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Competitions, clinics, concerts and more, the 51st annual Eau Claire Jazz Festival is sure to take the city by storm from April 21 – 22! The festival kicks off on Friday, April 21 with student competitions happening across the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus. Guest artist headliner concerts, the 52nd Street celebration and many other performances and festivities will be following the competition to ensure a jazz-filled weekend for all festivalgoers. Guest artists Doc Severinsen and Carl Allen will be playing alongside the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Jazz Ensemble I at the State Theatre during both nights of the festival.
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Friday, April 21 • 12:30pm - 1:00pm
North Hennepin Community College Jazz Ensemble

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Andy Heglund

Andrew Heglund is Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno where he teaches percussion, directs the UNR Percussion Ensemble, and teaches jazz small groups. Heglund holds a Doctor of Arts Degree in Music from the University of Northern Colorado, a Master’s of Music Degree... Read More →
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Phil Ostrander

Phil Ostrander is Assistant Professor of Trombone at the University of Wisconsin-EauClaire where he conducts the Symphony Band and teaches private trombone. Priorto his work at Eau Claire, he held a faculty position in New York at SUNYGeneseo and Bethany College in Kansas. He has... Read More →
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Lauren Sevian

Grammy award winning baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian has been a mainstay on the jazz scene for nearly 20 years. After graduating from Manhattan School of Music, she became a regular with the Mingus Big Band, and is enjoying a career as an active side woman performing with groups... Read More →
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Michael Shults

axophonist Michael Shults has been praised for his “strong, imaginative” improvisations (Downbeat Magazine) and “fresh and intelligent musical ideas” (The Pitch). As a graduate student at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Michael was a finalist in the 2012 North... Read More →

Friday April 21, 2017 12:30pm - 1:00pm CDT
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  College Big Band Performance, Lauren Sevian Dr. Michael Shults Andy Heglund Dr. Phil Ostrander