6th Annual W Salem HS Jazz Festival

6th Annual
West Salem High School Jazz Festival
Saturday, February 10, 2018

Greetings Fellow Educators!

We hope you are all off to a great start this year. We would like to invite you to join us for the Sixth Annual West Salem High School Jazz Festival, which will be held on Saturday, February 10, at West Salem High School in Salem.

We are very pleased to announce that our guest artist for this year’s festival is Yamaha Performing Artist saxophonist Jeff Coffin. He will be performing during our noon concert hour, and again prior to our evening awards ceremony. Jeff is a globally recognized musician, composer, educator, and author. He is a member of Dave Matthews Band, a 3 time Grammy winner, and 14-year former member of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Jeff also fronts his own group, Jeff Coffin and the Mu’tet, founded the Nashville Composers Collective, started and continues to run Ear Up Records, has played on countless studio recordings, has recorded multiple solo cd’s, produces, engineers, and is a D’Addario Performing Artist.

Our outstanding adjudicators include: Dan Davey, Director of Jazz Studies at Mt Hood Community College; Ben Medler, Director of the Portland Youth Jazz Orchestra; and Paul Krueger of the University of Oregon. They will provide excellent feedback and a short clinic following your performance.

We offer a unique format that will meet the needs of your band, no matter their level. Bands will be grouped in similar classifications for competition. You, the director, select the classification that is appropriate for your group. Each group will have a 30 minute time slot, which includes an on stage clinic by one of the adjudicators, set up and break down. Please note: we also have a combo division.

Classifications:

High School Novice – little or no festival experience
High School Intermediate – some experience, developing soloists, medium difficult charts.
High School Advanced – established groups, medium to difficult charts, good style comprehension, and good soloists.
High School Heavy – established programs, medium to difficult charts, mature concept of style and mature soloists.
Open – Groups in this category include Arts Magnets, Home School, Combined High Schools, and Independent groups.
Middle School Novice– little or no festival experience
Middle School Intermediate – some festival experience
Middle School Advanced– established groups, festival experience, developing soloists.
High School Jazz Combo
Middle School Jazz Combo
Non-competitive- comments only.
Awards:

Festival Certificates for outstanding individuals in all classes
Plaques in each class (First through Fourth Place)
Certificates to the outstanding individual soloist in Open, Heavy, Advanced, and Combo divisions, and to the outstanding section (saxes, bones, trumpets, rhythm) in each of the H.S. Heavy and H. S. Advanced classes
Food: The West Salem Band Boosters will provide a wide selection of lunch and snack items, as well as souvenir programs.

Application and Fees: The cost of the festival is two hundred sixty dollars ($260.00) per band and seventy five dollars ($75.00) per combo. Bands will be accepted upon receipt of completed application and payment of fees. The application deadline is January 12, 2018. Please go to http://westsalemband.org/jazzfest.registration.html, to fill out your online registration. Please make checks and P.O.’s out to West Salem Band Boosters and send to the address below, if your school is not set up to make online payments.

West Salem High School Band
Attention: Jaimie Hall / James Nowickas
1776 Titan Drive NW
Salem, OR. 97304

Questions: Please contact Jaimie Hall at 971-218-7891 or mail to: hall_jaimie@salkeiz.k12.or.us.

We take pride in providing a highly organized event. An audio system with section and solo mics will be used. Risers will be provided for trumpets, trombones, and drums. A drum set, vibes, and bass amp will be available on stage. You will only need to provide cymbals and a guitar amp (if applicable).

Please respond as soon as possible so that we may reserve a place for your band.

Thank you for your interest. Thank you if you have already registered! We’ll see you February10th!

Sincerely,

Jaimie Hall James Nowickas
Director of Jazz 1 Assistant Director of Bands
West Salem High School West Salem High School

Questions: Please contact Jaimie Hall at 971-218-7891 or mail to: hall_jaimie@salkeiz.k12.or.us.
hall_jaimie@salkeiz.k12.or.us