Voting Now Open for the 3rd annual HBCU Jazz Combo Challenge!
We are excited to present the four semi-finalists in this year’s HBCU Jazz Combo Challenge! Congratulations to Elizabeth City State University, Florida Memorial University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and North Carolina Central University. Now we want to hear from you! Check out these talented combos from each school and vote for your favorite. Please note schools are listed in alphabetical order, so be sure to take a listen to all four. You can vote once daily! The three schools that receive the highest number of votes will move forward as finalists. The winning HBCU combo will be selected by a panel of jazz adjudicators and will be invited to perform at the 68th Monterey Jazz Festival, September 26-28, 2025.
Voting ends at 11:59 pm (PST) on January 23 — vote now before polls close!