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Summer Jazz Camps
Summer Jazz Camps
Date Posted: March 10 2009
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Summer Jazz Camp Guide
Illinois Summer Youth Music
University of Illinois
1114 W. Nevada
Urbana, IL
ISYM is a comprehensive and intensive program of music instruction for student musicians. It is held on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For the past 59 years, Illinois Summer Youth Music has enrolled more than one thousand students annually. Many are now performing in major symphony orchestras and other professional ensembles. A significant number are successful teachers, engineers, scientists, lawyers, doctors and business executives.
Instructors: Chip McNeill, headmaster
Dates of camp: Junior and Senior Jazz, July 5-11, 2009
Daily Schedule: Activities at Illinois Summer Youth Music begin at 8:00 a.m. and end with lights out at 10:30 p.m. Daytime activities may include large or small ensemble rehearsals, sectional rehearsals, technique and repertoire classes, elective classes, and individual practice time. Evening activities include recreation such as movie night, swimming, bowling, billiards, basketball, soccer, and access to the University’s arcade games. Some evening activities will be devoted to attending a concert either at the Krannert Center, on the University’s Quad, or in another School of Music performance venue.
Tuition: $595-$645
Room & Board: $375-425
Contact Jeremy McBain, 217-244-3404
Official Camp Website: http://www.music.uiuc.edu/isym
Janice Borla Vocal Jazz Camp
North Central College
30 N. Brainard
Naperville, IL 60540
The Janice Borla Vocal Jazz Camp is a comprehensive week-long program designed to foster the aspiring jazz vocalist’s artistic concept, musical knowledge, performance and improvisation skills by working with an outstanding artist faculty of professional performing and recording artists. The entire curriculum focuses on the solo vocalist. All ages welcome from high school and college students to adult vocalists and jazz educators. Nightly staff artist concerts and student jam sessions. The week concludes with a final concert featuring individual students with the Staff Rhythm Section.
Instructors: Janice Borla, Jay Clayton, Cathy Segal-Garcia; Art Davis, John McLean
Staff Rhythm Section: Dan Haerle, Bob Bowman, Jack Mouse.
July 19-24, 2009
Daily Schedule:
Breakfast -7:30 am
Vocal Jazz History-8:30 am
Vocal Jazz Improvisation -9:45 am
Solo Vocal Workshop 1-10:45 am
Lunch-12:00 pm
Vocal Master Class-1:00 pm
Music Theory for Vocalists-2:10 pm
Solo Vocal Workshop 2-3:20 pm
Dinner -5:30 pm
Staff Evening Concert-8:00 pm
Student Jam Session-10:15 pm
Tuition: $575 / $825 residents. (Educators $425 / $675 residents)
Room & Board available: Yes
Contact Janice Borla 630-416-3911
Official Camp Website: www.janiceborlavocaljazzcamp.org
Shell Lake Arts Center
802 First Street
PO Box 315
Shell Lake, WI 54871
Instructors at the camp:
Saxophone-Bill Sears, Saxophone-Greg Keel, Saxophone-Mike Walk, Trumpet-Lennie Foy, Trumpet-Bob Baca, Trombone-Jeff Rinear, Trombone-Tim Coffman, Guitar-Chris Olson, Piano-Luke Gillespie, Piano-Chris White, Bass-Nick Schneider, Drums-Steve Zenz, Drums-Jeff Crowell,
Student Camps 2009
Rock Band
June 14-19, 2009
Jazz Ensemble & Combo:
week I June 21-26, 2009
week II June 28-July 3, 2009
week III July 5-10, 2009
Classic Jazz Combo:
July 12-17, 2009
Jazz Combo Techniques for Band Directors:
June 29-July 3, 2009
2 credits
Classic Jazz Combo
July 12-17, 2009
Daily Schedule:
Master Class
Band Rehearsal
Electives
Band Rehearsal
Private Lessons
$499.00 includes tuition plus room & board
Room & Board available
Contact Name Tara Heckel 715-468-2414
Official Camp Website: www.shelllakeartscenter.org
Birch Creek Music Performance Center, Inc.
3821 County Highway E
P.O. Box 230
Egg Harbor, WI 54209-0230
Established by James Dutton on a rural historic farmstead, Birch Creek has grown from 3 buildings, 12 students and one concert to 200 students, nearly 100 faculty members, 32 concerts, and a 12-building residential campus. Birch Creek is known nation-wide for 2-week sessions in symphony, percussion & steelpan, & big band jazz taught by some of the finest professional performers in the field.
