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.
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














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