As rich as the heritage of Clark College itself, the Clark College Jazz Festival has been host to one of the largest jazz festivals in Southwest Washington for over 60 years! Held the last weekend in January in Gaiser Hall on the beautiful Clark College campus, the festival attracts over 60 middle and high school instrumental jazz ensembles for the three-day competitive festival. During the day, groups perform to an esteemed panel of adjudicators made up of renowned jazz educators and performers for the privilege of returning to perform in the evening finals competition where they will be ranked for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. On the final evening of the festival, one band from the entire festival is selected to receive the coveted Sweepstakes Trophy, a tradition which has been passed down since 1963.

Schedule of Events:

High School "AAA" Division

08:00 am: Union II, Camas, WA - Brea Pierce
08:20 am: Grant II, Portland, OR - Chris McCurdy
08:40 am: Lake Oswego, Lake Oswego, OR - Kevin Rouse
09:00 am: Prairie II, Vancouver, WA - Shaun Congos
09:20 am: VSAA Rep Jazz, Vancouver, WA - Luke Brockman
09:40 am: Hockinson, Brush Prairie, WA - Corey McEnry
10:00 am: BREAK
10:20 am: Garfield II, Seattle, WA - Michael Sundt
10:40 am: Lake Stevens II, Lake Stevens, WA - Neil Proff
11:00 am: Ingraham I, Seattle, WA - Shane Henderson
11:20 am: Mountain View I, Vancouver, WA - Sam Ormson
11:40 am: Bothell II, Bothell, WA - Matt Simmons
12:00 pm: Heritage I, Vancouver, WA - Philip Scamahorn
12:20 pm: Clark College Jazz Band I - Dr. Doug Harris
01:15 pm: Announcement of Outstanding Musician Awards and "AAA" Finalists
01:20 pm: LUNCH BREAK

High School "AAAA" Division

1:40 pm: Glencoe, Hillsboro, OR - Benjamin Adams
2:00 pm: Lakeridge, Lake Oswego, OR - Daniel Hartley
2:20 pm: Branham, San Jose, CA - Chris Nalls
2:40 pm: Skyview, Vancouver, WA - Tim Heichelheim
3:00 pm: Prairie I, Vancouver, WA - Ryan Messling
3:20 pm: Break
3:40 pm: Battle Ground Advanced, Battle Ground, WA - Danielle Armstrong
4:00 pm: Union I, Camas, WA - Adam Morrell
4:20 pm: Garfield I, Seattle, WA - Jared Sessink
4:40 pm: Grant I, Portland, OR - Chris McCurdy
5:00 pm: Lake Stevens I, Lake Stevens, WA - Neil Proff
5:45 pm: Announcement of Outstanding Musician Awards and "AAAA" Finalists
7:30 pm: Finals Competition
9:00 pm: 2024 Sweepstakes Band - Bothell I, Bothell, WA - Phil Dean - "AAA" and "AAAA" Awards Presentation - 2025 Sweepstakes Award