What better way to celebrate our 50th anniversary than with four nights of Jazz greats ending with Jazz Royalty, The Count Basie Orchestra! Join us, April 20-24! Click here for Festival Passes.

Starting on Wednesday April 20, with Saxophonist Bobby Watson and The Delano Jazz Orchestra. Click here for more info & tickets.

Thursday April 21, the documentary film “Little Satchmo” followed by a Q&A session with Sharon Preston-Folta, Louis Armstrong’s daughter, featuring the Bill Harshbarger Quintet with guest vocalist Betti O. Click here for more info & tickets.

Friday April 22, Day - Leap Day Trio at WSU Invitational: Miller Concert Hall Duerksen Fine Arts; Evening - The Leap Day Trio featuring Jeff Lederer, Mimi Jones and Matt Wilson with WSU Jazz Arts 1. Click here for more info & tickets.

Saturday April 23, Jazz Royalty comes to The ICT! We couldn’t be happier to host this event at The Crown Uptown because it was built for fantastic happenings just like this. The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra! Directed by Scotty Barnhart with guest vocalist Carmen Bradford. Click here for more info & tickets.

Sunday April 24, Daydream at The Bartlett Arboretum.

About WJF

For fifty years, the Wichita Jazz Festival has been dedicated to fostering great jazz in Wichita and supporting the next generation of Kansas jazz musicians. Our concerts, educational programs, and annual Festival bring some of the greatest names in jazz to Wichita, giving young players the opportunity to work with professional musicians to foster America's finest musical tradition right here in our hometown.