Schedule of Events
Jazz Apprentices
Blending the various generations of jazz musicians is the best way to ensure this art form survives the test of time. Young players benefit from sharing the stage with experienced mentors, while veteran pros benefit from the fire and energy of these promising protégés. See below for schedule featuring five student musicians who have developed their craft well enough to appear with the festival's professional bands.
Organizations like the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society offer jazz education programs and Music Lesson Awards, all with the mission of preserving jazz music and encouraging its performance by a new generation of traditional jazz players. Some have formed their own bands and continue performing to new audiences. One example: check out the New Lowdown at this year's festival. They're a talented group of musicians who've benefitted from STJS Jazz Education programs, like Jazz Camp.
Featured Music
- Now presenting a full range of
great music while still
honoring our jazz tradition:
BLUES, ROCK, JAZZ, DANCE BANDS - Soulful blues and rockin' blues
- Swing and Western swing
- Cajun and zydeco
- Country, rockabilly and bluegrass
- Latin and Mariachi music
- New Orleans 2nd-line & street beat
- Straight-ahead & mainstream jazz
- Ragtime and early jazz
- Marching bands
- Youth bands
- Banjo performances at the
CA State Railroad Museum and
on excursion trains - all in addition to Traditional jazz,
also known as Dixieland or
classic jazz, inspired by the great Louis Armstrong.
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