The ninth-annual Katy Jazz Festival will take place April 21 & 22 at Katy High School, located at 6331 Highway Blvd. This unique jazz experience is dedicated to the development and preservation of jazz music, jazz education, and provides entertainment for the entire family.
The Friday Evening Feature Concert will open with the professional jazz sextet; JD Warren and The Rudiment from New York City followed by Friday night’s headliner: world famous saxophonist Eric Marienthal with the MSM Jazz Orchestra directed by Noe Marmolejo. The Saturday Evening Feature Concert will feature this year’s amazing Festival HEADLINER group: The Buddy Rich Big Band, featuring Cathy Rich and Gregg Potter. Prior to each night’s Feature Concert, smooth jazz vocalist Mr. Horace Grigsby will perform in the Lobby beginning at 6:15 p.m. All Feature Evening Concerts will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Katy HS Performing Arts Center.
On Saturday, April 22, beginning at 10:15 p.m. and continuing throughout the day, professional performances will take place in the Katy High School Black Box Theatre featuring: The Bobby Falk Quintet, Cloudburst Jazz (an amazing Vocal Jazz ensemble) and The Bob Henschen Quartet.
Information about the professional performance line-up, professional bios of all professional artists, and additional information about the Festival is available at www.katyjazzfestival.com.
This year’s Katy Jazz Festival will include three different performance venues in Katy High School to offer Festival goers the opportunity to experience performances from these world-renown professional musicians, university jazz ensembles, high school groups, and even JH/MS jazz bands.
Discounted hotel prices, tickets, and daily passes may be purchased on line at: www.katyjazzfestival.com. Tickets and passes pickup on the days of the festival at the entrance to the Performing Arts Center. Tickets/passes may also be purchased at the door on the days of the Festival.
