School of Music

The  2015    ATHENS  JAZZ  FESTIVAL  

 

Saturday,  April  18,  2015  for  High  School  Jazz  Bands  and  Combos  

   

WITH  GUEST  ADJUDICATORS    

James  Moore,  trumpet    

and  

Jeff  Bush,  trombone    

and  Ohio  University  faculty    Please  join  us  for  our  annual  non-­‐competitive  high  school   jazz  band  &  combo  festival  at  Ohio  University!    Each  ensemble   will   receive   written   comments,   and   an   immediate   post-­‐performance   workshop   with   the   clinicians.    Participating  groups  also  perform  a  second  time  during  the  day   for   the  public  at   the  Baker  Center  Front  Room  coffeehouse.   Ensembles   will   receive   participation   certificates.   The   adjudicators   will   present   Outstanding  Musicianship  awards  and  select  one  or  more  bands  to  perform  on  the  evening  concert  featuring  the  guest  artists  with  Ohio  University  Jazz  Ensembles.    At  least  one  clinic/masterclass  will  be  scheduled  for  your  students  during  the  day  Saturday.    You  are  also  invited  to  attend  the  main  Athens  Jazz  Festival  concert  on  Saturday,  April  18,  7:30pm,  featuring  Jeff  Bush  and  James  Moore  with  Ohio  University  Jazz  Ensembles,  plus  selected  high  school  ensembles.    Templeton-­‐Blackburn  Alumni  Memorial  Auditorium,  Ohio  University.  Concert  admission  is  FREE!  

   Application   Deadline   is   Monday,   April   1,   2015.     See   enclosed   application,   OR   ONLINE   via  http://www.ohio.edu/finearts/music/academics/areas/jazz.cfm  

2015  ATHENS  JAZZ  FESTIVAL  

School  of  Music,  440  Glidden  Hall,  Ohio  University,  Athens,  OH  45701  Contact  Prof.  Sean  Parsons:      parsons1@ohio.edu;  telephone:  740-­‐593-­‐4244  

 2015  ATHENS  JAZZ  FESTIVAL  APPLICATION  

(also  available  online  via  http://www.ohio.edu/finearts/music/academics/areas/jazz.cfm)    

 

SCHOOL:  _____________________________          DIRECTOR:  _____________________________                                  

ENSEMBLE:     (big  band)  _______         (combo)  ________       (complete  applications  for  each  ensemble)    

SCHOOL  ADDRESS:  __________________________________________________________      

                                ___________________________________________________________    

TELEPHONE:    (school)  _____________________  (cell  or  home)  ____________________    

EMAIL:  ____________________________      

EQUIPMENT:    Ohio  University  will  provide  the  following  equipment  for  warm-­‐up  and  performance  spaces:       Chairs  &  stands  –  set  up  assistance  will  be  provided.       Guitar,  keyboard  &  bass  amplifiers;  drum  set,  vibraphone,  tuned  acoustic  piano,  PA  system       Risers  for  trumpets  and  trombones  will  be  provided  in  the  performance  space.         NOTE:    Drummers  may  use  their  own  cymbals,  bass  drum  pedal,  and  snare  drum  in  performance.    

PLEASE  LIST  ANY  ADDITIONAL  EQUIPMENT  NEEDS:      __________________________________________________________________________________________      

__________________________________________________________________________________________  

 REPERTOIRE  

 1.      Title:  __________________________________  Composer/Arranger:  _____________________  

         Soloists  (name/instrument):_______________________________________________________  

           _____________________________________________________________________________  

2.      Title:  __________________________________  Composer/Arranger:  _____________________  

Soloists  (name/instrument):_______________________________________________________  

           _____________________________________________________________________________  

3.      Title:  __________________________________  Composer/Arranger:  _____________________  

Soloists  (name/instrument):_______________________________________________________  

                 _____________________________________________________________________________    

PLEASE:    LIMIT  YOUR  SELECTIONS  TO  A  MAXIMUM  OF  THREE  WORKS.  Please  include  a  personnel  roster/schematic  for  each  ensemble  with  your  application.  

 

APPLICATION  DEADLINE  is  Monday,  April  1,  2015.        

