Purdue Bands & Orchestras hosting 33rd annual Purdue Jazz Festival

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —

Jazz bands from middle schools and high schools across the Midwest will converge on Purdue University on Saturday (Jan. 21) for the 33rd annual Purdue Jazz Festival.

Performances associated with the festival will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 19) with a free Community Jazz Showcase at Lafayette’s Long Center, featuring the Purdue Jazz Band and jazz bands from Tippecanoe County. Throughout the three-day festival, student musicians and the public will have the opportunity to work with and learn from nationally renowned artists. The event will boast headliner concerts as well as competitions, clinics and other special events.

More information can be read on the Purdue Bands & Orchestras website.

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Media contact: Trudy Guthrie, trudyg@purdue.edu

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