The Casper College Kinser Jazz Festival exists to provide world-class jazz and jazz education to the current and future generations of musicians in the Rocky Mountain Region. Our focus is to present authentic jazz performances by artists of the highest caliber and to offer a variety of educational experiences for jazz ensembles, their directors, and the public at large.

Schedule of Events:

February 6, 2023:

8:00am: CrossTown Vocal Jazz Ensemble (Campbell County High School)

8:30am: Natrona County High School Jazz Ensemble

9:00am: Equidae (Cody High School Jazz Choir)

9:30am: Centennial Junior High School Jazz Band

10:00am: Synergy (Cody High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble)

10:30am: NC Harmony (Natrona County High School)

11:00am: Riverton Middle School

11:30am: Riverton High School Resonance

12:00pm: Casper College Ensembles Performance

1:00pm: Kelly Walsh High School Encore Jazz Choir

1:30pm: Hamilton Blvd. (Douglas High School Jazz Choir)

2:00pm: NC Vocal Jazz Ensemble (Natrona County High School)

2:30pm: East High Singers

3:00pm: Wrangler Voices (Pinedale High School)

3:30pm: McCormick Junior High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble

4:00pm: Laramie High School High Plains Jazz Choir

February 7, 2023:

8:00am: CY Middle School Jazz Band

8:30am: Kelly Walsh High School Jazz Ensemble 3

9:00am: Jazz on Elm Street (Dean Morgan Junior High School )

9:30am: Dean Morgan Jazz Ensemble

10:00am: Douglas Middle School Big Band

10:30am: Kelly Walsh High School Jazz Ensemble 2

11:00am: Sheridan High School Spectrum

11:30am: Sheridan Junior High Choir

12:00pm: Headliner Clinic: Gordon Goodwin, Eric Marienthal, and Wayne Bergeron featuring Kelly Walsh Jazz Ensemble 1 and Casper College Jazz Ensemble

1:00pm: Evanston High School Ladies Vocal Jazz Ensemble

1:30pm: Thunder Basin Beginning Jazz Band

2:00pm: Sheridan High School Big Band

2:30pm: Bandit Big Band (Clear Creek Middle School)

3:00pm: Thunder Basin Advanced Jazz Band

3:30pm: Evanston High School Mixed Vocal Ensemble

4:00pm: Riverton High School Jazz Ensebmle

4:30pm: Rock Springs High School Tiger Jazz Band

7:00pm: Headliner Performance: Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

February 8, 2023:

8:00am: Cheyenne East High School Jazz II

8:30am: Balladiers (Buffalo High School Vocal Ensemble)

9:00am: Meeteetse Schools Combo (HS and MS combined)

9:30am: Douglas High School Jazz Band

10:00am: Bison Jazz Ensemble (Buffalo High School)

10:30am: Cody High School Jazz Band

11:00am: Cheyenne East High School Jazz I

11:30am: Cheyenne Central Centralaires

12:00pm: US Army "Frontier Brass" Ensemble

1:00pm: Cheyenne Central High School Jazz Combo

1:30pm: Natrona County High School Big Band

2:00pm: Camel Jazz Band Campbell County High School

2:30pm: Buffalo High School Select Jazz Choir

3:00pm: 12th Street Band (Wheatland High School)

3:30pm: Natrona County High School Combo

4:00pm: Bison Orchestra (South High School)

4:30pm: Chadron State College Guitar Ensemble

Dates: February 6 - 8, 2023

Location:

Wheeler Concert Hall,
125 College Drive,
Casper, WY 82601.

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