Lafayette Jazz Workshop

The 2009 Lafayette Summer Music Workshop brochure is just hitting mailboxes now, but all the information you need is right here. Questions? Check our FAQs and Forms section. Need to register? Download an application form right here.

Ready to come to camp? We’ve got 2009 registration forms, hot off the virtual press.

Click here to download it. And pay close attention to the deadlines because there’s a definite incentive for getting the paperwork in early!

Short placement auditions are held on the Sunday just before camp week - Aug. 2 this year, at times to be assigned. Prepare a short jazz etude of your choice, and chromatic and major scales up to 3 flats and 3 sharps. You may be asked to sight read a simple jazz selection as well.

Musicians interested in placement in an advanced combo should know all 12 major scales, and be prepared to play an improvised piece. Bring the accompanying CD (an Aebersold CD, for example) to the audition.

Every jazz-loving musician is welcome at jazz camp, but you’ll get the most out of it if you have at least two years on your instrument and experience playing with an ensemble. Lafayette Summer Music Workshop has welcomed musician/campers from ages 12 to adult, who play standard jazz instruments - trumpets, saxes, trombones, rhythm section (piano, bass, drums, guitar, vibes), plus additional instruments (flute, for example) on an occasional basis.

Got a question? Scan these FAQs, and if you can’t find an answer here, drop us an e-mail or click “comments” and post a comment here.
WHEN IS THE 2009 CAMP? Camp runs Aug. 3-7, with placement auditions on Sunday, Aug. 2.

WHERE? Stanley Middle School, 3455 School St., Lafayette

WHAT ARE THE CAMP HOURS? 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday, including the final jazz fest, a free concert for friends and family.

WHAT’S A TYPICAL DAY LIKE? Intimate master classes, improv and jam sessions with your combo, and electives including “Percussion for Non-Drummers,” “The Skat in the Hat,” “Samba and Salsa,” “Rock N Roll N Jazz,” and more. Plus lavish BBQs, burrito buffets and snack bars.

HOW MUCH $$? $585 before March 1, including meals, instruction, music and a free shuttle ride from Lafayette BART. $605 before May 1, and $625 after that. Click here for a registration form.