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JAZZ II ACADEMY SESSION
SUMMER 2009 SESSION DATES:
AUG. 3-AUG. 15, 2009
Applications for 2009 are still being accepted. See below for instrumentation vacancies.
JAZZ II 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, N.Y.
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| Lab Band Director: Ron Carter |
Coordinator of the Jazz Studies Program at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, and director of the world-renowned NIU Jazz Ensemble. |
| Studio Band Director: Steve Sveum |
Jazz ensemble director and instrumental music teacher, Sun Prairie High School, Sun Prairie, Wis. |
| Advanced Combo (Ambassadors) Director: Rich Thompson |
Associate professor of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media, Eastmas School of Music, Rochester, N.Y. |
Sound Samples: Click here to listen to Birch Creek Students and Faculty in performance.
ABOUT THE JAZZ II 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
2009 Faculty is listed below and subject to change.
Jeff Campbell (Program Director, Academy Band Director, Bass), Rochester, N.Y. Mr. Campbell is professor at the Eastman School of Music. He performs with the Rochester Philharmonic and with jazz pianist Marian McPartland.
Ron Carter (Lab Band Director), DeKalb, Ill. Mr. Carter has served as guest conductor, artist, clinician, or adjudicator at universities and high schools throughout the country. He has also directed all-state jazz bands from Illinois to Maine to Tennessee.
Mr. Carter is currently the director of the Gallery 37-South Shore Cultural Center Summer Youth Jazz Ensemble in Chicago, International Consultant for the Essentially Ellington Jazz Competition sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center. He co-author “Swingin’ On The Bars” and “Teaching Music Through Performance in Jazz.”
Steve Sveum (Studio Band Director), Sun Prairie, Wis. Mr. Sveum teaches instrumental music at Sun Prairie High School in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, where the the jazz ensembles under his direction have repeatedly been selected as finalists in Jazz at Lincoln Center's "Essentially Ellington" jazz competitions. Mr. Sveum is in demand as an adjudicator and clinician working festivals in Wisconsin, Illinois, and at the University of Northern Colorado Jazz Festival in Greeley, Colorado. He remains active as a performer having played saxophone and clarinet with Bob Hope, the Temptations, Frankie Valli and Myron Floren.
Rich Thompson (Advanced Combo [Ambassadors] Director), Rochester, NY. Mr. Thompson teaches at the Eastman School of Music. His performance credentials include the Eastman Jazz Trio, the Rochester Philharmonic Pops, Marian McPartland and the Count Basie Orchestra.
David Bixler (Alto Saxophone), New York, N.Y. Mr. Bixler performs with the Toshiko Akioshi Jazz Orchestra and Chico O'Farrill's Orchestra. He also recently toured with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. His Web site is www.davidbixler.com.
Doug Stone (Tenor Saxophone), Roselle, Ill. Mr. Stone has performed in the Chicago area with the Joel Spencer Quartet, the Ed Breazeale Group, and the John Burnett Orchestra. In 2004 and 2005, Mr. Stone toured with Maynard Ferguson and the Big Bop Nouveau. Mr. Stone is co-director of the Stone/Bratt Big Band, which performs many of his original works. He teaches at St. Charles North High School, Lyons Township High School, and Northern Illinois University Community School for the Arts.
Clay Jenkins (Trumpet), Rochester, N.Y. Mr. Jenkins is the Associate Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the Eastman School of Music. He performs with the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Joe La Barbera Quintet, Trio East and Billy Mintz Two Bass Band.
James A. Stombres (Trumpet), 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.
Rick Culver (Trombone), Bellaire, Minn. Mr. Culver is a freelance composer and performer. Recent works by the Rick Culver Trio include the CD Painted Scarves and a master class CD and text for Jazz Player Magazine.
Steve Horne (Trombone), Glenview, Ill. Mr. Horne is a freelance artist in the Chicago area, and teaches privately.
Reggie Thomas (Piano), Glen Carbon, Ill. Mr. Thomas is associate professor of music at Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville. He performs with the Reggie & Mardra Thomas Jazz Ensemble, OGD, and with various big bands. He is also on the faculty of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Rick Haydon (Guitar), Edwardsville, Ill. Mr. Haydon is professor of music at Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, where he directs the guitar program and the recording studio. He is also on the faculty of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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