​Attention jazz band directors: Please fill out this brief survey regarding the state jazz festival

NJAJE State Jazz Festival

Preliminary Festival Locations (5:00 PM)
Monday, March 6, 2023 @ Liberty Middle School
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 @ Bridgewater-Raritan High School
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 @ Southern Regional HS
Thursday, March 9, 2023 @ Steinert High School
Friday, March 10, 2023 @ Wayne Valley High School

Finals Locations for Saturday, April 29, 2022 (5:00 PM)
Division I @ JP Stevens High School
Division II @ Princeton High School
Division III @ Metuchen High School
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:
  • 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
State Jazz Festival Attendance Policy
Scoring Rubrics
​Performance Adjudication Sheet
Sight Reading Adjudication Sheet
Sight Reading Adjudication Procedures
2022 Divisions for Finals (Revised 3/11/2022)

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.

2022 Festival Results

Division I (Largest School Populations)
Division II (Moderate School Populations)
Division III (Smallest School Populations)