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Jazz at Five 2020 Performer Recruiting

Jazz At Five Recruitment

Jazz at Five is an outdoor concert series with about 3,000 people attending each night. Because of this, we like large bands with a great deal of sound. Each event will have a professional sound system and sound engineer. The 2020 season’s dates are: August 5th, August 12th August 19th, August 26th, and September 2nd. The performance times for each evening are 5pm-6:15pm or 6:45-8pm. Must be off the stage at 8pm. Typically a youth group performs from 4:00 to 4:30. To be evaluated by the Jazz at Five for the 2020 performance season – you will need to provide the following information in an email to: eventdirector@jazzatfive.org No later than March 1, 2020. We will confirm receipt of your interest.

Jazz at Five board will not consider a performing group unless all information above is provided.

Below is an illustration of the stage set up.

August 11, 2021

  • 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm: TBD
  • 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm: Wauna’Swing Big Band
  • 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm: Kal Bergendahl Project

August 18, 2021

  • 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm: The Blue Dyes
  • 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm: The Sax Section
  • 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm: Ladies Must Swing

August 25, 2021

  • 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm: TBD
  • 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm: Bad Mustard
  • 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm: The Noah Brooks Coalition

September 1, 2021

  • 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Skai Academy
  • 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm: UW Jazz All Stars with Johannes Wallmann
  • 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm: UW Faculty Ensemble featuring Arun Luthra

September 8, 2021

  • 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm: TBD
  • 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm: All that Jazz Band
  • 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm: Evan Paydon Quintet
Note: All performers must be off the stage by 8:00 pm.

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