Fayetteville (virtual) Jazz Festival at Fayetteville (virtual) Jazz Festival at Suzuki Music School

The second annual Fayetteville Jazz Festival will be held on April 24 and 25 through a series of virtual performances and workshops. Featured guest artists include trumpet player Garrett Schmidt (Maria Schneider Orchestra, Glenn Miller Orchestra, The Who) and saxophonist Alisha Pattillo (Alisha’s Quartet, H-Town Collective, Joe Sample). All festival events are free and will be streamed from the Institute for Creative Music’s YouTube channel as a replacement for originally planned live events at the Fayetteville Public Library and University of Arkansas prior to the COVID-19 shutdown.
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The second annual Fayetteville Jazz Festival will be held on April 24 and 25 through a series of virtual performances and workshops. Featured guest artists include trumpet player Garrett Schmidt (Maria Schneider Orchestra, Glenn Miller Orchestra, The Who) and saxophonist Alisha Pattillo (Alisha’s Quartet, H-Town Collective, Joe Sample). All festival events are free and will be streamed from the Institute for Creative Music’s YouTube channel as a replacement for originally planned live events at the Fayetteville Public Library and University of Arkansas prior to the COVID-19 shutdown.

On April 24, festival director Chris Teal will interview Garrett Schmidt as part of a listening party for Garrett’s latest album release, “Prairie Tales” followed by a performance masterclass with trumpet and jazz students from the University of Arkansas. The following day brings world premier performance workshops from Northwest Arkansas musicians including saxophonist Alisha Pattillo, pianist Matt Nelson, and guitarist Jake Hertzog as well as national and international musicians Lauren Lee, Matthew Golombisky, Nick Finzer, and Doug Stone. Each musician will premiere a combination performance and educational workshop recorded in the intimate environment of their home studio.

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