EWHS Jazz Colony (2016)
1. What it is?:
a. EWHS Jazz Camp - all Summer long. -- 7th
Year.... - Not Mandatory.... optional
b. Tuesday Night's from 7pm - 9pm - at EWHS Band
Room. (5pm - 7pm practice time)
c. Two Gigs at Port of Edmonds - in Combo's
d. Edmonds Art's Festival - June 17-19 Gig...
"Jazz on the Plaza." We
play/run it.
e. Romeo's Gigs once per month, host band plus,
jam.
f. Inexpensive -- at $100 per student
(scholarship available).
g. Learn to Improvise and get better at it, and
playing in small combos.
h. Coached from Professional and College level
Jazz players.
i. Opportunity to excel and be great....
Why Should I Sign-Up for EWHS
Jazz Colony 2016?
1. Fun - Safe:
a. Continue to play Jazz all summer....
b. play with EWHS Jazz band friends
c. I love playing Jazz....
d. Get a cool T-Shirt
e. Improvise/Experiment with friends
f. Jam with your friends....
2. Fit's in Anyone's'
Schedule: (sessions and gigs on
weekdays...)
a. Tuesday night's... - you still have weekends....
b. Nothing else happening on Tuesdays...
c. You can miss if you need to....
3. Inexpensive
Camp -- Bang for the buck
-- Our costs $100.00 - All Summer
10
sessions; 2 gigs Port Edmonds; 3 Romeo's
optional
Edmonds
Art's Festival
Compare:
a. Centrum Jazz Camp -- $1420 - one week.
b. Central Jazz Camp -- $600. -- 5 days.
c. Shoreline Jazz Camp -- $330 -- 4 days
d. Eastern Jazz Camp - -- $600
7 days.
e. Edmonds Music Camp - $325 19 days.
4. Improve your
Playing, Improvising, Combo Work...
a. All the best great Jazz players from EWHS did
it....
b. All the best local Jazz players add similar
special time for this... combo work, etc...
5. Individual
Improvement will help you and the Overall EWHS Jazz Band.
a. Music(Jazz) kids do better in school and
academically overall....
b. Many Music (Jazz) kids have scholarship
opportunities
1) Do your best academically as well.... the
combo of Academics
and
Music is a great way to get scholarship through College.....
Print out the Registration Form, below and Fill it out and send it in with $100 --
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The Edmonds Woodway High School Music
Booster Club Sponsors and Presents:
& the Hazel Miller Foundation for two
years....
“EWHS Jazz Colony” - Improv Camp at EWHS for the Summer of 2016
What: The Jazz Colony Improv Camp at EWHS is in its
7th year, formed and spearheaded by Music Director Jake Bergevin, Chaperone Pete
Bennett and Head Clinician Jake Bergevin to fill a void for wanna-be EWHS Jazz
musicians who want to improve their jazz playing skills, over the summer, with
an emphasis on jazz improvisation and working in small Jazz Combos. We want all musicians to feel comfortable and
enjoy performing solos, improvising and playing in small Jazz Combos. We bring in professional clinicians to work
with the students for part of the time each session. We will jam for part of the time. As part of the process we will also work on:
Jazz Theory and Harmony; Sight-Reading; The Art of Solo Transcription; Ear
Training and Much More. We will
meet on Tuesday nights during the summer for Clinics and Jamming in Combos. We will also run and perform at 1 Edmonds
Arts Festival Jazz Booth "Jazz on the Plaza", perform 2 Jazz Colony Gig/Jam
Sessions at the Port of Edmonds, by Anthony’s Home Port, "Sea Jazz." Our combos and kids will also participate in
monthly EWHS Summer Performance/Jam Sessions at Romeo’s Restaurant. We
ask that musicians practice between the weekly sessions. That is what it takes to get good and it is
fun and exciting!
Why?: For Jazz musicians the dilemma has always been, how
can I improve myself as a solo musician and as a musician as part of a
group? Is there something that is
inexpensive, convenient, regular, challenging and not overly time
consuming? The answer, in part, is to
practice, practice and practice, solo and improvision skills for your
instrument and in small group settings that are comfortable. The vision is for many of us, to figure out a
way to provide easy access to the EWHS Jazz students to let them have that same
type skill development, which will immensely help the Jazz Students with
individual and group musical skills. We
love seeing kids get better and we love Jazz!
As a result of participating, the players don't put their instrument
down and they work on their Jazz all summer long..... They get good!
Where: Edmonds Woodway High School Music Building. - Band Room.
When: Evening Sessions – 10 Tuesdays, (Occasional changes with Notice)
7:00p – 9:00p Main Event – Clinic Hour 1/ Jam Hour 2 (see attached schedule)
Optional Chaperoned Solo
Practice times from 5:30 – 7:00 – Tuesday Nights
Edmonds Art's Festival - Run and Play at "Jazz
on the Plaza." June 6-17--6-19.
2 Wedn evening gig/Jam Sessions at Edmonds Anthony’s
Home Port
– “Sea Jazz “–
5:00p – 8:00p (See attached Schedule) Aug
3, 2016 & Aug 24, 2016.
Plus possible part in 3 Romeo’s
Gig’s Tuesday – June 30; July 28; &
Aug 25, 2016.
