TexasTechUniversity SchoolofMusic

JAZZ BAND FESTIVAL

APRIL 8, 2017

NEEDMOREINFO?CONTACT:RebeccaWebb,SpecialActivitiesrebecca.webb@ttu.eduPhone:806.834.2780Fax:806.742.2294ORStephenJones,DirectorofJazzStudiesstephen.jones@ttu.edu

Madepossibleby:

The 50th Annual

FEATURING TRUMPET ARTIST

INGRID JENSEN Fifty years ago the Texas Tech University Jazz Festival was established under the direction of Joel Leach, and featured trumpet legend Clark Terry. We thought it appropriate to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary with one of today’s leading trumpet artists, Ingrid Jensen! Born in Vancouver and raised in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Ingrid Jensen has been hailed as one of the most gifted trumpeters of her generation. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 1989, she recorded three highly acclaimed CDs for the ENJA record label, soon becoming one of the most in-demand trumpet players in the global jazz scene. After a teaching stint in Europe in her early twenties (as the youngest professor in the history of the Bruckner Conservatory in Linz, Austria), Ingrid settled in New York City in the mid-1990s where she joined the innovative jazz orchestras of Maria Schneider and Darcy James Argue. More recently, Ingrid has been performing with the Grammy- winning Terri-Lyne Carrington and her Mosaic Project. Ingrid is a featured soloist on the Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra’s JUNO award winning album Treelines (2011), and its successor, Habitat (2013). She has performed with a multi-generational cast of jazz legends ranging from Clark Terry to Esperanza Spalding. Ingrid has also performed alongside British R&B artist Corrine Bailey Rae on Saturday Night Live and recorded with Canadian pop icon Sarah McLachlan. In addition to her busy sideman and featured soloist schedule, Ingrid leads her own quintet, quartet and organ trio. Her own bands have garnered glowing reviews and a loyal fan base in Australia, South Africa, most countries in Europe, across Canada, the US, South America (including Brazil, Peru and Chile), Japan and Mexico. Ingrid is also a dedicated jazz educator. She has taught trumpet at the University of Michigan and Peabody Conservatory, performed and lectured as a guest artist with the Thelonious Monk Institute High School group featuring Herbie Hancock, The Centrum Jazz Workshop, The Dave Brubeck Institute, the Banff Centre Workshop in Jazz & Creative Music, Geri Allen's All-Female Jazz Residency and the Stanford Jazz Camp, to name a few. Ingrid plays a custom Monette trumpet, built personally by master builder Dave Monette. One of Ingrid’s most frequent and closest collaborators is her sister, saxophonist and composer Christine Jensen. In addition to Christine’s Jazz Orchestra, they co-lead the group Nordic Connect with pianist Maggi Olin. Ingrid and Christine recently recorded a new album with their small group venture featuring guitarist Ben Monder and are eagerly anticipating the spring release. Ingrid’s most recent release, an electric project (Kind of New) with keyboardist Jason Miles, has garnered rave reviews globally and has led to recent collaborations with Joe Lovano and Lionel Loueke.

"Ingrid plays trumpet and flugelhorn with all the brilliance and fire of a true virtuoso, following the spirit of the muse as she creates…warm, sensitive, exciting and totally honest..." ~ Marian McPartland

FESTIVALRULES&REGULATIONS

CATEGORIES:BigBandandCombo(8membersorless)from junior and senior high schools as well as juniorcollegesmayparticipate.Wearelimitedastothenumberofbandswecanaccommodate,sopleasesendyourentryformandfeeinassoonaspossible.

EQUIPMENT:Pleasefurnishfourclearlymarkedandlegiblecopiesofyourset-upchart,whichincludebothalegiblediagram(withyourplayers’namesinplace)andalistofyourmusicselections,includingsoloists.Theperformancevenuewillhaveanacousticpianograndpiano(professionallytuned),chairsandstands.Inadditiontherewillbetworisers,PAwithsolomics,drumset,andbassandguitarampsonstage.Vibesareonlyavailableuponspecialrequest(ontheregistrationform.)Thewarm-uproomwillhavechairsandstands,adrumsetandbassandguitaramps,aswellasanacousticpiano.Forrecordingpurposes,resettingofrisers,piano,drumsetorampsisnotpermitted.YoumayNOTuseyourowndrumset.ElectrickeyboardsandkeyboardampswillNOTbeprovided.Wecannotguaranteeanyequipmentbeyondwhatisspecifiedintherules,howeverwewilltrytomakeaccommodationsifnotifiedbytheregistrationduedate. EACHBANDWILLBERESPONSIBLEFORTHESECURITYOFITSOWNINSTRUMENTS.WECANNOTGUARANTEEROOMFORSTORAGE.

EVENINGCONCERT:Theeveningawardsconcertwillbe in Texas Tech University’s ALLEN THEATRE andwillbeginat7:30pmonApril8,featuringTTUJazzEnsembleswithguestartistIngridJensen.Theconcertwillbefreetofestivalparticipants.Ticketprices for the concertwill be$15 for the general public. Non-TTU students w/ID andseniorswillbe$10andchildrenundertheageof12willnotbecharged.

CLASSIFICATION: Bands will enter as Junior College,HighSchool,JuniorHighSchoolorCombo.Allbandswillreceive comments and will be eligible for awards.Remember to limit combo instrumentation to eightplayersorless.

