UNLV Jazz Ensemble I (Music) has been invited, through a rigorous audition process among some of the top university jazz ensembles in the nation, to compete as a finalist in the 2017 College Big Band Division at the prestigious Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival, in Monterey, California. Other universities to be represented include USC, Cal State Northridge, Azusa Pacific, Cal State Sacramento, and the University of the Arts. Congratulations to our talented UNLV Jazz Ensemble 1 students for this distinguished honor.