2025 Jazz Summit

April 29-May 2, 2025

Kansas City Kansas Community College

Scotty Barnhart

Featured 2025 Clinician

Scotty Barnhart

Scotty Barnhart is an internationally acclaimed jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, educator, and author. The current Director of the Count Basie Orchestra, he has been a featured trumpet soloist with the orchestra since 1993.

Lincoln High HS

2024 Winners: Lincoln High School

"Basically Basie" Competition

A competition for bands who are judged on their ability to capture the essence of the Kansas City style as best exemplified by the Count Basie Orchestra.