Live Performing Arts Academy
COLLEGE JAZZ COMBO FINALISTS
Cuesta College
Sacramento State
COLLEGE JAZZ CHOIR FINALISTS
Sacramento State I
Cuesta College
American River College
COLLEGE JAZZ BAND FINALISTS
Sacramento State I
CSU Long Beach
MIDDLE SCHOOL JAZZ BAND FINALISTS
Sutter Middle School
Pioneer Junior High School
HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ COMBO FINALISTS
Folsom High School
El Cerrito High School I
HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ CHOIR FINALISTS
Natomas Charter I
Dos Pueblos High School I
Downey High School
Archbishop Mitty High School
HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND FINALISTS
El Cerrito High School I
Upland High School I
Folsom High School I
Berkeley High School I
El Dorado High School I
HIGH SCHOOL APPRENTICE JAZZ BAND SWEEPSTAKES
El Cerrito High School II
2026 FINALISTS
JOIN US APRIL 23 - 24, 2027
Featuring Middle School, High School, and College Ensembles!
SCHEDULE
Friday, April 23
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7:30 AM to 7:00 PM - Performance #1
30-minute time slots on an outdoor stage -
Various clinics and master classes
throughout the day -
7:30 PM - Featuring:
DAVE PIETRO SEXTET
and the LPAA Jazz Band and Jazz Choir
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10:00 PM - Jam Session
Saturday, April 24
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7:30 AM to 7:00 PM - Performance #2
30-minute time slots on a different stage with a different set of judges -
Various clinics and master classes
throughout the day -
6:45 PM - Finals competition with the top finalists' performance play-off
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