Competition schedules are now available. Thanks for your patience!
The RJF Timeline: View 50 Years of the Best in Jazz!
Visit the RJF Timeline page and watch the festival grow from its beginnings in the early '60s to one of the premiere jazz festivals in the nation. Watch for new content leading up to our 50th Anniversary this Month!
A Retrospective Look at 50 years
As the University of Nevada and the Truckee Meadows prepare to welcome thousands of visitors for this year’s landmark 50th Reno Jazz Festival, the University takes a retrospective look at what it has meant to host and steward one of the world’s largest and most enduring celebrations of jazz. Read more »
Jazz Fan Package!
Preferred seating all concerts, and admission to all events!
$60 General/ $50 Senior and FTLOJ member. Call (775) 784-4278 or email jazz@unr.edu to order.
Greetings and welcome to the
50th Anniversary of the Reno Jazz Festival!
Since its first year in 1962, the festival has endeavored to bring to Reno both talented students and renowned professional artists. I am pleased to say we have been — and remain — successful at doing just that. The festival has consistently attracted some of the best school bands in the nation, in part because they enjoy the festival’s competition and also because they know they will get to see great artists in concert and in workshops. Read more »
We are working on some special projects for our 50th anniversary and could use your help.
If you attended or participated in the festival in any way during the past 50 years, we would love to hear from you. We are putting together a collection of memorabilia of the festival and are hoping to collect historic photos, recordings and
any memories you would like to share. We want to capture how the Reno Jazz Festival has affected so many musicians and fans, young and old, over these many years. If you have something to share, please contact CJ Walters at cjc@unr.edu or call her at (775) 784-4278.
April 26 Concert
Joe Lovano and The Collective
General $20/ Senior $17/ Student $10
April 27 Concert
The 50th Anniversary Celebration
of the Reno Jazz Festival with
The Mingus Big Band
General $33/ Senior $29/ Student $15/ UNR Student $5
April 28 Concert
Festival Showcase and Awards Ceremony
General $18/ Senior $15/ Student $11
The 2013 Reno Jazz Festival is a program of the University of Nevada, Reno and is administered by Extended Studies.
Questions? Email us.
Festival Toolkit for Directors
Festival Information for Parents and Visitors
