UMM Jazz Fest 2026

Event Date & Time

The 45th annual UMM Jazz Fest, founded in the 1980s by Jim "Doc" Carlson, will take place April 10-11, 2026 at the University of Minnesota Morris. The festival is open to instrumental and vocal jazz bands of all ages and is non-competitive. We strive to bring excellent guest artists, have a great time, honor our UMM Music Alumni who are a part of the history of this program, and keep on swingin' into the end of the school year each spring. A Jazz Crawl follows on Saturday with music events around Morris at several venues. We hope you might join us for an awesome weekend of music!!  

Event Types

Music

Event Audience

Open/Public