered Lagoon Stage, watched by park visitors.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalorlandoyouth.com\/Performance\/Music-Festivals\/Default.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Music in the Parks<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Let this adjudicated festival provide a year-end assessment for your band, choir, and orchestra by an outside panel of judges, reinforcing the lessons you have worked on all year. Perform at a local school or church, then head to Universal Orlando Resort\u2122 for a day of fun. Attend the on-property awards ceremony at which every ensemble is acknowledged and where musicianship takes center stage.\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalorlandoyouth.com\/Performance\/Music-Festivals\/Default.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Music USA Festivals<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; At this event, groups receive a professional recording of their performance and meaningful on-stage clinics by distinguished adjudicators on Universal Orlando Resorts\u2019 Soundstage 33.\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalorlandoyouth.com\/Performance\/Music-Festivals\/Default.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OrlandoFest<\/a><\/strong> This program includes a series of music festivals that run from March through early June at performing arts centers in close proximity to Universal Orlando Resort\u2122. The festival concludes with a fun and exciting awards ceremony at Universal\u2019s Islands of Adventure\u2122. If participating in one of Universal&#8217;s Custom Workshops, your ensemble will experience a fast-paced, focused clinic at which they learn to play or sing together at a new level.\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/usa-destinations\/neworleans.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Orleans<\/a><\/h3>\n<h5>Fully immerse yourself in the history and DNA of New Orleans. With its deep roots in American jazz, this birthplace of the genre has a thriving music scene. Walk down the streets and hear music ripple through the winding roads. Have it wake your soul while you experience a distinct cultural and musical experience. From Charles \u201cBuddy\u201d Bolden to Louis Armstrong, you will perform in the footsteps of legends in \u2018The Crescent City\u2019.<\/h5>\n<h5>Sights and Sounds<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nojazzfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Orleans Jazz &amp; Heritage Festival<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; With eight days and twelve stages of soul-stirring music\u2014jazz, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, blues, R&amp;B, rock, funk, African, Latin, Caribbean, folk, and much more\u2014the New Orleans Jazz &amp; Heritage Festival is firmly established as a singular celebration of both historic and contemporary significance.\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzandheritage.org\/blues-fest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crescent City Blues &amp; BBQ Festival<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Check-out this festival presented by the New Orleans Jazz &amp; Heritage Foundation every October in Lafayette Square Park. This free event boasts two performance stages, a dozen of the best barbecue vendors in the region and a huge arts market.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/satchmosummerfest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Satchmo SummerFest<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; In late July and early August there&#8217;s an annual festival honoring the great Louis \u201cSatchmo\u201d Armstrong, the legendary jazz musician born and raised in New Orleans, whose raspy voice and instrumental skills are known far and wide. Satchmo is a beloved figure in New Orleans, and his influence on the genre of jazz, music in general, and the city of New Orleans is prevalent all across the Crescent City. The nominal daily admission of $5 (children 12 and under are free) helps support local musicians and pay for the event.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/frenchquarterfest.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">French Quarter Festival<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; April &#8211; The award-winning French Quarter Festival is a four-day local music showcase scattered throughout the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana\u2014 the largest free music event in the United States. The festival features 1,700 musicians playing 400 hours of free, local music from a variety of musical genres on 23 stages throughout the French Quarter. The community festival also features the \u2018Culinary Lineup,\u2019 festival food booths operated by some of New Orleans&#8217; finest restaurants, open throughout the festival weekend.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preshallfoundation.org\/kidsinthehall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Preservation Hall Foundation&#8217;s Kids in the Hall Field Trip Program<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Check out this one-hour field trip, centered around the History of New Orleans style music. Students engage and listen to a Preservation Hall Band, and they have an opportunity for a Q&amp;A session with members of the Preservation Hall Collective.\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creolequeen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creole Queen<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Mississippi River Jazz Cruise &#8211; Experience the sounds of Paddlewheeler Creole Queen\u2019s trio of New Orleans&#8217; BEST Jazz Bands while you enjoy great Creole food and dancing. Soak in the sweet Mississippi River breezes on the promenade deck as the city skyline slips by under a canopy of stars. This Jazz cruise is pure New Orleans!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Performance Opportunities<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzandheritage.org\/events\/crescent-city-blues-bbq-festival-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crescent City Jazz Festival<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Jazz Ed Network founding member Mary Jo Papich serves as artistic director for this dynamic festival for vocal and instrumental high school, college, and university jazz ensembles. Participating ensembles perform with New Orleans jazz musicians as soloists, and all participants benefit from clinics presented by top jazz professionals. Festival clinics and performances take place on Friday, and public performances in the French Quarter are arranged on Saturday. Each group receives a plaque and medals are awarded to outstanding soloists.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/jazz\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Perform at this National Park\u2019s various performance venues to showcase your group\u2019s jazz skills. Don\u2019t forget to bring your students to the Park\u2019s visitors center for a free jazz history self-guided audio tour about the top eleven jazz history sites in New Orleans!<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/new.uno.edu\/academics\/colaehd\/la\/music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The University of New Orleans<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Enjoy a jazz clinic with Professor Brian Seeger. Sharpen your skills and widen your jazz knowledge.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.tulane.edu\/departments\/music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tulane University<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Reserve a jazz clinic with Professor Courtney Bryan, Assistant Professor of Music, Jazz Studies, and Jesse B. McBride, Professor of Practice, Jazz Studies, to sharpen your skills and widen your jazz knowledge.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frenchmarket.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The French Market District<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Perform in the heart of New Orleans at the iconic French Market District\u2019s Washington Artillery Park Amphitheater. Set against iconic Jackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral, it is the perfect location for visiting musical and performance groups to share their talent with New Orleans locals and tourists alike.\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/usa-destinations\/seattle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle<\/a><\/h3>\n<h5>Join the legacy of Seattle&#8217;s vibrant jazz scene! Long before grunge music took hold of the city, jazz had a strong presence, starting in the 1920s. Not a hidden gem anymore, jazz is booming in this city, rich with music history. Stars like Ray Charles, Ernestine Anderson, Quincy Jones and Jimi Hendrix got their start in the music industry thanks to jazz.<\/h5>\n<h5>Sights and Sounds<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earshot.org\/earshotjazzfestival2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ear Shot Jazz Festival<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; The most prominent annual event is the Earshot Jazz Festival in October and November, which started in 1986 and has grown to include over fifteen venues in the Seattle area. It&#8217;s all about honoring jazz heritage and supporting the creativity of local jazz artists. The Earshot Jazz Festival has been described by JazzTimes as &#8220;Seattle&#8217;s most important jazz event.&#8221;\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ballardjazzfestival.com\/about.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ballard Jazz Festival<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Thanks to business and civic partners, the Ballard (neighborhood) Jazz Festival expanded from a single night&#8217;s, six club jazz walk in 2003 to four days of music involving 100+ performers and 15 performance venues. Enjoy the music, concerts, educational events and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Performance Opportunities<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/music.washington.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The University of Washington<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; The School of Music annually hosts numerous master classes and clinics led by accomplished artists, plus lectures, demonstrations, and supplementary learning opportunities led by scholars and educators from the world\u2019s top educational foundations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Are your jazz students ready for a once-in-a-lifetime United States jazz trip? 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