2009 Summer Jazz Camp
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Saxophone section
Dave Pietro Mary Fettig Tom Luer Chip McNeill Josh Murray Steve Lishman Aaron Lington |
Trumpet section
Mike Vax John Harner Pete Olstad Clay Jenkins Steve Roach Hermon Mehari |
Trombone section
Scott Whitfield Paul McKee Dyne Eifertsen Tom Matta |
Rhythm section
Bass, Jim Widner Piano, Ken Kehner Drums, Gary Hobbs Guitar, Steve Homan |
Commuter tuition fee -- $412
Includes:
(please refer to camp application for information and payment plans)
Residential tuition fee -- $895
Includes the above items, plus:
| SUNDAY, JULY 5 | ||
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12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm 7:30 pm 8:00 pm |
Registration and Dorm Check-in (Capistrano Hall Lobby)
Theory Placement Exam (Room 205 or 209) Chair Seating Auditions for Big Bands Dinner break / free time / practice Camp meeting (Room 143) Jim Widner Big Band Concert | |
| MONDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 6-10 | ||
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7:00 am - 7:50 am
8:30 am - 9:20 am 9:30 am - 10:50 am 11:00 am - 11:50 am 12:00 noon - 1:15 pm 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm 2:30 pm - 3:50 pm 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 8:00 pm |
Breakfast (Dorm Residents)
Ear Training (beginning, intermediate & advanced) Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal, Sectionals & Group Listening Master Classes Lunch Improvisation (beginning, intermediate, and advanced) Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal, Sectionals & Group Listening Student combos / free time Dinner / free time / practice Camp meeting (Room 143) Jim Widner Big Band Concert (Mon, Tues & Thurs only) | |
Student Combos will perform on Wednesday, July 8, at 7:00 pm All evening concerts are free and open to the public. | ||
Residents should plan on checking out of the dorms between 5:00 - 6:30 pm. | ||
QUESTIONS?
Call Steve Roach
916-278-7987
email: roach@csus.edu
An alumnus of the Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, and Glenn Miller big bands, Jim Widner is celebrating his 22nd year of hosting summer camps all across the United States . As a bassist with the Stan Kenton Orchestra, Jim was strongly influenced and motivated by Kenton's dedication to young student musicians. He was a faculty member of the Kenton camps for 10 years and helped Stan organize and expand his camps from California to other locations across the United States. A graduate of the University of Missouri , Jim also holds an MA degree from Memphis State University and has done postgraduate work at the University of North Texas . Jim has performed at the world famous Lionel Hampton and Montreaux Jazz Festivals. His performance background includes concert dates with Clark Terry, Buddy DeFranco, Mulgrew Miller, Louis Bellson, Randy Brecker, Bill Watrous, Marilyn Maye, and an appearance before former President Bill Clinton. Jim also serves as guest conductor for numerous All-State Jazz Bands. In 1999, students at the University of Missouri-Columbia, renamed the music wing of the fine arts residential college, "Widner House," in honor of him. Currently Jim is Artist in Residence/Coordinator of Jazz Studies at the University of Missouri - St. Louis and is a Yamaha performing artist. He also maintains an ambitious clinic and festival schedule at high schools and colleges throughout the United States . This includes a series of summer jazz camps, spearheaded by members of the Jim Widner Big Band, which records with Chase Music Group. Their critically acclaimed CD's include "Yesterdays and Today," "Body and Soul," and "Live," the Jim Widner Big Band Rides Again." The band's newest CD, "Flying High", has just been released. www.jimwidnerbigband.com
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