About the 2026 Festival
Please join us for the 2026 Possession Sound Jazz Festival, Saturday, December 5th, 2026 at the Everett Civic Auditorium.
Registration for the 2026 Possession Sound Jazz Festival is now OPEN
Dear Fellow Music Teachers:
We hope your school year is off to a great start! We’re excited to let you know the Possession Sound Jazz Festival presented by Jackson High School music students and boosters is back for another year!
On Saturday, December 5th, we’ll provide an opportunity for you and your jazz ensemble to receive a performance and extended clinic opportunity.
Festival Schedule:
| School Name | Band Name | Director | Grp # | Meet Guide | Warm-up | Perform | Clinic Begins | Clinic Ends |
| 1 | 7:30 | 7:40 | 8:00 | 8:20 | 9:00 | |||
| 2 | 7:50 | 8:00 | 8:20 | 8:40 | 9:20 | |||
| 3 | 8:10 | 8:20 | 8:40 | 9:00 | 9:40 | |||
| 4 | 8:30 | 8:40 | 9:00 | 9:20 | 10:00 | |||
| 5 | 8:50 | 9:00 | 9:20 | 9:40 | 10:20 | |||
| 6 | 9:10 | 9:20 | 9:40 | 10:00 | 10:40 | |||
| 7 | 9:30 | 9:40 | 10:00 | 10:20 | 11:00 | |||
| 8 | 9:50 | 10:00 | 10:20 | 10:40 | 11:20 | |||
| 9 | 10:10 | 10:20 | 10:40 | 11:00 | 11:40 | |||
| 10 | 10:30 | 10:40 | 11:00 | 11:20 | 12:00 | |||
| 11 | 10:50 | 11:00 | 11:20 | 11:40 | 12:20 | |||
| 12 | 11:10 | 11:20 | 11:40 | 12:00 | 12:40 | |||
| Break | 12:00 | |||||||
| 13 | 11:50 | 12:00 | 12:20 | 12:40 | 1:20 | |||
| 14 | 12:10 | 12:20 | 12:40 | 1:00 | 1:40 | |||
| 15 | 12:30 | 12:40 | 1:00 | 1:20 | 2:00 | |||
| 16 | 12:50 | 1:00 | 1:20 | 1:40 | 2:20 | |||
| 17 | 1:10 | 1:20 | 1:40 | 2:00 | 2:40 | |||
| 18 | 1:30 | 1:40 | 2:00 | 2:20 | 3:00 | |||
| 19 | 1:50 | 2:00 | 2:20 | 2:40 | 3:20 | |||
| 20 | 2:10 | 2:20 | 2:40 | 3:00 | 3:40 | |||
| 21 | 2:30 | 2:40 | 3:00 | 3:20 | 4:00 | |||
| 22 | 2:50 | 3:00 | 3:20 | 3:40 | 4:20 | |||
| 23 | 3:10 | 3:20 | 3:40 | 4:00 | 4:40 | |||
| 24 | 3:30 | 3:40 | 4:00 | 4:20 | 5:00 |
Festival information is:
- Saturday, December 5th, 2026
- Non-competitive for middle & high schools, college, community jazz bands, and combos
- Performance by your jazz ensemble (3 songs max (15 min); total stage time, including entrance/exit, 20 minutes)
- 40-minute clinic with a leading jazz educator and musician
- Basic rhythm section equipment provided in all rooms (piano, amps, drum set, vibes on stage only)
- Located at the Everett Civic Auditorium in Everett, Washington
- Written comments and performance recording for your jazz ensemble
- Fees for participation are $300 per jazz ensemble
- Schools with more than one jazz ensemble may enter each ensemble
- Music vendor participation and food available on-site
Participation for this event will be based upon the order in which registrations are received and upon receipt of payment or purchase order. (It’s filled up fast in the past, so don’t delay!)
We look forward to providing you and your students with a meaningful experience, giving you a solid start to the new school year. The ensemble clinics, recording, and written comments will reinforce concepts you teach and give students the chance to incorporate them for the rest of the school year and beyond.
See you on Saturday, December 5th.
Sincerely,
Mike Lundquist
Jackson High School
Jazz Director/Festival Director
w) 425.385.7103
Festival History: Since the Fall of 1999, the Mill Creek Jazz Festival has served as a hugely beneficial education Jazz Festival. It has served dozens of band programs and thousands of students, providing performance opportunities and in-depth clinics with top level jazz musicians and educators. The Mill Creek Jazz Festival had been paused between 2019 and 2021, but returned in 2022 as the Possession Sound Jazz Festival. We relocated to the Everett Civic Auditorium and renamed the festival in order to reflect our change of venue and starting a new chapter. Past Clinicians include: Chris Bruya, Cassio Vianna, Kate Olson, Marina Christopher, Marina Albero, Meghan Wagner, Freddy Fuego, Greg Williamson, Rob Tapper, Deb Schaaf.