Instructors:
Symphony: Robert Hanford, Concertmaster of the Lyric Opera Orchestra, conductor Brian Groner; Percussion & Steelpan: Al O’Connor and Robert Chappell; Jazz: Jeff Campbell, Reggie Thomas, Rick Haydon, Clay Jenkins, Ron Carter, Tom Garling, Audrey Morrison, David Bixler, Lennie Foy, and many others in all sessions.
Percussion & Steelpan
July 6-19; Jazz (two sessions)
July 21-Aug.
1 and Aug. 3-15.
Daily Schedule
(Session-appropriate variations)
Jazz:
BREAKFAST
Warm-up
Listening/music history
Big Band rehearsals
Combo/theory
LUNCH
Master classes
Seminars
Sectionals
Free time/private lessons
DINNER
Rehearsals
Performances
Tuition: $1,675.00 (for each 2-week session)
Room & Board: Birch Creek is a residential campus. Room and board fees are included in tuition and due to intense mentoring and evening performances, residency is required.
Contact Name:
Amy Mollberg, Office Manager & Registrar
Email:
mainoffice@birchcreek.org
Website:
http://www.birchcreek.org
Jamey Aebersold Jazz Camp
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Summer Jazz Workshops
PO Box 1244
New Albany, IN 47151
Contact Jason Lindsey: (800) 456-1388 x5 or jason@jazzbooks.com
www.summerjazzworkshops.com
Over 35 years old.
Camp History:
For almost forty years, musicians from all over the globe have turned to Jamey Aebersold’s "Summer Jazz Workshops" to improve their jazz playing. During this time, the workshops have earned a reputation for producing the best intensive programs for learning jazz improvisation. Whether a beginning improviser or a seasoned pro, you’ll leave the Workshops and Seminars with tons of new and exciting ideas about how to improve your playing.
Each year, the Summer Jazz Workshops assemble more than sixty of the nation’s leading educators and performers dedicated to providing an intensive learning experience for musicians of all ages and levels. Theory Classes, Ear Training, Combo Performance, and Master Class Sessions allow individuals the opportunity to grow and develop to their fullest potential.
The week-long workshops are the best place to learn jazz through hands-on experience. With over sixty All-Star faculty members for each week, participants are assured of getting plenty of attention in rehearsals and classes. We welcome all instruments, including rhythm section, strings and vocalists.
June 28-July 3
July 5-10
$495 - Tuition; includes ALL classes and concerts.
• $225 - Dorm accommodations; Sunday night thru Saturday
Morning
• $140 - Masterson’s Meal Plan; Sunday dinner thru
Friday dinner (16 meals)
• $30 - Airport Pickup & Drop off
• $40 - Each additional night in the dorm
• $100 - Jamey’s 2-Day Seminar
• $140 - Bass/Drum/Guitar 2-Day Workshop Primer
Instructors:
Bass: Rich Armandi, J.B.Dyas, Chris Fitzgerald, David Friesen, John Goldsby, Bill Moring, Rufus Reid, Lynn Seaton, Bob Sinicrope, Frank Smith, Tyrone Wheeler.
Clarinet: Hunt Butler, Randy Salman,
Drums: Steve Barnes, Steve Davis, Jonathan Higgins, Colby Inzer, Ed Soph, Jason Tiemann
Flute: Lida Baker, Hunt Butler, Jim Snidero,
Guitar: Corey Christiansen, Mike DiLiddo, Steve Erquiaga, Fred Hamilton,
Pat Lentz, J.Scott Henderson, Dave Stryker,
Hammond B3 Organ: Bobby Floyd
Piano: Steve Allee, Jim Connerly, Tom Croghan, Phil Degreg, Glenn Fisher, Bobby Floyd, Dan Haerle, David Hazeltine, Todd Hildreth, Andy Laverne, Harry Pickens
Saxophone: Jamey Aebersold, Eric Alexander, Tim Armacost, George Bouchard, Ralph Bowen, Don Braden, Hunt Butler, Gary Campbell, Jim Carroll, Jerry Coker, Paul Demarinis, Greg Fishman, David Kana, Antonio Hart, Tom Meyer, James Moody, Kristy Norter, Bill Overton, Randy Salman, Mike Shannon, Jim Snidero, Mike Tracy, Jerry Tolson, Rick Van Matre, Gene Walker, Tom Walsh, Jack Wilkins, Shelley Yoelin.
Strings: David Baker, Sara Caswell.
Trombone: Tim Coffman, John Fedchock, John Jackson, Rick Simerly
Trumpet: Pat Harbison, Jim Ketch,Barry Ries, Jim Rotondi, Bob Symer, Steve Thomas.
Tuba: Rich Armandi
Vibes: Dick Sisto
Vocalists: Jennifer Barnes, Bill Overton, Jerry Tolson
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