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The third annual Next Generation Festival, part of the Monterey Jazz Festival, will take place March 22–25 in downtown Monterey, Calif.
The event, devoted to the future of jazz, includes the Festival’s 37th annual National High School Jazz Competition, with big bands, combos, vocal ensembles and individual musicians competing for a spot on the stages of this summer’s 50th annual Monterey Jazz Festival.
More than 40 groups from 10 states across the country will participate in the Next Generation Festival, which represents the largest gathering of young jazz talent on the Monterey Peninsula outside of the Monterey Jazz Festival itself.
A kick-off concert will be held at Monterey’s Golden State Theatre featuring the judges from the National High School Jazz Competition and 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival artist-in-residence Terence Blanchard.
For more information, visit: www.montereyjazzfestival.org
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