Cb’s Photo Blog of Monterey Jazz Trip with KCYJ

Posted by Cb on Apr 8th, 2010 | 2 comments home title

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Cb’s PERSONAL BLACKBERRY PHOTO BLOG: MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL’S NEXT GENERATION FESTIVAL

ABOUT NGF: Every Spring, the Monterey Jazz Festival invites the top student musicians from across the country and around the world to participate in the Next Generation Jazz Festival.

Monterey Jazz Festival | NeXt Generation Festival

The three-day event includes performances by middle school through college level ensembles as well as competitions, with awards going to the top groups for High School, Conglomerate, and College Big Band Divisions; for High School and College Vocal Ensembles; for High School Combos; and for our newest component, the Open Combo Division for high school conglomerate and college level ensembles. The event also includes Next Generation Jazz Festival’s annual Composition Competition, open to high school composers or younger. The top three high school big bands, top high school combo, top conglomerate big band, top college-level big band and vocal ensemble, top two high school vocal ensembles, and top Open Division combo will win cash awards and be invited to perform at the 53rd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival presented by Verizon, September 17 – 19, 2010. In total, 10 groups from the Next Generation Festival will perform at 2010 MJF, with the top high school big band kicking off the Arena/Lyons Stage program on Sunday, September 19, 2010. Other selected groups will perform in the Night Club, the Garden Stage, and the Coffee House Gallery on the Grounds.

Auditions will also be held for chair positions in the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, which embarks on a summer tour and is a featured ensemble on the Festival’s Sunday afternoon (September 19, 2010) Arena/Lyons Stage program. For 2010 MJF, Dianne Reeves, MJF’s Artist-In-Residence for 2010, will perform as a guest vocalist with the NGJO.
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THE TOP BAND FROM THE KC YOUTH JAZZ PROGRAM WAS INVITED THIS YEAR.

… AND, I WAS INVITED TO GO ALONG AS A FACULTY CHAPERONE …