Past Guest Artists
Festival Director: Joe Casey
1967- Ken Bartosh
1968- Bud Brisbois, Father Wiskirken, Jim Coffin & Mel Nussbaum
Festival Director: Dominic Spera
1969- John LaPorta
1970- Clark Terry
1971- Phil Wilson & Alan Dawson
1972- David Baker, Oliver Nelson & Charles Suber
1973- Dave Pavolka, Al Cobine, Rufus Reid & Dan Haerle
1974- Gary Burton & Rich Matteson
1975- Bud Brisbois & Lou Marini, Jr.
1976- Roger Pemberton & Ed Soph
1977- Jamie Aebersold, David Baker, Charles Suber & Ray Wright
Festival Director: Jim Olcott
1978- Buddy DeFranco & Dick Shearer
Festival Director: Henry Mautner
1979- Dick Hyman & Eddie Daniels
1980- Mundell Lowe & Bill Berry
1981- Bob Wilber & Jim Pugh
1982- Joe Wilder & Dave Samuels
1983- Nick Ceroli & Plas Johnson
1984- Snooky Young & Mike Moore
1985- Ernie Watts & Ashley Alexander
1986- Bill Berry & Dave Frishberg
Festival Director: Robert Baca
1987- 20th Anniversary Celebration:
Dominic Spera, Rufus Reid, Bill Sears, Dave Pavolka John Radd & The Alumni Big Band
1988- Bill Pierce, James Williams & Rob McConnell
1989- Al Vizzutti & John Von Ohlen
1990- Matt Harris, Bill Evans & Brian Torff
1991- Jiggs Whigham, Red Rodney, Donald Harrison, Matt Harris & The Airmen of Note
1992- Conti Condoli, Ed Soph, Bob Davis, Al Cobine, Dominic Spera, Matt Harris & The Army Blues Ensemble
1993- Ira Sullivan, Matt Harris, Ted Pease, Larry Wiseman & The Air Force Falconaires
1994- David Baker, Rufus Reid, Tana/Reid Quintet (Akira Tana, Rob Schneiderman, Craig Bailey, Dan Faulk), Diana Spradling & Frank Mantooth
1995- Sammy Nestico & Geoffrey Keezer
1996- Carl Fontana, Charlie Byrd, Dominic Spera & The Airmen of Note
1997- 30th Anniversary Celebration:
Michael Brecker, Byron Stripling, Dominic Spera, & The Noteables Air Combat Command Heartland of America Band, 35th Reunion of 1962 UWEC Jazz Band
1998- Harold Mabern & Peter Erksine
1999- Slide Hampton, Ed Calle & The Air Force Heartland of America Jazz Ensemble
2000- Jon Faddis & Bill Reichenbach
2001- Ingrid Jensen, Lewis Nash & The Air Force Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble
2002- The Dave Holland Quintet, Chris Botti, Christian McBride
2003- Wycliffe Gordon, Sam Pillifan & JAZZAX Saxophone Quartet
2004- David Berkman Quartet
2005- Byron Stripling, Maria Schneider, Jerry Bergonzi & The Noteables
2006- Lewis Nash, Brian Grivna, Nachito Herrera & Michael B. Nelson
2007- Kevin Mahogany, Stanley Jordan & Benny Green
2008- Nnenna Freelon, Benny Golson, Dave Weckl & Chris Brubeck
2009- Chris Potter, Jiggs Whigham & Kevin Washington
2010- Nicholas Payton & Kenni Holman
2011- Eric Marienthal & Bobby Sanabria
2012- Andy Martin & John Pattitucci
2013- Claudio Roditi, Geoffrey Keezer & author Michael Perry
2014- Wycliffe Gordon & Byron Stripling
2015- New York Voices, Terell Stafford & Nachito Herrera
2016- 50th Anniversary Celebration:
Jimmy Heath and Stefon Harris
2017- Doc Severinsen & Carl Allen
2018- Bob Mintzer & Bobby Sanabria
2019- Grace Kelly & New York Voices
Thursday Night- Chris Botti Group
2020- Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021- Sue Orfield, Sean Carey, Jeremy Boettcher, Josh Gallagher
