Miles Ahead Institute full sessions: Thursdays at 6:00 p.m., beginning on February 4, 2021.
Masterclasses: Friday afternoons beginning at 4 PM, and lasting for 60 minutes. First session: Friday, February 5. Final session: Friday, March 26.
All times are Pacific Standard Time. Schedule subject to change.
Tuition for Miles Ahead Institute $895 per semester, non-refundable. (Limited need-based financial aid is available. Please contact registrar@stanfordjazz.org for more information.)
Tuition for Miles Ahead Jazz Online and Miles Ahead Institute together: Sign up for both Miles Ahead Jazz Online and Miles Ahead Institute and receive a discount on tuition: $1,295. Find out more about Miles Ahead Jazz Online by clicking here.
To apply: Admission to the Miles Ahead Institute is by audition only. Register for Miles Ahead Institute by clicking on the Sign Up Now button below. After you register, you’ll receive information about creating and submitting your audition. If your audition is not accepted, you’ll be placed in a Miles Ahead Jazz Online class that’s perfect for your skill level and needs as a developing jazz musician. The deadline to submit your placement evaluation recording is January 22, 2021; late registrations can be accepted, but only as long as space in the program is still available.
Audition requirements: To be considered for the program, please follow the “placement evaluation” instructions linked below and submit two audio recordings. One recording must be of “Blues for Liddle,” and for your second recording you can choose either “Recordame” or “Ko Ko.” Instructions, sheet music and play-alongs are all available at the link below. Alternatively – or if you are registering late, you can submit a list of 5 jazz standards you’ve memorized plus two audio recording. One recording must follow the 12-bar “Bird Blues” structure, and your second recording should be chosen from the list of tunes you provide. For both recordings, play the melody, take a 2 or 3-chorus solo then play the melody again. Please exclude 12-bar blues songs from your “5 tune” list, and all recordings must have audible play-along tracks supporting you. You can submit your audition files directly to Steven Lugerner – slugerner@stanfordjazz.org or through SJW’s registration portal.
