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NJAJE State Jazz Festival
Preliminary Festival Locations (5:00 PM)
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Finals Locations for Saturday, April 27, 2024 (5:00 PM)
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The New Jersey Association for Jazz Education is presenting an opportunity to participate in the official jazz festival sponsored by your state organization devoted solely to jazz education.
The festival occurs in two phases:
To participate in the NJAJE Jazz festivals, please fill out the NJAJE Festival, Conference, and Membership Application form and follow the appropriate instructions.
Downloads for the State Jazz Festival:
State Jazz Festival Rules and Regulations (Revised for 2024)
State Jazz Festival Attendance Policy
Scoring Rubrics
Performance Adjudication Sheet
Sight Reading Adjudication Sheet
Sight Reading Adjudication Procedures
2024 Divisions for Finals
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.
The festival occurs in two phases:
- A preliminary round of all participating ensembles, regardless of school size, held at five locations on consecutive nights and adjudicated by the same three professionals. Sight-reading is required and is scored as 15% of the total score in the preliminary round. Improvisation is also required as part of the sight-reading chart, and is one of the new components of the sight-reading adjudication sheet.
- A final round held at three locations; each of the top nine scoring bands from the preliminary round is grouped by school enrollment. Sight-reading and improvisation are required and are identical to the preliminary round.
To participate in the NJAJE Jazz festivals, please fill out the NJAJE Festival, Conference, and Membership Application form and follow the appropriate instructions.
Downloads for the State Jazz Festival:
State Jazz Festival Rules and Regulations (Revised for 2024)
State Jazz Festival Attendance Policy
Scoring Rubrics
Performance Adjudication Sheet
Sight Reading Adjudication Sheet
Sight Reading Adjudication Procedures
2024 Divisions for Finals
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.
2023 Festival Results
Division I (Largest School Populations)
1st Place Newark Academy Chameleon 2nd Place JP Stevens Jazz Ensemble 3rd Place Eastern Regional Jazz Ensemble Remaining Finalists (in Alphabetical Order) BRHS Monday Band Cherokee High School Jazz Ensemble Edison High School Jazz Ensemble Newark Academy "NA Big Band" PCTVS Jazz Band Southern Regional Jazz Ensemble Section Awards Saxophone Eastern Trumpet John P. Stevens Jazz Ensemble Trombone John P. Stevens Jazz Ensemble Rhythm Newark Academy Chameleon Solo Awards Samar Munagala, Trumpet, JP Stevens JE Yasmeena Sharif, Vocalist, NA Chameleon Akshay Khatri, Flute, Edison Kapes Sukhavasi, Bass, JP Stevens JE Rick Kerber Scholarship Matthew Nelson, Drums, J.P. Stevens JE Richard A. Graham Sight Reading Award John P. Stevens Jazz Ensemble |
Division II (Moderate School Populations)
1st Place Scotch Plains-Fanwood Moonglowers 2nd Place Princeton Studio Band 3rd Place Mount Olive Jazz Ensemble Remaining Finalists (in Alphabetical Order) Cherry Hill West Jazz Ensemble Morristown Spectrum Jazz Ensemble Princeton Jazz Ensemble Shawnee Jazz Band Shawnee Jazz Ensemble Steinert Jazz Band Section Awards Saxophone SPF Moonglowers Trumpet Princeton Studio Band Trombone Shawnee Jazz Band Rhythm SPF Moonglowers Solo Awards Drew Wakefield, Guitar, Princeton Jazz Ensemble Connor Stewart, Drums, Princeton Studio Band Hasan Ali, Alto Sax, SPF Moonglowers Rehan Ahmed, Trumpet, Princeton Jazz Ensemble Rick Kerber Scholarship Jiakun (Kevin) Huang, Alto Sax, Princeton Studio Richard A. Graham Sight Reading Award Princeton Studio Band |
Division III (Smallest School Populations)
1st Place Deptford Jazz Ensemble 2nd Place Sterling Jazz Band 3rd Place Elizabeth Jazz Band Remaining Finalists (in Alphabetical Order) Delaware Valley Golden Blues Highland Regional HS Metuchen High School Jazz Ensemble Moorestown HS Honors Jazz Band Overbrook High School Jazz Band Wayne Valley Jazz Band Section Awards Saxophone Elizabeth Trumpet Deptford Trombone Deptford Rhythm Sterling Solo Awards Isabelle Mailman, Alto Sax, Wayne Valley HS Nicholas Mikhail, Trumpet, Wayne Valley HS Daniella Guevarra, Piano, Elizabeth HS Vera Caruso, Vocalist, Sterling HS Rick Kerber Scholarship Sara Smith, Flute, Highland Regional HS Richard A. Graham Sight Reading Award Moorestown HS Honors Jazz Band |