Jazz Education Network

Four days in January!

The Jazz Education Network (JEN) annual conference brings together jazz beginners and experts for a once-in-a lifetime experience.

Part music festival, part networking, part education and all inspiration. The annual conference hosts thousands of people from around the globe.

Register now! January 7-10, 2026, in New Orleans.

 Hundreds of incredible clinics and nonstop performances. This is just a partial list of what you’ll hear.

• Sara Gazarek Band
• Bob Mintzer/Dave Stryker Quartet featuring Peter Erskine
• The Gottlieb/Danielsson Group, with Hans Backenroth & Harry Watters
• Ryan DeWeese and the RAD Jazz Orchestra
• Surround Sound
• Preservation Hall Legacy Band
• U.S. Army Blues Pershing’s Own with Bob Mintzer
• Rodney Jordan Quintet
• The Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra w/Ingrid Jensen
• Ted Nash Big Band
• The Live Performing Arts Academy Big Band w/Dave Pietro
• Rachel Therrien Latin Jazz Project – Presents Mi Hogar Vol II.
  
• A Tuba To Cuba Live presented by Preservation Hall Foundation
• Central Washington University Jazz Band I
• Memphis Jazz Workshop
• Excelsior Band Preservation! Inc Jazz Studio
• Horn Lake HS Treble VJE
• Kirkwood CC Jazz Ensemble
• U. No. Carolina Pembroke Jazz Combo I
• Plano East High School Sound Invention
• Morehead State University Jazz Combo
• Temple HS Blues
• Urban School of San Francisco Jazz Band
  
• Hinsdale Middle School Jazz Ensemble
  
• In Motion Quartet
  
• Annie Booth Big Band
  
• Jamie Shew Quartet
  
• Columbia Basin College Jazz Combo
  
• Diaz Music Institute Caliente
  
• John Sturino & BLOW GLOBE
  
• Tiffin Univ. Up in the Air Vocal Ensemble
  
• Loyola University New Orleans Jazz Ensemble
  
• Southwestern CC First Take
  
• Hoover HS First Edition Jazz Ensemble
  
• Temporal Taal Collective
  
• Bonney Lake HS Vocal Persuasion
  
• Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra Combo I
  
• Florida State University Jazz Orchestra
  
• Cal State Long Beach Pacific Standard Time Vocal jazz Ensemble
  
• Diaz Music Institute Caliente
  
• Suspended Sea Nonet
• Texas A&M University-Kingsville-Javelina Jaht 7
• Valencia H.S. Two N’ Four Vocal Jazz Ensemble
• Lavilla School of the Arts Ashley Street Jazz Band
• California Institute of the Arts Modern Jazz Ensemble
  
• Celebrating Mahavishnu and Shakti, Vin Scialla Brooklyn Raga Massive
  
• The Northern Colorado Voices
  
• Jacksonville State University Combo I
• Howard University SAASy
• Split Screen
• Houston Latin Jazz Orchestra
• Stefon Harris and Blackout
• Second Line Arts Collective: Little Stompers Family Band
• Mt. San Antonio College Singcopation
• Youth Performing Arts School Jazz Ensemble I
• AfinaDos Brazilian Duo
• Clarence Hines Jazz Orchestra
• Los Alamitos HS Jazz 1
• University of Northern Colorado Compass Jazz Orchestra
• Jazz Strings and Fiddle Society of Texas
• Western Michigan University Fourtunate Cats
• Peabody Graduate Jazz Ensemble
• Aubrey Johnson Group
• Univ. of Memphis Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra & Singers
• The Hailey Brinnel Quintet
• Carlos Vega Jazz Quintet

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