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Jazz Fest 2025 Artists

The 2025 Mt. Hood Jazz Festival is excited to bring you an eclectic and diverse lineup of world-class artists from both near and far. Over the course of our three-day immersion into jazz culture, you'll have the opportunity to hear live jazz and learn from the artists listed here and more! 

The festival is held on the campus of Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon. Attendees can experience the music, vendors, food and culture of the area. Three-day festival tickets and tickets to individual shows are available. 

Tickets and Showtimes

Friday, April 25, 2025

5 p.m., Steve Treseler with the Mt. Hood Jazz Collective

7:30 p.m., Ingrid Jensen with the Mt. Hood Jazz Collective

Saturday, April 26, 2025

12 p.m., The Jessika Smith Big Band

2 p.m., TBD

4 p.m., 2024 NEA Jazz Master Gary Bartz

7:30 p.m., Nicholas Payton Trio

Sunday, April 27, 2025

Schedule coming soon!

Student Performance Schedule

The schedule is being finalized and will be posted soon.

Children ages 12 and under are free. Please still register online by adding a ticket to your cart. Each attendee must present an individual ticket.

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Listen to the 2025 Artist Playlist

mhcc jazz festival performance joshua redman
Nicholas Payton

Nicholas Payton Trio

Learn about Nicholas Payton

Jessika Smith

Jessika Smith Big Band

Learn about Jessika Smith

Mt. Hood Jazz Collective

Mt. Hood Jazz Collective

Learn about the Mt. Hood Jazz Collective

You Belong at Jazz Fest 2025!

The Mt. Hood Jazz Festival recognizes that Jazz represents the foundations of this country through improvising and navigating relationships. Grounded in Black and African American culture, this genre has gone on to celebrate and include people from all backgrounds, genders, races, and religions. This music is about overcoming injustice and rising above. Jazz serves as the perfect vehicle for education and harmony on social justice issues. We take pride in bringing music of these values to our community through live performances, education, and our annual Jazz Festival.