Schedule:

April 16, 2024

Mike Steinel Quintet with Rosana Eckert

The Mike Steinel Quintet with Rosana Eckert kick off the 2024 Wichita Jazz Festival!

Join us for an unforgettable evening featuring the captivating synergy between internationally recognized jazz trumpeter Mike Steinel and the dynamic jazz vocalist Rosana Eckert. Together, they promise to deliver a performance that will take you on a musical journey like never before.

Wichita Art Museum

6pm: Doors Open

7pm: Show Begins

Tickets are $50. Student tickets are $25 with a school ID and must be purchased at the door.

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April 17, 2024

Mike Steinel & Rosana Eckert with the Delano Jazz Orchestra

Day 2 of the 2024 Wichita Jazz Festival welcomes back Mike Steinel and Rosana Eckert joined by the Delano Jazz Orchestra.

Jazz trumpeter Mike Steinel and jazz vocalist Rosana Eckert will join the stage with the Delano Jazz Orchestra, an 18 member jazz big band featuring some of Wichita’s finest jazz musicians. Get ready for an evening of jazz big band classics as well as contemporary compositions.

Wichita Art Museum

6pm: Doors Open

7pm: Show Begins

Tickets are $50. Student tickets are $25 with a school ID and must be purchased at the door.

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April 18, 2024

An Evening of Guitar with Stanley Jordan

Day 3 of the 2024 Wichita Jazz Festival we welcome the amazing solo guitarist Stanley Jordan!

Join us for an unforgettable evening as GRAMMY-nominated Stanley Jordan takes the stage, showcasing his mastery of the guitar and the revolutionary touch technique that has left a lasting mark on the world of music. Unlike conventional strumming and picking, Jordan's two-handed tapping creates fluid, multi-layered textures that redefine the boundaries of guitar performance.

Wichita Art Museum

6pm: Doors Open

7pm: Show Begins

Tickets are $50. Student tickets are $25 with a school ID and must be purchased at the door.

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April 19, 2024

Melissa Aldana with Wichita State University Jazz Arts 1 and the Mid-Kansas Jazz Band

Day 4 of the 2024 Wichita Jazz Festival welcomes tenor saxophone player Melissa Aldana playing with the Wichita State University Jazz Arts 1 and the Mid-Kansas Jazz Band!

Melissa Aldana is a GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist and composer tenor player from Santiago, Chile. She is based in Brooklyn, NY and has garnered international recognition for her visionary works as a band leader, as well as her deeply meditative interpretation of language and vocabulary. Melissa is also an in-demand clinician and educator and has recently been appointed to the faculty of the New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Department.

elissa will be joining the Wichita State University Jazz Arts 1 and the Mid-Kansas Jazz Band. Wichita Jazz Festival is proud of our partnership with Wichita State University’s Jazz Arts giving jazz students the opportunity to connect with some of the finest talents in the jazz world.

Wichita State University

Duerkson Fine Arts Center

Miller Concert Hall

7pm: Doors Open

7:30pm: Concert

Tickets are $50. Student tickets are $25 with a school ID and must be purchased at the door.

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April 20, 2024

The Tierney Sutton Band

The final day of the 2024 Wichita Jazz Festival ends with a bang with The Tierney Sutton Band at Wichita Orpheum Theatre!

We are thrilled to welcome back 9-time Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton to the Wichita Jazz Festival!

With a recording and touring history spanning over 20 years and 9 CDs, The Tierney Sutton Band is known for their imaginative and groundbreaking treatments of well-known songs and received a Grammy nomination for “Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals”, the first band ever to receive this honor. The Tierney Sutton Band is comprised of Sutton and instrumental virtuosos Clarence Penn, Trey Henry and Christian Jacob.

Orpheum Theatre

6:30pm: Doors Open

7:30pm: Show Starts

Tickets are $84.50. Student tickets are $44.50 with a school ID and must be purchased at the door.

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Date: April 16 - 20, 2024

Location:

Wichita Art Museum - 1400 West Museum Boulevard Wichita, KS 67203

Miller Concert Hall - 2102 North Hillside Street Wichita, KS 67214

Orpheum Theatre - 200 N Broadway St #102 Wichita, KS 67202

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