Performances
Jazz Alley Ensemble Showcase
This performance is a fundraiser supported by the Garfield Jazz Foundation, the non-profit, all parent volunteer organization that provides the resources to nurture, sustain, and develop the Garfield High School Jazz Program. One hundred percent of your donations go directly to the advancement of our student musicians.
Sing For Your Supper
This annual Vocal Jazz event at Central Cinema features singers performing solo and in small group songs.
Spring Swing
Grab your dancing shoes and swing to the live sounds of the Garfield Jazz big band!
We'll kick the party off with a welcome champagne toast and follow with appetizers and a cash bar. Plus a swinging silent auction, with all proceeds supporting jazz education at Garfield High School.
Doors open at 6:30pm
Dance lessons for newcomers at 7pm
Katherine L. White Choral Invitational Festival
Vocal Jazz 1 Ultraviolet performs at the third annual Katherine L. White Invitational Choral Festival.
Hot Java Cool Jazz
Garfield’s Jazz performs at the Paramount Theater! They are one of five northwest high schools playing at the 29th Annual Hot Java Cool Jazz.
Jazz Winter Concert with Wayne Horvitz
Garfield Jazz performs with acclaimed American composer, pianist, keyboardist, and record producer Wayne Horvitz.
Thursday March 12th
Show starts at 7pm
This show is a fundraiser for the Garfield Jazz Foundation. Students are free.
Garfield Jazz 2 and 3 at the Royal Room
Jazz 2 and Jazz 3 musicians will perform in small groups.
Battle of the Bands: Garfield HS Jazz Band vs Roosevelt HS Jazz Band
Enjoy new sets from Garfield and Roosevelt Jazz 1 Ensembles. This show is part of the 2025 Earshot Jazz Festival.
Purchase tickets on the Earshot Jazz Website.
Farewell to Seniors @ Quincy Jones Auditorium
Come hear Jazz Ensemble 1, 2, 3 and Vocal Jazz close out this amazing year of music, and say farewell to our departing seniors.
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End of Year Choir Concert @ Quincy Jones Auditorium
Come hear Garfield’s Vocal Jazz perform their their end-of-year concert.
Show starts 7:00PM
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Sing For Your Supper (Vocal Jazz Event)
This is a Vocal Jazz event at Central Cinema. Enjoy this opportunity to hear the singers perform solo or small group songs in a more intimate setting. You can order food and drinks during the smaller show. Donations are also welcome (suggested $10).
Doors open 7:15PM, show starts 7:30PM
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Jazz 2 at Black & Tan Hall
Garfield’s award-winning Jazz 2 ensemble showcases a year of hard work and rocks the house with a repertoire spanning from Count Basie to Quincy Jones. Recent performances include Mt. Hood Jazz Festival and Bellevue High Jazz Festival.
Thursday, May 29 / Doors open at 5, Music at 7pm
Black & Tan Hall, 5608 Rainier Ave South
Tickets: $10, $5 for students https://events.humanitix.com/garfield-high-school-jazz-band-2/tickets
All ages - Food and drink available
Essentially Ellington
Essentially Ellington Performances
Thursday May 8th / Garfield Jazz Ensemble 1 will be performing in Round 1 of the competition in the Appel Room.
Saturday May 10th / Top 10 bands will play in Round 2 at the Rose Theatre
Sunday May 11th / Only the top 3 bands will play at the Metropolitan Opera.
Live Stream / There will be a live stream on www.jazz.org. Watch parties are strongly encouraged!
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About the Essentially Ellington: The annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival is one of the most innovative jazz education events in the world. Each year, high school musicians from across North America travel to New York City to spend three days immersed in workshops, jam sessions, rehearsals and performance at the “House of Swing,” Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Bellevue High School Jazz Festival
7:45am / Jazz 3 Call Time
10:30am / Jazz 2 Call Time
12pm / Finalists Announced
7pm / (if selected) Finals Call Time*
7:30pm to 9:30pm / Finals Performances
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About Bellevue High School Jazz Festival: The Bellevue High Jazz Festival has been going strong for 43 years. Featuring middle, junior, and high school bands from across the country, the Bellevue High Jazz Festival is one of the premiere festivals in the Pacific Northwest. Schools compete in divisions to be placed first, second, and third. At the end of the festival, only one band is awarded the coveted Sweepstakes Trophy, distinguishing that middle, junior, or high school band as the best of the best.
Mt. Hood Jazz Festival
April 26 / High School Division 2
11:00 am / Garfield Ensemble 2
April 26 / High School Division 3
8:30 am / Garfield Ensemble 3
About Mt. Hood Jazz Festival: Launched in 1982 by MHCC in collaboration with the City of Gresham and the Mt. Hood Jazz Association, the festival once drew crowds of 30,000. Performers included Sonny Rollins, Dave Brubeck, Tito Puente, Arturo Sandoval, and B.B. King, marking Rosemary Clooney's last live performance. In 2019, MHCC acquired the festival name rights and, with community support, relaunched it as a livestreaming event in 2021, engaging over 2,000 viewers globally.
Community Concert Celebrating Quincy Jones
Time: 7PM
Location: Quincy Jones Performing Arts Center, Garfield High School
Jazz Alley Performance (J1, VJ)
Time: Call time: 5PM / Doors open: 6PM / Performance: 7PM
Location: Jazz Alley
Recruitment Concert (J1)
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Quincy Jones Auditorium, Garfield High School
Oceanside Jazz Festival
Location: MiraCosta College, Oceanside, CA
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Vocal Jazz will be participating in the 19th Annual Vocal Jazz Festival at the Oceanside Jazz Festival hosted at MiraCosta College in Oceanside, CA.
Bellevue College Jazz Festival (J1)
Date: Sat, Feb 8
TIme: TBD
Location: Bellevue College
Jazz Winter Concert @ Quincy Jones Auditorium (J1, J2, J3, VJ)
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Quincy Jones Auditorium, Garfield High School
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