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.
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
February 9, 2018
Edison High School
Contact: Marc DeNicuolo
732-650-5219
February 9, 2018
Lenape High School
Contact: Len Nicholas
March 17, 2018
Montgomery High School
Contact: Kawika Kahalehoe
609-466-7602 ext. 6124; kkahalehoe@mtsd.us
March 23, 2018
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
Contact: Durand Thomas
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
April 20, 2018
JP Stevens High School
Contact: John Zazzali
732-452-2808
April 21, 2018
Livingston High School
Contact: Jim Hegedus
JHegedus@livingston.org
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
The following schools usually host festivals, but we do not have 2018 date commitments at this time:
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 21, 2017
Deptford High School
Contact: Carl Cox
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
March 24, 2018 (Festival) @ Saddle Brook HS
One More Once HS Jazz Program and Festival
Contact: Joe Verderese
February 9, 2018
Edison High School
Contact: Marc DeNicuolo
732-650-5219
February 9, 2018
Lenape High School
Contact: Len Nicholas
March 17, 2018
Montgomery High School
Contact: Kawika Kahalehoe
609-466-7602 ext. 6124; kkahalehoe@mtsd.us
March 23, 2018
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
Contact: Durand Thomas
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
April 20, 2018
JP Stevens High School
Contact: John Zazzali
732-452-2808
April 21, 2018
Livingston High School
Contact: Jim Hegedus
JHegedus@livingston.org
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
The following schools usually host festivals, but we do not have 2018 date commitments at this time:
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 21, 2017
Deptford High School
Contact: Carl Cox
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