APPLY  ONLINE  OR  RETURN  THIS  FORM  TO:    ATHENS  JAZZ  FESTIVAL  School  of  Music,  440  Glidden  Hall,  Ohio  University,  Athens,  OH  45701  

FAX:  740-­‐593-­‐1429;  email:    parsons1@ohio.edu;  telephone:  740-­‐593-­‐4244.  

2015  ATHENS  JAZZ  FESTIVAL  INFORMATION  &  GUIDELINES    

1. APPLICATION  DEADLINE  is  Monday,  April  1,  2015.    Apply  online  or  send  attached  form.      

2. ENTRY  FEE:    $125  for  one  ensemble;  $50  for  each  additional  ensemble  per  school.    Please  make  checks  payable  to  OHIO  UNIVERSITY  SCHOOL  OF  MUSIC.    

 

3. SATURDAY   “ROAD   MAP”.   An   OHIO   student   will   meet   and   guide   all   ensembles   from   arrival   to   the  conclusion  of   their  activities  performance  and  clinic.  Each  ensemble   is  allotted  25  minutes   for  on-­‐stage  tuning  and  performing  and  25  minutes  for  an  immediate  workshop  with  a  clinician.    

 

4. PLEASE   LIMIT   SELECTIONS   TO   THREE   PIECES!     Each   group   should   perform  works   in   a   variety   of   styles  (swing,  ballad,  funk,  Latin,  etc.).        

5. SATURDAY  POST-­‐PERFORMANCE  ACTIVITIES:  • Each  ensemble  will  receive  an  immediate  clinic  after  the  performance.    • Ensembles  have  the  option  of  a  second  performance  in  the  Baker  Center  Front  Room  coffeehouse.    • Various  activities  will  take  place  throughout  the  day,  including  jazz  clinic/masterclass  

 

6. EQUIPMENT  STORAGE:   Storage   space   for   school/personal  equipment  will  be  provided.    However,  Ohio  University  is  not  liable  for  any  school  or  student  equipment.      

 

7. ADJUDICATION:   All   ensembles   will   receive   written   comments   and   a   certificate   for   participation.     The  emphasis  is  upon  education.  The  adjudicators'  packets  will  be  mailed  to  each  ensemble.        

 

8. CITATIONS/PERFORMANCE   AWARDS:     The   clinicians   will   select   students   to   receive   Outstanding  Musicianship  citations  and  will  select  one  or  more  ensembles  to  perform  on  the  evening  concert.            

 

9. EQUIPMENT:    Ohio  University  will   provide   all   equipment   (stands,   amps,   drums,   percussion,   keyboards,  etc.)  in  warm  up  and  performance  rooms.    Drummers  may  use  their  own  cymbals,  snare  drum,  and  bass  drum  pedal.  Guarded  storage  space  of  school/personal  equipment  will  be  provided.    

 

10. GENERAL  INFORMATION:    All  big  bands  must  perform  in  the  "stacked"  format.    A  campus  map,  parking  and  food  information  and  a  scheduling  update  will  be  sent  to  you  upon  receipt  of  your  application.    

   

QUESTIONS:    Prof.  Sean  Parsons  -­‐  740-­‐593-­‐4244  -­‐  parsons1@ohio.edu    

 For  a  full  schedule  of  2015  Athens  Jazz  Festival  events  -­‐  including  

concerts  on  Friday,  April  17  and  Sunday,  April  19  -­‐  plus  full  bios  on  the  high  school  adjudicators,  visit    

 www.ohio.edu/finearts/music/academics/areas/jazz.cfm  

         

