Cotter Schools Jazz Festival
Save the Date!
Cotter Jazz Festival 2026
April 17–19, 2026 | Cotter Campus
Mark your calendars for the 2026 Cotter Jazz Festival! Enjoy a weekend filled with inspiring jazz performances, clinics, and masterclasses featuring talented students, renowned clinicians, and special guest artists. If you’d like to be part of this extraordinary event, please complete the registration form. Questions? Cotter Band Director Andy Meurer.
Festival Highlights
April 18–19, 2026
Featuring Grammy Award–winning Bijon Watson and the Explosion Big Band.
- Saturday, April 18: High school jazz ensembles perform for clinicians (open to the public).
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Saturday, April 18 | 7:00 PM: Headliner concert with Bijon Watson and the Explosion Big Band — tickets on sale soon!
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Sunday, April 19 | 5:00 PM: Finale Concert featuring Cotter’s jazz ensembles alongside Bijon Watson.
- Join us for an unforgettable celebration of jazz!
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