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JAZZ I ACADEMY SESSION
JULY 19 - JULY 31, 2010
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| 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, N.Y.
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| Lab Band Director: Kevin Cole |
Trombonist and educator, directs the high school jazz band in the St. Louis suburb of Webster Groves, Mo. |
| Studio Band Director: James A. Stombres |
Band Director, St. Charles North High School, St. Charles, Ill. |
| 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 1 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
2010 Faculty is listed below and subject to change.
Jeffrey Campbell (Program Director; Academy Band Director; Bass), Rochester, N.Y. Dr. Campbell is professor at the Eastman School of Music. He performs with the Rochester Philharmonic and with jazz pianist Marian McPartland.
Kevin Cole (Lab Band Director), St Louis, Mo. Mr. Cole, a trombonist and educator, is in his tenth year as director of the jazz education and performance program at Webster Groves High School (a St. Louis suburb).
James A. Stombres (Studio Band Director), St. Charles, Ill. 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.
TBD Advanced Combo Director (Ambassadors)
John Wojciechowski (Alto Saxophone), Chicago, Ill. Mr. Wojciechowski lives, performs and records in the Chicago area in his own groups as well as other jazz groups including The Chicago Jazz Orchestra, The Chicago Jazz Ensemble, The Woody Herman Orchestra, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Clark Terry, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Charlie Haden, Kurt Elling, and Kenny Burrell.
Mike Lee (Tenor Saxophone), Montclair, N.J. Mr. Lee has performed with the Woody Herman Orchestra, the Village Vanguard Orchestra, Rosemary Clooney and many others. He also tours extensively under his own name.
Joey Tartell (Trumpet / on leave of absence, touring with the Canadian Brass), Bloomington, Ind. Mr. Tartell recently joined the faculty of the Indiana University School of Music. He is also a freelance trumpeter and has played with the bands of Maynard Ferguson, Woody Herman and Glenn Miller.
Lennie Foy (Trumpet), Greencastle, Ind. Mr. Foy is Professor of Trumpet at DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind. As a freelance musician he has performed with Joe Williams, Oscar Peterson, Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau, James Moody, and Roland Hanna. Currently he records and tours as a member of the internationally acclaimed Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra.
Audrey Morrison (Trombone), Chicago, Ill. Ms. Morrison teaches at Wheaton College, North Park College and Columbia College. She performs with the Chicago Jazz Ensemble and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
Tom Garling (Trombone), Chicago, Ill. Mr. Garling teaches at Columbia College. He has performed with Randy Brecker, Buster Williams, Victor Lewis and Dave Taylor.
Michael Stryker (Piano), Macomb, Ill. Mr. Stryker is Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano in the School of Music at Western Illinois University. He is currently a member of the Dale Hopper Faculty Jazz Sextet. Mr. Stryker's doctoral studies at the Eastman School of Music are currently in progress. He has performed with Freddie Hubbard, Jim Snidero, Robin Eubanks, James Moody, John Fedchock, Kim Richmond, Clay Jenkins, Gary Foster, Bob Mintzer and Joshua Breakstone.
Bob Chmel (Drum Set), Las Vegas, Nev. Mr. Chmel currently performs with Frank Sinatra Jr., the Jimmy Dorsey Band, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
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