The judges this year are the best in the business and include:

Big Band Judges (Friday & Saturday)

Matt Harris - CSU Northridge
Mary Fettig - San Francisco Conservatory
Matt Moresi - Ferris State University (Michigan)
Meryl Wamhoff (Sight Reading) - San Joaquin Delta College

Combo Judges (Saturday) - The Members of 2010 Grammy Nominated band, Kneebody:

Ben Wendel - Saxophone
Adam Benjamin - Keyboards
Kevah Rastegar - Bass
Nate Wood - Drums 

Shane Endsley - Trumpet 

There simply aren't better judges at any festival in the state of California than at The San Joaquin Valley Jazz Festival this year. For combos this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to interact with some of the best musicians anywhere in the US!