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JAZZ I ACADEMY SESSION
SUMMER 2009 SESSION DATES:
JULY 20 - AUG. 1, 2009
Applications for 2009 will be available by mid-November 2008.
JAZZ I 2008 REPERTOIRE
| Program Director and Academy Band Director: Jeffrey Campbell |
(Associate Professor of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media, Collegiate Instructor in Jazz Double Bass and Jazz Combo & Improvisation, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY)
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| Lab Band Director: James Warrick |
(Coordinator of Jazz Studies, New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL) |
| Studio Band Director: James A. Stombres |
(Band Director, St. Charles North High School, St. Charles, IL) |
| Advanced Combo (Ambassadors) Director: Mark Dahl |
(Band Director, Lyons Township High School, Lyons, IL) |
Sound Samples: Click here to listen to Birch Creek Students and Faculty in performance.
ABOUT THE JAZZ 1 PROGRAM
Birch Creek’s Jazz program offers students a unique learning experience at levels of jazz performance not found in most other jazz programs in America. Our program gives students an effective combination of experiences to help them master the fundamentals of jazz while establishing professional attitudes by playing side-by-side with some of today's top performers and educators.
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Instrumental Technique classes are given by master teachers three times per week and cover the fundamentals of effective playing skills and efficient practice.
Jazz Combo classes cover improvisation skills from basic to advanced. Performance opportunities are provided.
Jazz Performance Workshops incorporate music theory and improvisation into the Combo rehearsals and use repertoire from the Combo as curricular material for study.
Large Ensembles are directed by outstanding professional educators. Ensembles rehearse daily and perform regularly during the evening concerts. Audition required.
Advanced Student Combo is made up of advanced students and serves as Birch Creek's ambassador to the community. It performs widely throughout Door County and is featured at numerous Birch Creek concerts. Audition required.
Seminars & Business Workshops provide role-playing experiences in different aspects of the music business.
For detailed admissions information, including AUDITION TAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUM AND SAXOPHONE APPLICANTS, go to Student Admissions.
All Saxophone applicants (new and returning) must submit an AUDIO AUDITION TAPE (or CD), 10 minutes total, containing 3 tunes in contrasting styles: a STANDARD, a BALLAD and a JAZZ STANDARD. (Birch Creek Award Winners are exempt from this requirement.)
 DOUBLING SKILLS. Saxophonists who double on clarinet or flute may include a short excerpt demonstrating their skills on either or both instruments. Doubling is NOT a prerequisite for acceptance. Those who do not double are still encouraged to apply.
All Jazz Drum applicants (new and returning) must submit a VIDEO AUDITION TAPE (standard VHS only ), (10 minutes total) containing 4 tunes in the following styles: MEDIUM SWING, BALLAD (with brushes), UP-TEMPO STRAIGHT AHEAD SWING, and LATIN GROOVE. (Birch Creek Award Winners are exempt from this requirement.)
(Note: Background music is helpful but not required.)
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FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES
2008 Faculty is listed below and subject to change.
 Jeffrey Campbell (Program Director; Academy Band Director; Bass), Rochester, N.Y. Dr. Campbell is professor at the Eastman School of Music. He performs with the Rochester Philharmonic and with jazz pianist Marian McPartland.
James Warrick (Lab Band Director), Winnetka, Ill. Mr. Warrick is the director of jazz studies at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill. New Trier High School recently recieved the 2007 GRAMMY Signature School Award recognizing them for having the most outstanding high school music program in the country. His groups have received 39 DOWNBEAT magazine awards, toured China and Europe, performed several times at Midwest International Band Clinics, IAJE conventions, MENC state and national conventions, and recorded 33 CDs. He will be returning this summer for his 22 year of directing the Lab Band at Birch Creek.
James A. Stombres (Studio Band Director), St. Charles, Ill. Mr. Stombres is band director at St. Charles North High School. He has been guest director at many state festivals, and has taught at the University of Illinois summer youth music camp.
Mark Dahl Advanced Combo Director (Ambassadors), Brookfield, Ill. Mr. Dahl is band director at Lyons Township High School (IL), and is an active performer in the Chicago area.
Anton Denner (Alto Saxophone), Montclair, N.J. Born in New York City, Mr. Denner began freelancing in NYC after early studies with Lee Konitz and Joe Lovano. He has worked with or played alongside with many of the great musicians in jazz, including as Ray Charles, Rosemary Clooney, Clifford Jordan, Mel Lewis, Al Foster, Bill Carrothers, Terell Stafford, Dave Stryker, and Bill Stewart. As an educator, he has served on the faculty of the Stanford Jazz Workshop, and has been an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University since 1999.
Mike Lee (Tenor Saxophone), Montclair, N.J. Mr. Lee has performed with the Woody Herman Orchestra, the Village Vanguard Orchestra, Rosemary Clooney and many others. He also tours extensively under his own name.
Joey Tartell (Trumpet / on leave of absence, touring with the Canadian Brass), Bloomington, Ind. Mr. Tartell recently joined the faculty of the Indiana University School of Music. He is also a freelance trumpeter and has played with the bands of Maynard Ferguson, Woody Herman and Glenn Miller.
Lennie Foy (Trumpet), Greencastle, Ind. Mr. Foy is Professor of Trumpet at DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind. As a freelance musician he has performed with Joe Williams, Oscar Peterson, Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau, James Moody, and Roland Hanna. Currently he records and tours as a member of the internationally acclaimed Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra.
Audrey Morrison (Trombone), Chicago, Ill. Ms. Morrison teaches at Wheaton College, North Park College and Columbia College. She performs with the Chicago Jazz Ensemble and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
Tom Garling (Trombone), Chicago, Ill. Mr. Garling teaches at Columbia College. He has performed with Randy Brecker, Buster Williams, Victor Lewis and Dave Taylor.
Michael Stryker (Piano), Macomb, Ill. Mr. Stryker is Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano in the School of Music at Western Illinois University. He is currently a member of the Dale Hopper Faculty Jazz Sextet. Mr. Stryker's doctoral studies at the Eastman School of Music are currently in progress. He has performed with Freddie Hubbard, Jim Snidero, Robin Eubanks, James Moody, John Fedchock, Kim Richmond, Clay Jenkins, Gary Foster, Bob Mintzer and Joshua Breakstone.
Greg Campbell (Drum Set), Seattle, Wash. Mr. Campbell currently performs with Hadley Caliman, Tom Baker Quartet, Campbell/Shoup duo, BillSmith, Sturat Dempster, and Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra.
Bob Chmel (Drum Set), Las Vegas, N.V. Mr. Chmel currently performs with Frank Sinatra Jr., the Jimmy Dorsey Band, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
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