Every year The Evergreen Jazz Festival hosts outstanding music students with musicians performing in that year's Festival. From that pool of talent, musicians are asked to become part of that celebration that opens the Festival on Friday. 

For some it is their first time performing before an audience. They perform with their new mentors in the largest venue the Festival hosts. This performance is free and open to the public. 

The Festival actively promotes this on our sites as well as our literature and programs. It is thanks to our generous patrons, benefactors and sponsors that we can offer this opportunity to the future artist of Jazz.