CSUS
Winter Jazz Festival

2009 Sacramento State Winter Jazz Festival
Sponsored by Sacramento State Jazz Studies &
California Music Educators Association - Capitol Section

Saturday, December 12, 2009
8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Download the official Application.

The 2009 Sacramento State Winter Jazz Festival, open to High School & Middle School/Jr. High Jazz Ensembles, Jazz Combos, Vocal Jazz Ensembles, and College Jazz Ensembles, is a non-competitive, educational festival in that no scoring or rankings of bands are made or implied. The selected clinicians will provide only general ratings of I, II, or III for each ensemble, along with written and verbal feedback. The festival revolves completely around one main concept: it is important that our young musicians are taught how to play jazz while enjoying the learning process through every means available.

    Those means include:
  • Quality education and encouragement
  • The creation of opportunities for listening and performance
  • The presentation of clinics of meaning and merit
  • Offering a positive, learning-based experience for young jazz ensembles.

Adjudicators, including professional jazz musicians and leading jazz educators from regional colleges and educational institutions throughout the nation will serve as clinicians for the ensembles. Recent clinicians have included: Joe Gilman (American River College), Jon Nordgren (Cabrillo College), Mike Dana (Fresno City College), Nick Anguilo (Sacramento State), Kerry Marsh (Sacramento State), Julia Dollison (Sacramento State), Peter Martin, Clyde Quick, Dave Eshelman (CSU East Bay), Aaron Lington (San Jose State University), Matt Pivec (CSU Stanislaus), Steve Homan (Sacramento State), Rick Lotter (Sacramento State), Mike McMullen (Sacramento State), Meryl Wamhoff (San Joaquin Delta College), Jim Widner (University of Missouri - St. Louis),Joel Leach (CSU Northridge), Craig Faniani (retired Rio Americano High School), Andy Nevala (CSU Stanislaus), Jeff Clayton, Bill Cunliffe (CSU Fullerton), Rocky Winslow (CSU Chico), Patrick Langham (University of the Pacific), Clay Redfield (Sacramento State), and many others.

Each group registration fee includes a 30 or 40-minute performance session with selected clinicians. Large Instrumental Jazz Ensembles will receive a 30-minute performance slot. Jazz Combos and Vocal Jazz Ensembles will receive a 40-minute performance slot. Following your performance, each ensemble will receive a 20-30 minute verbal feedback clinic with the adjudicators. All Ensembles will also receive digitally recorded feedback and written comments from the adjudicators as well as access to clinics and daytime performances. Directors and performing participants will receive a complimentary pass to the Festival. General admission is $10.

The Sacramento State Winter Jazz Festival will also include:

  • Performances by Sacramento State Jazz Ensembles.

  • Our guest adjudicators and members of the Sacramento State Jazz Studies faculty, all of whom are recognized leaders in their fields, will present clinics on a variety of different topics.

  • Outstanding soloist awards and Sacramento State Summer Camp Scholarships are presented at the closing awards presentation ceremony.

    Additional Festival Information:

  • The deadline for registration is November 2, 2009. To participate please fill out the downloadable application and return to:
    Steve Roach
    Department of Music
    Sacramento State Jazz Festival
    6000 J Street
    Sacramento, CA 95819-6015

  • Application Fee:
              $175.00 per Jazz Ensemble or Vocal Jazz Ensemble
              $150.00 for a second Jazz or Vocal Ensemble
              $130.00 per Jazz Combo

  • Fees will not be refunded after November 2, 2009. There will be a 25% processing charge on all refunds.

  • Preliminary schedules with warm-up and performance times will be sent to directors by November 6, 2009.

  • The entire festival is held in Capistrano Hall on the campus of Sacramento State University.

  • General Admission to the Festival is $10.00. Parking is FREE and open to the public. For driving directions to Capistrano Hall, click here.

  • We will fill performance spots on a first come, first serve basis so please get your reservation form in early. For further festival information call the Sacramento State Jazz Studies Office at (916) 278-7987. Or email: roach@csus.edu
    Steve Roach, Director of Jazz Studies
    Kerry Marsh, Director of Vocal Jazz