The Tarleton Jazz Festival has had a long list of internationally recognized guest artists. Bringing guest artists to campus allows our students to interact and learn from world-class musicians and educators. Below is a list of previous guest artists:
1974 – Maynard Ferguson
1975 – Woody Herman
1979 – Jack Peterson
1992 – Chris Seiter, Kris Berg, and Kent Ellingson
1995 – Maynard Ferguson’s Big Bop Nouveau
1996 – Collection Jazz Orchestra
1997 – Tim Ishii and Bart Marantz
1998 – Kim Park and Rick Stitzel
1999 – Count Basie
2000 – John Fedchock
2001 – Thomas Shabda Noor
2002 – Gary Hobbs
2004 – Bertha Coolidge
2005 – Rufus Reid
2006 – Maria Schneider
2007 – David “Fathead” Newman
2008 – Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
2009 – Sean Jones
2010 – Kathy Kosins
2011 – Bob Mintzer
2012 – Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
2013 – Jeff Coffin
2014 – John Faddis
2015 – Wycliffe Gordon
2016 – Josh Hanlon and Friends (Stockton Helbing, Noel Johnston, James Driscoll, Ken Edwards, Justin Pierce)
2017 – Dave Pietro
2018 – Terell Stafford
2019 – Ari Hoenig
2021 (Virtual) – Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Sean Jones, Lynn Seaton
2022 – Tia Fuller
2023 – Sara Jacovino
2024 – Doug Stone