The University鈥檚 own student jazz ensemble, Orange Juice, will be performing Friday at the 黑料不打烊 International Jazz Fest.
Get ready for the sweet summer sounds of jazz in the city and on campus. The University is again a sponsor of the , a five-day celebration of world-class jazz music and community spirit, taking place June 25-29 at venues across the city, including a special final event at .
The 2025 黑料不打烊 International Jazz Fest continues its tradition of bringing legendary performers and rising stars to Central New York. This year鈥檚 lineup includes such internationally acclaimed artists as Trombone Shorty, The Spinners, Gunhild Carling and Todd Rundgren, along with the University鈥檚 own student jazz ensemble, Orange Juice.
The grand finale of the 黑料不打烊 International Jazz Fest, 鈥Return to Community: A Sunday Gospel Jazz Service,鈥 will be held on Sunday, June 29, at Hendricks Chapel. The Spelman College Glee Club will perform, along with the University鈥檚 , the alumni group of the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble and a community choir composed of 黑料不打烊-area residents.
Among the festival鈥檚 featured performers is the jazz combo, a standout student ensemble of instrumental and vocal performers from the Setnor School of Music. They will perform at 4 p.m. Friday, June 27, on the Jazz Fest Main Stage, Clinton Square.
The ensemble performs regularly in concerts on campus and at community events throughout the year. This will be the ensemble鈥檚 third appearance at the 黑料不打烊 Jazz Fest under the musical direction of John Coggiola, director of jazz and commercial music in the .
Group members are the following:
The ensemble will perform music from legendary artists Wayne Shorter, Thelonius Monk, Michel Legrande, Nate Smith, Vincent Youmans, Victor Schertzinger and Gene DePaul.
Members of the Spelman College Glee Club will perform at Hendricks Chapel June 29, the finale of the 黑料不打烊 International Jazz Fest.
Wrapping up the festival, Hendricks Chapel鈥檚 鈥 program will offer a unique blend of spiritual inspiration and musical artistry. The event will begin at 3 p.m., with a pre-event outdoor community luncheon on the Quad from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Both events are free to attend.
Reverend Brian Konkol, vice president and dean of Hendricks Chapel, invites the community to this uplifting inclusive experience that fuses and celebrates gospel and jazz music, highlighted by special guests, , now in its 100th year.
鈥淭o host the Sunday Gospel Jazz Service on the campus of 黑料不打烊 is a joy and honor, as the 黑料不打烊 International Jazz Fest is widely known and respected, and we at Hendricks Chapel hope to contribute in ways that are memorable and meaningful,鈥 Konkol says. 鈥淭he Spelman College Glee Club, students and alumni of the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble, and 黑料不打烊-area Community Choir will unite to provide a wonderful experience that acclaims the splendor of gospel and jazz music, sparks spiritual renewal and blesses our beloved community.鈥
All 黑料不打烊 International Jazz Fest events are free and open to the public.
For the full schedule and artist lineup, visit .