TIMELIMIT: Eachbandwillbeallotted20minutesofwarm up time plus ten minutes to move to theperformance area and 30 minutes TOTAL "on-stage"competition time. This "on-stage" performance timeincludes setup,performanceandcomplete removalof allequipment.

ADJUDICATION:Eachbandwillreceivewrittencriticismsand/ortapedcomments,anda20-30minuteclinicbyoneofthejudges.Allbandswillbeconsideredforallawards.Ratingswillbegivenbydivisiononly(nonumericalscores).Ratingswillbedecidedatthejudges’discretion.

MUSIC: It is advisable to perform three selections ofcontrastingstyles.Eachbandmustperformaballad(anystyle)andoneotherselectionthatutilizesatleastonejazzsoloist. Additional selectionsare left to thediscretionofthedirector.Threescorestoeachselectionforthejudgesareoptional,butwillallowforbetteradjudication.Tobefairtotheotherbandsandguestartists,pleasepaycarefulattentiontothetimelimit(especiallyifyouplantoplay4tunes).

ELIGIBILITY:Bandsmustbecomposedonlyofstudentsfrom the school represented and be sponsored by thatschool’s band director. All students must be eligible toperforminaccordancewithstatelaws.Thedirectormayconductbutnotplayintheband.Nostudentmayperformin more than one ensemble on the same instrumentwithout prior consent from the festival director. Thesesame rules apply for entries in the small group/combocategory except that a student may perform in both alargeensembleandacombo.

AWARDS: The festival will be of a semi-competitivenature.Allbandswillreceiveacertificatewithadivisionrating. Other awards will include outstanding ensembleperformance,andoutstanding individualperformance, inone of 4 classifications: Junior College, Large School(5/6A,)SmallSchool(1/2/3/4A,)andMiddleSchool.Sub-classificationswithintheaboveclassificationswillinclude‘varsity’ ensembles (top groups), and ‘non-varsity’ensembles (2nd, 3rd groups, etc.) Players selected as “All-Star” players will also receive individual awards. Therewill be no 1st, 2nd or 3rd place awards. The “OutstandingEnsemble Performance” and “Outstanding IndividualPerformanceawardsareasubjective,unanimousdecisionof the adjudicators based on a number of factorsincluding, but not limited to: programming, quality ofperformance,musicality, creativity, originality, style, andstage presence. All awards are given at the discretion oftheadjudicators.PresentationofallawardswillbemadeduringtheSaturdayeveningconcert.Adjudicationpacketswill be available in Rebecca Webb’s office after theconcert.SCHEDULING:AllparticipatinggroupswillperformonSat.,April8.

ENTRYFEES: TheentryfeefortheFestival is$250forjazz ensembles and $100 for jazz combos and mustaccompanytheentryform.ACDofyourperformancewillbeprovided.Allentriesandfeesmustbereceivedby5:00pm Friday, March 24, 2017. Due to the nature of anymusic festival involving professional adjudicators andclinicians,noentryfeescanbereturned.Wearelimitedasto the number of bandswe can accommodate, so pleasesendyourentryformandfeeinassoonaspossible. We hope to see you in April!

50thAnnualTexasTech

JazzBandFestivalApril 8, 2017

ENTRYFORMDUEBY5:00pm,March24,2017Returnto:StephenJones,TexasTechUniversity,SchoolofMusic,Box42033,Lubbock,TX79409-2033orfaxto(806)742-2294TYPEORPRINTLEGIBLYSCHOOL ___________________________________________________________DIRECTOR'SNAME ___________________________________________________________SCHOOLADDRESS ___________________________________________________________CITY________________________________ST_______________ ZIP____________________SCHOOLPHONE________/_______________ HOMEPHONE________/________________

CELLPHONE________/_______________ SCHOOLFAX________/_______________E-MAIL____________________________________________________________Ensemble:❒ Combo❒ Jr.College❒ HighSchool❒ Jr.HighSchoolHighSchoolClassification:❒1A❒2A❒3A❒4A❒5A❒6A Wewillbringasecondband.❒ Yes❒ NoDIRECTOR____________________________Wewillbringathirdband.❒ Yes❒ NoDIRECTOR____________________________Wewillbringajazzcombo.❒ Yes❒ NoDIRECTOR____________________________1stBAND: #ofPerformers_______ 2ndBAND: #ofPerformers_______3rdBAND: #ofPerformers_______ COMBO: #ofPerformers_______ ENTRYFEESENCLOSED-MAKECHECKPAYABLETOTTUSOM $______________ ($250perjazzband,$100percombo)Ifyouhaveanyspecialneeds(i.e.schedule,equipment,etc.)pleasespecifybelow.Attachadditionalsheetsasneeded.Anyequipmentbeyondthosespecifiedintherules,pleaserequesthere,althoughrequestsarenotguaranteed.Wecannotaccommodaterequestsonthedayofthefestival.Ifyouneedvibes,pleasestateyourrequesthere.*don’tforget4copiesofyoursetupdiagram!

TTU JAZZ FESTIVAL BASIC STAGE LAYOUT Please mark needed stands with an “X” and Needed Chairs with an “O”

Draw in and label any other placements *PLEASE INCLUDE NAMES NEXT TO CHAIR PLACEMNENT FOR JUDGES (AND AWARDS).

Trumpets – 4’X16’X24” riser

Trombones – 4’X16’X16” riser

Saxes – on stage floor

Bass amp

Guit. amp

Vibes- Cross out if not needed