[Dixielandjazz] Sacramento Trad Jazz Youth Band Festival

[yvonne au]

Dear List Mates,

I need your help to get the word out about the Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival. Thanks to a generous start-up grant from Chuck Huggins now retired from See's Candies, the festival is now celebrating its 5th anniversary.  Would you please share this information with school jazz band directors, youth band directors, jazz students, jazz campers and your local jazz club?  This is a not for profit educational event co-sponsored by Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society and Sacramento State University Jazz Studies.  If you direct a youth band, please consider participating in this event. In contrast to a professional jazz festival, bands still have fun while learning more about traditional jazz from leading jazz musicians and educators.  Our adjudicators award over $4,000 in festival awards and scholarships.

Thank you!


6th Annual Trad Jazz Youth Band Festival  – Jazz with Personality!

Accepting Youth Band Registrations for February 2011

 

Festival Weekend:

Friday, Feb. 11:              Evening Clinician-mentored Jam Session  (optional)                  

Saturday Feb. 12:          Band performances, Clinics, Jazz Workshop, Awards Ceremony

Sunday, Feb. 13:           Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society’s (STJS) Jazz Sunday Concert

Announcements: 

Featured Guest:  Canadian Trumpeter/ Vocalist, Bria Skonberg. 

All-Star Clinicians:  Bill Dendle, Bob Draga, Eddie Erickson, Steve Homan, Jason Wanner & more.

New Study Materials for Festival Bands:  From the TJYBF home page, select the TJEN link for educational information and resources.  Thanks to STJS Trad Jazz Camp Director Bill Dendle, registered band directors will be given a password to access additional study materials at the STJS Trad Jazz Camp link.    

Registration:  $100 per combo.  Discounted rate of $80 for returning bands until the December 15, 2010, registration deadline.  Late Registration fees apply as space permits until January 15th.   For the first time, registration closed for the High School division by early-December for the 2010 event.  Please register early; if we get enough additional band registrations in this division, we will open a 3rd performance venue.

For more info, festival lodging, registration form & jazz resources:  on the web at http://www.sacjazz.org/youthfestival/, (916) 481-5403 or email  youthbandfest at sacjazz.org.  School bands with financial or lodging needs, may request assistance.

Yvonne Au, Coordinator
Trad Jazz Youth Band Festival
c/o Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society
E-mail:  youthbandfest at sacjazz.org
Web site:  www.sacjazz.org/youthfestival/