May 1
May 2
Middle School and Junior High Bands
High School Bands
2025 JAZZ FESTIVAL
The Bellevue High Jazz Festival has been going strong featuring middle, junior, and high school bands from across the country, the Bellevue High Jazz Festival is one of the premiere festivals in the Pacific Northwest.
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Schools compete in divisions to be placed first, second, and third. At the end of the festival, only one band is awarded the coveted Sweepstakes Trophy, distinguishing that middle, junior, or high school band as the best of the best.
Registration cost for each group is $350 which includes a 20 minute clinic, 20 minute performance and a 20 minute off stage clinic.
Adjudicators this year are:
Jeff Chang - Saxophone
Jenny Kellogg - Trombone
Matt Wenman - Saxophone
TBD
Friday is for Middle School Bands, Saturday is for High School Bands.
Friday has 2 divisions, the B division is for bands who have made the finals at the Bellevue Jazz Festival for the last 2 years, and performs in the afternoon. The A division is for bands who have not been in the finals at our festival the last 2 years.
Saturday divisions depend on the number of entries in each. There may be divisions for 2nd/3rd bands, A/AA size schools, 3A and 4A. Some of these divisions may be combined.
Invoices and confirmation emails will be send manually after you register.
If you have any questions please email georgee@bsd405.org and harveyw@bsd405.org
TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE
The Bellevue High Jazz Festival was born in 1982. Ronald Reagan was President of the United States. The Washington Huskies beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 28-0 in the Rose Bowl. And the Kennedy Center honored jazz clarinetist Benny Goodman with a lifetime achievement award.
That first festival was held in conjunction with “The Buddy Rich Show” and included a performance by the man many call the world’s greatest drummer. Rich and his band drew an audience of nearly 1,000 people that first year.
Bellevue High Jazz Festival are excited to see the amazing talent of young musicians. We hope to continue this tradition of excellence for years to come.
