Saturday, March 29, 2025

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Registration

REGISTRATION FOR THE 2025 EVENT WILL BE COMING SOON

For further information, contact Jamey Simmons, James.Simmons@mtsu.edu. 

The festival honors the legacy of tenor saxophonist/band leader ILLINOIS JACQUET, who rose to prominence in the 1940s with the big bands of Count Basie and Lionel Hampton. To learn more about the Illinois Jacquet Foundation, go to https://illinoisjacquetfoundation.org/. We hope that you and your students will join us in this celebration of America’s great art form at Middle Tennessee State University. Best wishes for continuing success in your programs.

Sincerely,
Jamey Simmons
Director of Jazz Studies
Middle Tennessee State University School of Music
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
James.Simmons@mtsu.edu    (615) 898-2724

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