30th Annual Sun Prairie Jazzfest

30TH ANNUAL SUN PRAIRIE JAZZFEST.  The 2023 edition of this annual regional Essentially Ellington festival will offer participating high school students an array of performance clinics in the morning and an afternoon full of masterclasses and improvisation sessions.  Each of the participating high school bands will also perform in the evening in this new state-of-the-art school’s first-ever jazz concert with one of the festival’s guest clinicians as a featured soloist.   2023 guest clinicians include:  Jim Piela – alto saxophone; Lauren Sevian- baritone saxophone; Dan Wallach – alto/bari saxophone; Kellin Hanas – trumpet; Marty Robinson – trumpet; Steve Horne – trombone; Chris Rottmayer – piano; Reggie Thomas – piano; Rick Haydon – guitar; Katie Ernst – bass; Dave Hammond – drums.  Sun Prairie West High School,. 2850 Ironwood Drive, Sun Prairie.  7pm.  Tickets $8.