Jazz @ UW-River Falls
The UW-River Falls Music Program will host the 2026 UW-River Falls Jazz Festival on Friday, March 6, 2026. This festival is a non-competitive event and provides excellent learning experiences with professional jazz clinicians and knowledgeable music educators. Contact Craig Hara, UWRF jazz ensemble director, at craig.hara@uwrf.edu with questions.
Jazz Festival 2026
Jazz Directors, we would like to extend a special invitation to you and your students to participate and perform in this year's jazz festival! Each participating ensemble will have a 50-minute performance and clinic session with an experienced jazz ensemble clinician.
We are in the planning stages for this event - please check back soon for more information. We hope you will plan on attending what promises to be a wonderful educational and musical experience for you and your students!
Registration
Please complete the registration form (coming soon!) and return with payment made to the "UW-River Falls Music Program" at your earliest opportunity. The deadline for applications and payment is Feb. 27, 2026. Space is limited, apply early to assure your spot. Thank you!
Jazz Cabaret Concert
Featuring guest artist (TBA) with the UWRF Jazz Faculty Group. Friday, March 6, 2026, 7:30 p.m., Abbott Concert Hall, Kleinpell Fine Arts.
Admission: Youth (17 and under)/ $10, Adults (18 to 59)/$15, Seniors (60 and up)/$10, UWRF Students (with ID)/$5
Jazz Ensemble Concert
Featuring the UW-River Falls Jazz Ensemble, directed by Craig Hara, featuring guest artist (TBA). Saturday, March 7, 2025, 7:30 p.m., Abbott Concert Hall, Kleinpell Fine Arts.
Admission: Youth (17 and under)/$10, Adults (18 to 59)/$15, Seniors (60 and up)/$10, UWRF Students (with ID)/$5
Anthony Braxton
Laura Caviani
Laura Caviani Trio
Avishai Cohen International Vamp Band
Avishai Cohen Trio
Chris Cheek
Michael Davis
Bob DeFlores
Debbie Duncan
UWRF Faculty Jazz Group
Alan Ferber
Endless Field with Ike Sturm & Jesse Lewis
Lennie Foy
Eric Graham
Dave Hagedorn
Craig Hara
Matt Harris
Phil Hey
The Hornheads
The Illicit Sextet
Lars Jansson
Jazz Composers’ Art Ensemble
JAZZAX Saxophone Quartet
Ingrid Jensen
J. P. Jofre
Prudence Johnson
Phil Kadidlo
Dave Karr
Geoffrey Keezer Trio
Mary Louise Knutson
Babatunde Lea
Laura MacKenzie
Donny McCaslin
Sue McKenzie
Adam Meckler
Charmin Michelle
David Milne
Minnesota Orchestra - The Swinging Nutcracker
Bob Mintzer
Sam Newsome
Nirmala Rajesekar
Pat O’Keefe
Chris Olson
Phil Ostrander
Peter Radd
Deepak Ram Indian Music Ensemble
Gonzalo Rubalcala Trio
Kelly Rossum
Kelly Rossum’s Nicollet Circus Band
Kelly Rossum's "Jekyll and Hyde"
Jovino Santos Neto
Bill Sears
Mike Stern
Fred Sturm
Kyle Tennis and the Riverside Swing Band
Michael Walk
Ernie Watts
Pete Whitman's Mississippi
Pete Whitman’s X-Tet
Matt Wilson
Anthony Braxton, COMPOSITION No. 307, for Jazz Ensemble
Laura Caviani, KINNI KINNI BOOGALOO, for Saxophone Quartet
Alan Ferber, SECOND WIND, for Jazz Ensemble
Matt Harris, CATARATAS DEL RIO, for Jazz Ensemble
Lars Jansson, RIVER FALLS SUITE, for Jazz Ensemble
Fred Sturm, RIVERSCAPE, for Jazz Ensemble
Pete Whitman, TELL TALE, for Saxophone Quartet
