NAU Jazz Festival 2019 Dear Jazz Educators,

Northern Arizona University Jazz Studies would like to invite you the 57th annual NAU Jazz Festival to be held February 21-23, 2019.

The NAU Jazz Festival is an ABODA sanctioned festival for middle school, high school, and community colleges. Our festival is a non-competitive setting, focused on a positive performance and educational experience. Big bands and combos perform for three adjudicators to receive ratings and comments. Following the performances each group participates in a clinic with one of our esteemed adjudicator/clinicians. Directors will receive written comments as well as recordings of both their band’s performance and adjudicator comments.

We are pleased to announce our 2019 guest artists: The Fabian Almazan Trio featuring Linda May Han Oh, Henry Cole, and special guest Brice Winston. This NYC-based trio features three of the brightest rising stars in jazz. All band leaders, composers, and educators in their own right, they collectively collaborate with some of the music’s most iconic artists including Terence Blanchard, Joe Lovano, Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, Quincy Jones, and many others. Please read more about them on the NAU Jazz Festival 2019 website.

Acclaimed saxophonist, educator, and co-founder of the Tucson Jazz Institute, Brice Winston will join the trio reuniting with Fabian, a fellow member of Terence Blanchard’s group. Brice is also a Guest Artist in Residence with NAU Jazz Studies, regularly working with our students in lessons, masterclasses, and performances throughout the year.

Our guest artists will present a general masterclass on Friday, February 22nd at 1:00 pm in Ardrey Memorial Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Our Guest Artist Concert will also be Friday, February 22nd at 8pm featuring the Fabian Almazan Trio, Brice Winston, and NAU Jazz Ensemble One. Tickets will be available starting January 1st through the NAU Central Ticket Office at (888) 520-7214.

Your application form is included with this letter. Please submit your application and payment by the due date of Friday, February 1, 2019. In recent years we have had a very full schedule with waiting lists for each day of the festival. Applications will be processed as they are received so please return your completed application at your earliest convenience.

We Look forward to seeing you in February!

Chris Finet, NAU Jazz Studies

NAU Jazz Festival 2019 ApplicationSchool: ___________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________

City: ______________________ State: ____ Zip: __________

Director(s): ________________________________________

Phone: ___________________ Fax: ___________________ E-mail: ________________________

In Compliance with ABODA guidelines, all high school big bands must be placed in Div 1, 2, or 3. For bands from outside Arizona, the specified repertoire difficulty levels generally determine organization into that division.

If you wish to perform for comments only, please indicate which group(s). If your band must perform on a specific day outside their division, please contact Chris Finet to

discuss scheduling options.

Please note any scheduling requests. While every attempt will be made to accommodate such requests, specific times are not always possible. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Entry Fees

___ Big Band(s) @ $285.00 $ ______________ Combo(s) @ $260.00 $ ___________ Total enclosed: $ _________

Applications are processed as they are received. Please send your application form ahead of payment if necessary. Separate waiting lists may be created for each day of the festival. Receipt of this form obligates payment of entry fee even if you cancel. Make checks payable to:

NAU School of Music and remit with your completed application postmarked no later thanFriday, February 1, 2019 to:Santi Hindes, Administrative Associate NAU School of MusicBox 6040Flagstaff, AZ 86011

Email application forms and any related questions to Chris Finet at: Christopher.Finet@nau.edu

Thursday, Feb 21, 2019 Friday, Feb 22, 2019 Saturday, Feb 23, 2019

Div 3 – grades 1, 2, or 3(Beginning)

Div 1 – grades 5 or 6(Advanced)

Div 2 – grade 4(Intermediate)

___High School Big Band ___HS Big Band ___HS Big Band

___Jr. High School Big Band ___HS Combo ___HS Combo

___HS Combo ___Comm. College Big Band ___Comm. College BB

___Comm. College Combo ___Comm. College Combo

or call 928-523-3496.Please note our fax number: 928-523-5111