20th Annual Caltech Jazz Festival

The Caltech Jazz Band will present its 20th Annual Caltech Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 30th, 2022 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm.  The event will take place at Hameetman Patio, on the Caltech campus, close to the Red Door Cafe.  It is open to the public and performers will include The Caltech Jazz Band directed by Barb Catlin featuring guest artist Gordon Goodwin, the Iban Lee Quartet, and the Caltech Jazz Guitar Ensemble, with guest Riner Scivally.

This year's Guest Artist Gordon Goodwin is a prominent American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and conductor. He is the leader of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. He has won four Grammy Awards, three Daytime Emmy Awards, and has received over twenty Grammy nominations for his compositions and arrangements.  Gordon has worked with Ray Charles, Christina Aguilera, Johnny Mathis, Toni Braxton, John Williams, Natalie Cole, David Foster, Sarah Vaughan, Mel Torme, Brian McKnight and Quincy Jones, to name a few. He has also conducted world-renowned symphony orchestras in Atlanta, Dallas, Utah, Seattle, Toronto and London.

Admission is free.  No tickets are required, but limited seating is available.  Audience members are welcome to bring food and blankets for a picnic on the lawn.  Food and beverages will also be sold at the Brown and Red Door Cafes on campus. For more information, visit pva.caltech.edu or call 626-395-3295.