The Jazz for Schools programme at Cheltenham Jazz Festival encourages children and young people to explore the world of jazz including unique opportunities to perform at the heart of the Festival.

Thank you to all the schools who joined us for a wonderful Jazz for Schools 2024. The programme for the next Jazz for Schools will be announced in early 2025.

Concert For Schools

For a musical experience your children will never forget, take a trip to Cheltenham Jazz Festival and join us for an exciting and interactive introduction to live jazz for pupils in Key Stage 2. 

This year’s extravaganza took place in the awe-inspiring Big Top. Inspirational musicians with a passion for engaging young audiences took children on a musical adventure to explore the fundamentals of jazz. They were treated to great music, audience participation and a few surprises!

Jazz It Up

This showcase of Gloucestershire’s young musical talent is a popular fixture in the Jazz Festival programme. For young musicians and their teachers the opportunity to perform at the heart of this prestigious event is an unforgettable experience. It is an annual highlight for the bands as well as for our large and enthusiastic audiences. 

Jazz, blues, funk, soul; large, small; instrumental, vocal - we welcome ensembles of any shape, size, and level of experience.