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JAZZ II ACADEMY SESSION
SUMMER 2008 SESSION DATES:
AUG. 4-AUG. 16, 2008
| 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, NY)
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| Lab Band Director: Marty Robinson |
(Professor of trumpet and jazz, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh) |
| Studio Band Director: Nic Meyer |
(Director of Midwest Young Artists Jazz Ensemble) |
| Advanced Combo (Ambassadors) Director: TBD |
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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
2008 Faculty is listed below and subject to change.
Jeff Campbell (Program Director; Academy Band Director; Bass), Rochester, NY. Mr. Campbell is professor at the Eastman School of Music. He performs with the Rochester Philharmonic and with jazz pianist Marian McPartland.
Marty Robinson (Lab Band Director), Oshkosh, WI. Mr. Robinson is the jazz and trumpet professor at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. An active performer on both trumpet and piano, Robinson has served as guest artist and clinician at high schools and colleges throughout the country.
Nic Meyer (Studio Band Director), Chicago, IL. Mr. Meyer is the Jazz Program Director at Midwest Young Artists where he directs the Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Orchestra, Big Band, Jazz Combos, and teaches the Jazz Theory and History class. He also teaches jazz improvisation courses at New Trier High School, maintains a private saxophone studio, and performs regularly in the Chicago area.
David Bixler (Alto Saxophone), New York, NY. 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, IL. 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, NY. 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, IL. 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, MI. 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, IL. Mr. Horne is a freelance artist in the Chicago area, and teaches privately.
Reggie Thomas (Piano), Glen Carbon, IL. 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.
Rich Thompson (Drum Set), 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.
Rick Haydon (Guitar), Edwardsville, IL. 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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JAZZ SESSION II REPERTOIRE
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Jazz Session II - 2006 Repertoire 
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LAB JAZZ BAND
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Mark Dahl, Director |
| Perdido (Kendor) arr. Rayburn Wright |
| Miss Fine (Sierra) Oliver Nelson |
| Ya Gotta Try (Kendor) Sammy Nestico |
| Work Song (Sierra) arr. Geoff Keezer |
| Minor’s Holiday (Second Floor Music) arr. Don Sickler |
| The Dance of Denial (Hal Leonard) Michael Philip Mossman |
| In a Mellontone (Manuscript) Oliver Nelson |
| Mambo Inn (Hal Leonard) arr. Michael Philip Mossman |
| Boplicity (Hal Leonard) arr. Mike Tomaro |
| Blues and the Abstract Truth (Sierra) Oliver Nelson |
| Afro Blue (Hal Leonard) arr. Michael Philip Mossman |
| Solar (Manuscript) arr. Marty Robinson |
| The Queen Bee (Kendor) Sammy Nestico |
| Oleo (Manuscript) arr. Brett Stamps |
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| STUDIO JAZZ BAND |
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Nic Meyer, Director |
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Salina – Maria Schneider (Kendor)
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| Manteca – Dizzy Gillespie, arr. Mike Tomaro (Hal Leonard ) |
| Blues In Hoss Flat – Count Basie, Frank Foster, arr. Peter Blair (Jenson) |
| The Louie Shuffle – Louie Bellson, arr. Frank Mantooth (Kendor) |
| Spain – Chick Corea, Joaquin Rodrigo, arr. Victor Lopez (Warner Bros.) |
| For Lena and Lenny – Quincy Jones, arr. Sammy Nestico (Warner Bros.) |
| Flight of the Foo Birds – Neil Hefti, arr. Dave Barduhn (Jenson) |
| Stompin' at the Savoy – Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, arr. Ralph Burns (Robbins) |
| Early Monring a.k.a. African Sunrise – Oliver Nelson (Sierra Music) |
| Norwegian Wood – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, arr. Steve Wright (Hal Leonard) |
| The Wiggle Walk – Benny Carter (Sierra Music) |
| The Flintstones Theme – William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, arr. Roger |
| Pemberton (Hal Leonard) |
| May's Way – Jeff Jarvis (Kendor) |
| Four Brothers – Jimmy Giuffre, arr. Peter Blair (Hal Leonard) |
| Fables of Faubus – Charles Mingus, arr. Steve Slagle (Hal Leonard) |
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