UWYO Jazz Festival

Name: UWYO Jazz Festival
Start: 2025-02-24T08:00:00-07:00
Location: 1000 E University Ave, Laramie, WY, United States, Wyoming 82070

Schedule

Mon, 24 Feb, 2025 at 08:00 am

UTC-07:00

Location

1000 E University Ave, Laramie, WY, United States, Wyoming 82070 | Laramie, WY

REGISTER FOR THE FESTIVAL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Mun87XxRemtaxbt1PJL_efY7gg1bO96I04aKRXSofX4/edit?ts=674f8f36
Concert tickets for patrons will go on sale in January.
Our goals for the UW Jazz Festival are simple: great music with outstanding and positive jazz education. These simple objectives promise to make this an enlightening and enjoyable experience for students, teachers, and audience members.
We are very excited about this year's festival featuring the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, who will perform for our evening concert February 25 @7:30 p.m.!
John Clayton, Jeff Hamilton, and Jeff Clayton founded the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. While in their twenties, John and Jeff Hamilton toured and recorded with Monty Alexander, then moved on to separate big band environs. Jeff joined Woody Herman and John signed up for Count Basie.
All along, Jeff Clayton had been performing and recording in Los Angeles. In 1986, the three men came together in L.A. and formed the Jazz Orchestra. In 2020, Jeff Clayton passed away after a lengthy illness. The CHJO reminds audiences that his spirit remains in every note that is played. The excitement of this powerful 19-piece band is the result of the band’s stellar performances and John’s writing.
Their music is composed and arranged by John, and it is not unusual to hear his take on a composition by Jeff Hamilton or something from the Hamilton trio book.
Along with multiple Grammy© nominations, the orchestra is featured on recordings with Milt Jackson, Diana Krall, John Pizzarelli, Charles Aznavour, Ernie Andrews, Barbara Morrison, Natalie Cole and many more.
From 1999-2001, they were the in-resident jazz orchestra for the Hollywood Bowl. Their busy schedule still finds them touring the U.S., Europe and Japan, often premiering extended works at jazz festivals and in concert halls.
People often describe their sound as being influenced by Ellington, Basie and Thad Jones. This would never be denied by the orchestra, but one listen lets you know that their voice is unique, distinct and impactful.