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Jazzfest.2008

* '08 Festival "Rules" for Directors

* The Festday's General Schedule

* '08 Festival Online Application (Not active
until Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007, at 9 a.m.)

* '08 Festival Clinicians

* Deadlines for '08 Fest

*'08 Festival Fees

* DIRECTOR'S FAQ about our festival

* '08 Fest Directors Correspondence

* Online Music Listing Form

* On-line Lunch Intention Form

* Places to eat dinner

* Breakfast/Lunch Menu

* 2008 Festival Sponsors

* 2008 Festival Sponsoring Hotel

* Driving Directions to New Trier

* Chicago Links for tourists

* How to get tickets to the evening concert

* Festday Broadcast Schedule for LIVE
TV/Radio/INTERNET


Jazzfest.2007

* Music Performed at 2007 Festival 

* PDF of the 2007 Evening Concert Program 

* Participating Schools in 2007 Fest

* School Performance Schedule 2007 Fest 

* 2007 Jazz Directors Big FAT Band

* PDF of 2006 JazzFest Evening
Concert Program


Jazzfest VIDEO ARCHIVES


* Video archives from the 2007 Festival

* Video archives from the 2006 Festival

* Video archives from the 2005 Festival

* Video archives from the 2004 Festival

* Video archives from the 2003 Festival


Music Performed at
PAST NT JazzFests


*2007 Festival Music
*2006 Festival Music
*2005 Festival Music
*2004 Festival Music
*2003 Festival Music
*2002 Festival Music
*2001 Festival Music
*2000 Festival Music
*1999 Festival Music
*1998 Festival Music


Past Performers at our festival

International Association for Jazz Education

The Jazz Showcase (Chicago)

Chicago Jazz Archive

Chicago Jazz Ensemble

Jazz Institute of Chicago

The Merit School of Music

Chicago Links

NT Jazz Ensemble's China Tour Website

NT Faculty Jazz Quartet

About our New Trier
Jazz Ensembles

* Jazz Ensemble I
* Lab Jazz Ensemble
* Concert Jazz Ensemble
* Freshman Jazz Ensemble


New Trier
Jazz Studies

* Music Improv Program
* Past Guest Artists
* Past Guest Big Bands
* NTHS Jazz Studies Curriculum

 


Clinicians: JAMIE SIMMONS

West Bend, Wisconsin native, Jamey Simmons, earned his bachelor of music and teaching certification at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire under the guidance of Robert Baca.  In May of 2002 he earned his Master of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Media at the Eastman School of Music where he was awarded the Schirmer Award for Jazz Composition. 

As a jazz trumpet player, Simmons has toured with the Glenn Miller Orchestra across the United States, South America, and Japan.  He has seen a wide variety of other performance settings including a stint at a four star hotel in New Hampshire and musical run aboard the cruise ship, S/S Norway.  Simmons has made appearances with artists as diversified as the Hornheads, the Temptations, Dave Weckl, Buddy DeFranco, the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, New York Voices, and the JazzMn Big Band out of Minneapolis. 

He has been  twice awarded  the Best Arranger Award by Downbeat Magazine for the years 2001 and 2002.  Simmons wrote arrangements and compositions that have been performed by the Rochester Chamber Orchestra, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic  Orchestra, and the Cedar Avenue Big Band. Currently he is the top selling writer/arranger for Increase Music Publishers of St. Paul, MN. 

Jamey enjoys spending time with his wife P.J. and two young children. 

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