VU Jazz Fest

Event Information

Valparaiso University Center for the Arts will host the 2025 Jazz Fest April 23–26 with an array of exciting performances!

Tickets are required for the 7:30 pm concert performance each night, all high school performances and workshops are open and free of charge.

Tickets can be purchased online or in person at the Center for the Arts.

Wednesday, April 23

• 5:45 p.m. Merrillville High School Jazz Ensemble, Mark Danielson, director
• 6:30 p.m. CLINIC by BONZO SQUAD
• 7:30 p.m. BONZO SQUAD 

Thursday, April 24

• 4:45 p.m. Washington Township High School “Senator Jazz,” Justin Thompson, dir.
• 6:30 p.m. CLINIC by THE BOB LARK JAZZ SEPTET
• 7:30 p.m. The BOB LARK JAZZ SEPTET

Friday, April 25

• 4:45 p.m. Valparaiso High School Jazz Ensemble, Miguel Rosario-Vega director
• 5:15 p.m. Kouts High School Jazz Ensemble, Caitlyn Coller, director
• 6:30 p.m. CLINIC by guest artist/trumpeter FRANK DAVID GREENE
• 6:30 p.m. “Friends of Jazz” Reception
• 7:30 p.m. The VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE w/Guest Artist FRANK DAVID GREENE 

Saturday, April 26

• 4:45 p.m. Hebron High School Jazz Ensemble, David Lee, director
• 5:15 p.m. Lake Central High School Jazz Ensemble, Elliot Smith, director
• 5:45 p.m. Chesterton High School Jazz Ensemble, Jonathan Flodder, director
• 6:30 p.m. FRIENDS OF JAZZ RECEPTION
• 6:30 p.m. CLINIC by members of the BOB LARK ALUMNI BIG BAND
• 7:30 p.m. Bob Lark and his ALUMNI BIG BAND, featuring FRANK DAVID GREENE and STEPHANIE AARON