2015  ATHENS  JAZZ  FESTIVAL  ARTIST  BIOGRAPHIES    

Jeff  Bush,  trombone    

Apollo,  Pennsylvania  native  Jeff  Bush  moved  to  New  York  City  in  2000  to  begin  a  Master's  degree  at  The  Manhattan  School  of  Music  and  to  pursue  a  freelance  career  which  continues  to  flourish  today.    Bush  is  honored  to  have  performed  with  a  number  of  great  jazz  artists  including  The  Toshiko  Akiyoshi/Lew  Tabakin  Big  Band,  The  Count  Basie  Orchestra,  The  Vanguard  Jazz  Orchestra,  Cyrus  Chestnut,  Kevin  Mahogany,  Marlena  Shaw,  Benny  Golson,  Jon  Hendricks,  Ahmad  Jamal,  Vanessa  Rubin,  Jimmy  Heath  and  Anthony  Braxton,  and  The  Tommy  Dorsey  Orchestra.      Bush  joined  the  big  band  of  superstar  Harry  Connick  Jr  in  February  2007  and  stayed  with  the  group  through  early  2009.        In  other  musical  genres,  Jeff  has  worked  with  The  Temptations,  The  Four  Tops,  Frankie  Valli  and  The  Four  Seasons,  Paul  Anka,  Manhattan  Transfer,  Bobby  Caldwell,  Freda  Payne,  HBO's  The  Sopranos  and  The  New  York  City  Ballet.  He  has  also  performed  on  tenor  trombone,  bass  trombone  and  tuba  in  the  pit  orchestras  of  the  New  York  City  Broadway  shows  Wonderful  Town,  Dirty  Rotten  Scoundrels,  The  Pajama  Game,  South  Pacific  and  How  The  Grinch  Stole  Christmas.  As  a  sideman  Bush  has  appeared  on  over  thirty  albums,  including  Grapefruit  Moon  with  Southside  Johnny  and  Tom  Waits.  He  has  performed  on  The  PBS  Television  special,  My  Sinatra,  and  can  even  be  heard  on  "jingles"  for  the  TV  show  Jeopardy  and  Rice-­‐A-­‐Roni.  Jeff  made  his  debut  as  leader  in  2010  on  "Ain't  So  Bad  To  Swing"  for  Beezwax  Records  and  is  currently  working  on  his  second  studio  project  comprised  of  original  material.  Bush  can  also  be  found  as  a  regular  member  of  The  Pittsburgh  Jazz  Orchestra  with  Sean  Jones.    Jeff    serves  as  an  adjunct  instructor  of  trombone  and  low  brass  at  West  Virginia  Wesleyan  College  and  as  and  adjunct  instructor  of  jazz  studies  at  Duquesne  University.    

 James  Moore,  trumpet  

 Dr.  James  Moore,  Associate  Professor  of  Music,  is  the  Director  of  Jazz  Ensembles  and  instructor  of  trumpet  at  West  Virginia  Wesleyan  College.  Since  2011  he  has  served  as  the  chairperson  of  the  Department  of  Music  at  WV  Wesleyan  and  has  worked  to  build  one  of  the  most  vibrant  collegiate  jazz  programs  in  the  region.  Dr.  Moore  is  an  active  member  of  the  Pittsburgh  jazz  community  where  he  is  a  member  of  the  Pittsburgh  Jazz  Orchestra  and  has  been  a  member  of  RH  Factor—the  Roger  Humphries  quintet.    In  addition  to  his  work  in  Pittsburgh  he  performs  regularly  with  the  Norman  David  Eleventet  in  Philadelphia  as  well  as  many  other  collaborative  ventures  in  that  city.  He  has  performed  with  the  Smithsonian  Jazz  Masterworks  Orchestra,  the  Bob  Mintzer  Big  Band,  Toshiko  Akiyoshi,  Ahmad  Jamal,  Sheryl  Bailey,  Tim  Warfield,  and  the  Lars  Halle  Jazz  Orchestra.  Moore  appeared  on  Bob  Mintzer’s  GRAMMY  nominated  album  For  the  Moment,  released  on  the  MCG  Jazz  label  in  2012.    Moore  is  also  an  active  clinician,  having  worked  with  many  high  school  honors  jazz  ensembles  throughout  Pennsylvania  and  Western  Maryland.  He  has  presented  master  classes  at  dozens  of  high  schools  and  colleges  in  the  region.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Artist  Faculty  of  the  National  Trumpet  Competition,  as  well  as  serving  on  the  research  review  board  of  the  International  Trumpet  Guild.  His  articles  on  jazz  trumpet  pedagogy  have  been  published  by  the  Australian  and  International  Trumpet  Guilds.    Moore  studied  trumpet  with  Bonnie  Miltenberger,  Neil  Stalnaker,  John  Swana,  and  Tim  Hagans.  He  holds  an  MM  in  Jazz  Studies  from  the  University  of  the  Arts  in  Philadelphia,  and  is  the  first  recipient  of  the  PhD  in  Jazz  Studies  from  the  University  of  Pittsburgh  where  his  advisor  was  Dr.  Nathan  T.  Davis—founder  of  the  original  Pittsburgh  Jazz  Orchestra.