Costs: $100.00 per student musician (to cover the cost of
bringing in clinicians and for music, t-shirts, snacks, etc.) (Scholarships may be available on request).
Who: Current
Edmonds-Woodway
Jazz I and II students (or other Sophmores-Sr's) from 2015-2016 and Alumni
(with permission). We will take enough
kids to make up 4-6 Jazz Combos, so sign up soon as we may fill up. We have had over 30 kids for each of the last
four summers!
How: Each Session we will take the first 1 hour
(7-8p) to warm up and do a group lesson/Clinic.
The next hour (8-9p) we will break out into assigned small Combos and
play music and practice improvisation and other jazz skills as a small groups Clinicians or other teaching musician’s will
be working with each group.
Students
may also come early on Tuesdays from 5:00 – 7:00 for chaperoned practice times
and/or more Playing/Jamming.
Head
Clinician
will be Jake Bergevin. Head Chaperone
will be Peter Bennett. Assistant
Clinicians are being selected. We will
also have others as well. We understand
that student’s travel and take vacation each summer and that no one student
will be available to be at every session.
So, below is a form to help us plan. Please complete it to the best of your
ability… of course, the more you come, the more you improve. Most
Jazz I and II students have participated in Jazz Colony for the last 6 years. No surprise that these kids can really play!
For more information, including
scholarships and deadlines, please contact Peter Bennett at 425-299-1340 or
email Pete at pb@edmondslaw.com - Jazz Colony Blog: http://jazzcolony.blogspot.com/
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“EWHS JAZZ COLONY” - Improv Camp at
EWHS for the Summer of 2016
Registration Information
Please complete all sections of the registration form and
carefully review the attendance and payment policies.
Student Name_________________________________
Parent/Guardian_________________________
Address: _______________________________
_____________________________________
Home Phone: ____________________________
Student’s Cell Phone:
_____________________________
Parent’s Cell Phone:
______________________________
Student’s Email:
_________________________________
Parent’s Email:
__________________________________
Instrument(s):
______________________________
Years on Instrument(s):________________________
Age_______________
Grade (Fall of 2016)___________________
Please send Registration (or drop in Music Box), Check for $100.00,
Availability Form and T-Shirt Size to:
EWHS Music Boosters
C/O Peter Bennett
400 Dayton, Suite A
Edmonds, WA 98020 phone
425-299-1340
2016
- EWHS Jazz Colony Availability Calendar FORM
for Student: (and
T-Shirt Size Selection below)
FILL OUT, COPY,
AND RETURN A COPY WITH CHECK FOR $100.
Student Name:
_________________________________________
Calendar and Scheduling: We realize that students may be out of town
from time to time, so we are asking you to fill out the Calendar to let us know
when you are or are not available: (and
if things change and you are here or are gone, then make sure to let Peter
Bennett know…. Call , Text or Email - 425-299-1340).
Sessions: (all sessions
shall be at the EWHS Band Room, except as stated)
Event: (Optional - Edmonds Arts Festival - "Jazz on the Plaza." - 3
days)
Fri - June 17, 2016 - 10:00a - 8:00
pm - Running and Playing various times?
Sat - June 18, 2016 - 10:00a - 8:00
pm - Running and Playing various times?
Sun- June 19, 2016 - 10:00a - 6:00 pm - Running and Playing various
times?
Sessions and Events:
1. – Tues – June 28,
2016 -- 7:00p – 9p: Available – Not
Available (circle one)
(Optional: Romeo's Gig - Thurs -
June 30, - 7:00p - 9:00p) (Jam at 8:20p)
2. – Tues – July 5, 2016
-- 7:00p – 9p: Available – Not Available (circle one)
3. – Tues – July 12,
2016 - 7:00p – 9p: Available – Not Available (circle one)
4. – Tues -- July 19, 2016 - 7:00 p - 9p Available
– Not Available (circle one)
5. – Tues – July 26,
2016 – 7:00 p – 9p Available – Not
Available (circle one)
(Optional: Romeo's gig - Thurs - July
28, - 7:00p - 9:00p) (Jam at 8:20p)
6. -- Tues -- August
2, 2016 - 7:00p - 9p Available –
Not Available (circle one)
Wed -- August 3, 2016 - 5p-8p Gig-Jam
Session -- At "Sea Jazz"
at Port of Edmonds
-- Available – Not Available (circle one)
7. – Tues – August 9, 2016 – 7:00p – 9p Available
– Not Available (circle one)
8. – Tues – August 16, 2016 – 7:00 p – 9p -- Available
– Not Available (circle one)
9. – Tues – August 23,
2016 – 7:00 p – 9p -- Available – Not Available (circle one)
Wed – August 24, 2016 – 4:00p –
8:00p – GIG-Jam Session at Sea Jazz
Available – Not available (circle one) (weather permitting) (Last event)
(Optional: Romeo's gig - Thurs - Aug
25, - 7:00p - 9:00p) (Jam at 8:20p)
10. – Tues – August 30, 2016 – 7:00 p – 9p -- Available
– Not Available (circle one)
SELECT
T-Shirt Size: Small, Medium, Large, X-large, XX- large (circle one)
FILL OUT, COPY,
AND RETURN A COPY WITH CHECK FOR $100.
