School Jazz Ensemble Festivals
In order to participate in local jazz ensemble festivals, please contact the corresponding host or director. Contact information for each festival is provided below.
February 8, 2019
Edison High School
Contact: Marc Denicuolo
Lenape High School
Contact: Len Nicholas
March 8, 2019
Allentown High School
Contact: Ross Hecht
March 22, 2019
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
Contact: Durand Thomas
March 29, 2019
Deptford High School
Contact: Carl Cox
JP Stevens High School
Contact: John Zazzali
732-452-2808
April 6, 2019
Livingston High School
Contact: Jim Hegedus
JHegedus@livingston.org
April 24, 2019
Wayne Valley High School
Registration Form
Contact: Gabriel Batiz
gbatiz@wayneschools.com
973-317-2258
The following schools usually host festivals, but we do not have 2019 date commitments at this time:
November - May performance dates at Trumpets Jazz Club
March 24, 2018 (Festival) @ Saddle Brook HS
One More Once HS Jazz Program and Festival
Contact: Joe Verderese
March 17, 2018
Montgomery High School
Contact: Kawika Kahalehoe
609-466-7602 ext. 6124; kkahalehoe@mtsd.us
March 24, 2018
One More Once HS Jazz Festival
Saddle Brook HS
onemoreoncebigband@gmail.com
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Newark Academy in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Fifth Annual Regional Essentially Ellington Festival
Newark Academy, 91 South Orange, Livingston, NJ 07039
jtolentino@newarka.edu
(973) 992-7000 x224
https://www.newarka.edu/page/summer/arts-workshops
Wednesday May 16th, 2018
Inside the Jazz Note Masterclass is open!
- 9:30am-5:00pm
- Montclair State University's John J. Cali School of Music
- Price: $25/student (adult chaperones are free)
- Open to all high school jazz ensembles, select middle school jazz ensembles, and individual students ages 14-21
- Registration closes April 20th
- Big band clinic
- Improvisation class
- Seminar with Christian McBride-- the #1 favorite session from every year!
- Opportunity to try out new instruments with R.S. Berkeley
- Concert with The Jazz House Big Band and all of the day's clinicians
- Q&A session with all of the day's clinicians
- Band photo with the clinicians
https://campscui.active.com/orgs/JazzHouseKids?season=2340006
February 17, 2017
Hamilton High School West
Contact: Peter Certo
609-668-3609
March 18, 2017
Steinert High School
Contact: Michael Anzuini
609-631-4150 ext. 3412
March 31, 2017
Pennsbury High School
Contact: Frank Mazzeo
Phone: 215-949-6700 x70874
April 28 and 29, 2017
Princeton High School
Contact: Joe Bongiovi
May 5, 2017
Holmdel High School
Contact: John Koryat
Overbrook High School
Contact: Brian Height
856-767-8000 x3043
Allentown High School
Contact: Ross Hecht
609-259-7292
Rutgers University Jazz Festival
Contact: Marc Stasio
848-932-1894
Southern Regional High School
Contact: Jennifer Hodgson
Shawnee High School
Contact: Nick Rotindo
Mainland Regional High School
Contact:
Jackson Liberty High School
Contact: Scott Katona
West Milford High School
Contact: Matthew Gramata
Pitman High School
Contact: Steven Carey
856-589-2121 ext. 1218; scarey@pitman.k12.nj.us
Ocean County College