For adults; under 18 by advance audition
Special vocal program by advance audition

Week 3: July 29 – August 3, 2012

• Stay on campus or commute from home
• Menu-based program: You select your classes and activities
• Emphasis on small combo, one-on-a-part improvisation and performance
• Combo placement by experience level
• Classes include jazz theory, applied theory, reharmonization, and more
• Special Events taught by all-star faculty, such as (from 2010)
  • “Advanced Improvisation” with Nicholas Payton
  • “How to Make a Tune Your Own” with George Cables
  • “Songwriting” with Rebecca Martin
  • “Narrative Flow in Jazz Improv” with Joshua Redman
  • “Anatomy of a Composition” with Dave Douglas
• Instrument-specific and vocal master classes
• Daily combo rehearsals
• Piano trio program
• Jazz Residency Participant Recital, Thursday night
• Free admission to nightly Stanford Jazz Festival concerts and CoHo jams

Jazz Residency offers a week-long intensive interaction with jazz legends, top professionals, gifted educators, and motivated students from around the world. SJW’s Jazz Residency curriculum includes master classes, small ensemble playing, and performance opportunities, as well as theory, musicianship, arranging, Afro-Latin jazz and jazz history instruction. The Stanford Jazz Residency welcomes musicians who have little or no experience playing jazz or playing in a small combo, provided they have studied their instrument for at least 18 months.

SJW’s Jazz Residency provides a high-quality and hands-on introduction to jazz improvisation for beginning students, as well as an intensive experience for intermediate and advanced musicians. Jazz Residency is ideal for jazz students at all levels; musicians from other musical genres looking to gain insight and experience in jazz; music educators seeking to hone their jazz skills in teaching and performance; and adults looking to reconnect with music or get started in jazz.

In addition to daily class sessions and rehearsals, students are encouraged to complement their instruction by attending Stanford Jazz Festival concerts (Sunday through Friday) and participating in jam sessions. Students may also enjoy sports and recreational activities available at Stanford University’s world-class facilities. Please see Jazz Residency FAQ’s for a sample daily schedule.

Recent Residency faculty includes Branford Marsalis, Taylor Eigsti, Julian Lage, Lee Konitz, Jimmy Cobb, Ray Drummond, Wycliffe Gordon, Joshua Redman, Geri Allen, Mundell Lowe, Marcus Belgrave, Slide Hampton, John Scofield, Mulgrew Miller, Jim Rotondi, Dave Liebman, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Ronnie Mathews, Peter Bernstein, Steve Davis, Dena DeRose, and many others.

Jazz Residency also offers special programs for vocalists and songwriters:

Vocal Program. Directed by Madeline Eastman, the 2012 Vocal Program provides intensive instruction in vocal performance and jazz repertoire with professional rhythm section accompaniment, with a special performance at the end of the week.

Related to the Vocal Program but with a separate schedule, the Vocalists in Combos program places vocalists in combos with instrumentalists so they learn to function as part of the horn section.

Songwriting Program. Intended for all singers and instrumentalists, the Songwriting Program focuses on lyrics, melody, popular song forms, and ways to arrange and present your originals. Participants perform songs for each other and for the instructors during the week in preparation for a special public performance at a popular venue on the Stanford campus on Friday.

Please note that students enrolled in the Songwriting Program have activities during both the early and late combo periods, so they will not also be able to play in a student combo or participate in the Vocal Performance program.

Auditor Status

Auditing is a great option for listeners or music educators who wish to broaden their knowledge and appreciation of jazz styles — or to learn new approaches to playing and teaching the music. Auditors attend classes and lectures, but do not play in combos or recitals. Auditors may play in jam sessions, and are welcome to attend nightly Stanford Jazz Festival concerts (Sunday through Friday).

Professional Growth Units for Educators

Through a partnership with University of San Diego’s Continuing Education Division, K-12 educators and junior college faculty may earn graduate-level professional growth units for their participation in Jazz Residency. Depending upon program selection, teachers can earn 2-4 semester units during their week at the Stanford Jazz Workshop.

• Jazz Residency (USD# EDU 571AD) : 3 semester units
• Jazz Residency (Auditor) (USD# EDU 571AE) : 2 semester units
• Teaching Instrumental Jazz (USD# EDU 571AF) : 1 semester unit. Participation in this course requires enrollment in the regular or auditor version of Jazz Residency; there is no separate registration for this course, but you will complete a form that will be provided to you on the day of registration.

Questions? Please e-mail registrar@stanfordjazz.org or call 650-736-0324 x303.