<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/0420-bc-hosts-9th-annual-kcmea-jazz-day.html" dsn="news"><featured>true</featured><title>BC Hosts 9th Annual KCMEA Jazz Day</title><item_date>04/20/2026 10:00:00 AM</item_date><author/><description/><image><img src="/_resources/assets/img/news/jazz-day-2026-news-H1.jpg" alt="several jazz musicians on stage performing for an audience"/></image><tags><tag>2026</tag><tag>news</tag></tags><content_summary>Monday, April 20, 2026 Last week, the Edward Simonsen Performing Arts Center was home to Kern County Music Educators Association’s (KCMEA) 9th Annual Jazz Day. Each year, hundreds of students from across the county come together to perform, take...</content_summary></item>