University of Louisville Jazz Festival 2013
September 6, 2012
Dear Jazz Director;
We would like to take this opportunity to extend a special invitation to you and your jazz ensemble, vocal jazz
ensemble, and/or combo to be a part of the University of Louisville Jazz Festival, Friday and/or Saturday, February
22-23, 2013. This invitation-only festival will be the culmination of a multiple-day celebration of jazz here on the
University of Louisville campus. While we would prefer to schedule college big bands, combos, and vocal groups
on Friday with high school and middle school instrumental and vocal ensembles on Saturday, if your schedule
makes it possible to only attend on the alternate day, please feel free to enter your group.
Events during the rest of the week will include lectures, presentations, videos, performances by University and area
jazz ensembles, combo performances, and other special events to celebrate America's indigenous music. The series
of jazz events is a part of the University's diversity celebration and its observance of African American History
month. We have a jam-packed schedule of events throughout the final days of the celebration that promises to be
well rewarding for you and your group. Even if you do not wish to perform, please consider bringing your group to
observe.
Among this year's guest performing artists for the Festival will be the Amina Figarova Sextet (Feb 22)
(www.aminafigarova.com), and Terell Stafford and Dick Oatt (Feb 23). There will also be a performance on Thursday evening, Feb 21, by the
U of L Alumni Jazz Band. Please visit our web site at jazz.louisville.edu for more information. Each participating
ensemble will have a 25-30 minute performance clinic with our festival adjudication staff. Ensembles will receive
citations for outstanding, excellent, and good performances. Outstanding performer awards will be presented to
individuals as determined by the judging staff. In addition, each participating group will receive a CD recording of
their performance. Scholarship awards to the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Camp, which is held annually on the
U of L campus, will be made to individual outstanding performers. Other activities on Friday and Saturday will
include clinics by our guest artists, festival adjudicators, Jamey Aebersold, and U of L faculty as well as concerts
featuring the University of Louisville Jazz Ensembles and our featured artists.
The U of L Jazz Festival is also an excellent opportunity for students who are interested in attending the University
to audition for music scholarships and activity awards and to tour the campus. If you have students who are
interested in auditioning, please note that on the enclosed entry form. The University jazz program is a very active
program with a renowned faculty. The U of L jazz faculty includes Mike Tracy, director of jazz studies,
internationally known composer John LaBarbera, trumpeter Ansyn Banks, pianist Jim Connerley,
saxophonist/vocalist Jerry Tolson, bassist Tyrone Wheeler, bassist/pianist Chris Fitzgerald, guitarist Craig Wagner,
and percussionist Jason Tiemann. The U of L jazz program includes big bands, 6 combos, Brazilian Ensemble,
Contemporary Ensemble, Hard Bop Ensemble, and courses in jazz theory, improvisation, composition and
arranging, jazz style and history, music technology, film scoring, music industry, and jazz pedagogy. We offer both
bachelors and masters degrees in jazz studies.
A limited number of performance slots are available. To assure your spot, please fill out the enclosed entry form
and return it with your registration fee ($175 for jazz ensembles; $125 for jazz combos and vocal groups) by January
21, 2013. Registration forms may also be downloaded from our web site, jazz.louisville.edu. Registrations will not
be complete until the registration fee has been received. We look forward to hearing from you soon and seeing you
on February 22nd or 23rd.
Sincerely,
Jerry Tolson Ansyn Banks Mike Tracy
Festival Director Associate Festival Director Director, Jamey Aebersold Jazz Studies Program
University of Louisville Jazz Festival Entry Form
| 2013 Jazz Fest February 22, 2013 Amina Figarova Sextet Comstock Concert Hall 8:00 General Admission $15/Students with ID $5 |
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| 2013 Jazz Fest February 23, 2013 Dick Oatts – saxophone and Joe Magnarelli – trumpet Comstock Concert Hall 8:00 General Admission $15 /Students with ID $5 |
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| 2013 Jazz Fest February 24, 2013 Aaron Goldberg /Zach Brock Project Bird Recital Hall 3:00 General Admission $15/Students with ID $5 |
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