The University’s own student jazz ensemble, Orange Juice, will be performing Friday at the Syracuse 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 Syracuse International Jazz Fest, 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 Hendricks Chapel.
The 2025 Syracuse International Jazz Fest continues its tradition of bringing legendary performers and rising stars to Central New York. This year’s lineup includes such internationally acclaimed artists as Trombone Shorty, The Spinners, Gunhild Carling and Todd Rundgren, along with the University’s own student jazz ensemble, Orange Juice.
The Orange Juice jazz combo, a standout student ensemble of instrumental and vocal performers from the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Setnor School of Music, will perform at 4 p.m. Friday, June 27, on the Jazz Fest Main Stage, Clinton Square.
The grand finale of the Syracuse International Jazz Fest, “Return to Community: A Sunday Gospel Jazz Service,” will be held on Sunday, June 29, at Hendricks Chapel. The Spelman College Glee Club will perform, along with the University’s Black Celestial Choral Ensemble, the alumni group of the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble and a community choir composed of Syracuse-area residents.