SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, March 23, 2027!
Applications will open and guest artist will be announced on September 28, 2026

PLU Weathermon Jazz Festival

March 23, 2027

Eastvold Auditorium - Karen Hille Phillips Center | Cassio Vianna, Director

The PLU School of Music, Theatre & Dance invites High School Jazz Bands to register for our PLU Weathermon Jazz Festival. The festival is sponsored by the Pacific Lutheran University School of Music, Theatre & Dance and the Dick and Helen Weathermon Joyful Noise Endowment for Jazz Studies. A non-competitive music event, this festival aims to provide helpful feedback to jazz ensembles and band directors; to inspire the next generations of jazz musicians through professional concerts, clinics, and masterclasses; and to build connections in the jazz community within our region and beyond.

Festival Highlights:

  • Performance/clinic: Each school band will perform and receive a 30-minute clinic from two professional jazz educators following their performance on stage
  • Midday Concert:  The PLU Jazz Ensemble will perform a short concert with PLU’s guest artist
  • Artist Talk/Q&A: Q&A session with guest artist
  • Registration fee: $250 Please note that no refunds will be allowed after event registration has been completed.
  • Evening Concert: A full performance with the PLU Jazz Ensemble (7:30pm)

Important Dates:

  • Application Form: Monday, September 28, 2026 at 8 am — Friday, October 23, 2026 at 11:59 pm
  • Registration Form:  Monday, November 2, 2026 at 8 am — Friday, January 15, 2027 at 11:59 pm
  • Payment Deadline: Friday, January 15, 2027 at 11:59 pm

Purchase your tickets here

Tickets are available online ahead of the concert, or at the door. No refunds.

About the Festival                   About the Concert

GUEST ARTIST

The 2027 guest artist will be announced soon!

For Questions:

Dr. Cassio Vianna, Associate Professor of Music; Director of Jazz Studies
School of Music, Theatre & Dance; Pacific Lutheran University
(253) 535-7760 e-mail: cassio.vianna@plu.edu

Abby Deskins, Coordinator of Educational Outreach Programs
College of Professional Studies; Pacific Lutheran University
(253) 535-7877 e-mail: adeskins@plu.edu