Lee Konitz and Roy Haynes Quartet Headline Reno Festival

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Saxophonist Lee Konitz and the Roy Haynes Quartet will share their talent and expertise at the University of Nevada’s Reno Jazz Festival.

In addition to evening concerts by guest artists, the Reno Jazz Festival offers daytime competitions, workshops and clinics by professional jazz artists and adjudicators for more than 9,000 young jazz musicians from throughout the West. The three-day festival culminates in a showcase concert and awards ceremony to honor the best and brightest young standouts.

Lee Konitz and the University’s faculty ensemble, The Collective, will perform April 24. Roy Haynes Quartet performs April 25. The Festival Showcase Concert and Awards Ceremony will be held April 26.

More info:unr.edu/rjf



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