What better way to celebrate our 50th anniversary than with four nights of Jazz greats ending with Jazz Royalty, The Count Basie Orchestra! Join us, April 20-24! Click here for Festival Passes.
Starting on Wednesday April 20, with Saxophonist Bobby Watson and The Delano Jazz Orchestra. Click here for more info & tickets.
Thursday April 21, the documentary film “Little Satchmo” followed by a Q&A session with Sharon Preston-Folta, Louis Armstrong’s daughter, featuring the Bill Harshbarger Quintet with guest vocalist Betti O. Click here for more info & tickets.
Friday April 22, Day - Leap Day Trio at WSU Invitational: Miller Concert Hall Duerksen Fine Arts; Evening - The Leap Day Trio featuring Jeff Lederer, Mimi Jones and Matt Wilson with WSU Jazz Arts 1. Click here for more info & tickets.
Saturday April 23, Jazz Royalty comes to The ICT! We couldn’t be happier to host this event at The Crown Uptown because it was built for fantastic happenings just like this. The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra! Directed by Scotty Barnhart with guest vocalist Carmen Bradford. Click here for more info & tickets.
Sunday April 24, Daydream at The Bartlett Arboretum.
About WJF
For fifty years, the Wichita Jazz Festival has been dedicated to fostering great jazz in Wichita and supporting the next generation of Kansas jazz musicians. Our concerts, educational programs, and annual Festival bring some of the greatest names in jazz to Wichita, giving young players the opportunity to work with professional musicians to foster America's finest musical tradition right here in our hometown.
Join the WJF Be-Bop Brigade!
Become a member of the Wichita Jazz Festival’s Be-Bop Brigade and help make jazz a growing part of the Wichita cultural landscape. Your name will be added to the 50th Anniversary WJF Be-Bop Brigade page at the WJF website and will be printed in the 2022 WJF Program to be distributed at the 2022 Festival in April.
Wichita Jazz Festival, educational programs and additional events are only possible because of the support of our donors. Individual donations are crucial in keeping the Wichita Jazz Festival a growing organization that brings world-class jazz to Wichita and fosters Wichita's next generation of jazz musicians.
Please submit your minimum $100 donation securely through the PayPal link below, or by mail (please include your name, address, and email address). More information is available on our Donate Page or contact us at wichitajazzfestival@gmail.com.
Your contribution is tax-deductible!
Wichita Jazz Festival
PO Box 20595
Wichita, KS 67208
