Audition for SJW’s after-school jazz programs
Auditions begin this weekend for our Fall Giant Steps Big Band programs and Miles Ahead band programs! If you know a young musician in middle school or high school who would like to play jazz and learn to improvise after-school with some of the best young musicians in the community, please let them know about these fantastic programs.
Auditions will be held at Braun Music Center at Stanford University on the following dates and times:
Saturday, August 17, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, August 18, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, August 24, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, August 25, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
If you can’t schedule an audition during the above times, you may submit an online audition.
Instructions and audition materials are available now!
DOWNLOAD AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GIANT STEPS BIG BANDS HERE
DOWNLOAD AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS FOR MILES AHEAD BIG BANDS AND COMBO HERE
WATCH VIDEOS OF OUR YEAR-ROUND BANDS
REGISTER FOR AN AUDITION TIME NOW
SJW adopts the We Have Voice Code of Conduct for the Performing Arts
SJW is proud to partner with faculty artist Linda May Han Oh and the We Have Voice Collective to adopt their recently-released Code of Conduct for the Performing Arts, to create equitable and safer workplaces in the performing arts. SJW has always worked to make all artists, educators, students, employees, and jazz fans feel welcome, valued, and safe, and we feel strongly about supporting this initiative. You can find out more about the details of this positive step by reading the Code of Conduct here.
Learn more about the We Have Voice Collective in this article in the New York Times.
