For more than 50 years, St. Mary’s has hosted the annual Fiesta Jazz Festival Band Concert and Band Festival on campus. Renowned local, regional and national jazz musicians come to the University where they perform for the St. Mary’s and San Antonio communities. The Band Festival where area high schools and middle school students are critiqued and compete for trophies. Honor band recipients are selected from these groups. Clinics and the chance to see award-winning instrumentalists are enjoyed by all.

Friday, April 28
Gold & Blue Note Jazz Club, University Center at St. Mary’s University

University Invitational

1 p.m. – Trinity University Jazz Ensemble
2:15 p.m. – St. Mary’s Fall Jazz Combo
3:45 p.m. – St. Mary’s University Jazz Combo
4:45 p.m. – St. Mary’s University Jazz Orchestra
6 p.m. – The Heritage Jazz Band

• Fiesta World Class Jazz Concert

  7:30 p.m. | Gold & Blue Note Jazz Club, University Center at St. Mary’s University

  Audra Menconi Trio
  George Garzone, saxophone
  Eric Revis, bass
  With special guests