46th Annual UMN Morris Jazz Fest Weekend: April 9 & 10, 2027
Join us for the 2027 Jazz Fest!
- Friday, April 9, 2027
- Morning: School Band Performances & Clinics
- Afternoon: Free Clinics
- Evening: 6:30pm Evening Concert in the Edson Auditorium in the Edward J. and Helen Jane Morrison Performing Arts Center
- Saturday, April 10, 2027
- Jazz Crawl: Live music performances & programs in the Morris area - all free and open to the public!
Official schedule coming soon.
About the Director:
UMN Morris alumnus Dustin Retzlaff returned to Morris in the fall of 2025 to direct the Jazz Ensembles and annual UMM Jazz Fest. He teaches courses in jazz studies, double bass, composition, and also is the director of the AgCountry Challenge youth program at UMN Morris. Dustin is an active jazz performer in the region and studied music at the University of Minnesota, the University of South Carolina School of Music, and the University of Northern Colorado. He is also a registered piano technician with www.ptg.org, and has trained at Steinway & Sons piano factory in New York City. Prior to returning to the Morris area, he ran several small businesses and performed in many jazz festivals, private concerts, studio recording sessions, and many jazz clubs in South Carolina and other cities on the Atlantic coast.
For more information about the UMM Jazz Festival - contact Dustin Retzlaff