SPENARD JAZZ FEST IS...​

A multi-disciplinary arts festival that celebrates all musical genres and seeks to strengthen Alaska’s musician community. SJF focuses heavily on original music by Alaskan composers, while also bringing in incredible musicians from everywhere else around the world to collaborate with them.

 

In 2021, SJF released THE ALASKA REAL BOOK with over 200 charts by Alaskan composers! Click here to get your copy!

OUR TEAM

Cameron Cartland - Associate Founding Festival Director

John Christensen, Candlewick Studios - Website Admin & Content Manager

Michael Dickerson - Associate Festival Director, Hospitality 

Yngvil Vatn Guttu - Founding Festival Director
Lisa Hawkins - Social Media Coordinator

Scott Jensen, JensenHall Creative - Videography, Livestream Production

Lucy Peckham, Both Ears Live Sound - Live Audio Engineering
Lauren Petersen - Administrator & Chaos Coordinator

Michael Powell - Health and Safety & Volunteer Coordinator

Emily Tallman, Poetica - Communications Director, Graphic Design

Karl Wilhelmi - Box Office, Merchandise Manager