2012 JAM Lab
The Jazz Academy Annual Summer “JAM Lab” is a 5-day 6-night residency instrumental jazz music camp located at the Sandy Spring Friends School in Sandy Spring, Maryland, 17 miles outside of Washington, DC. It is a great opportunity for young musicians’ grades 6th thorough 12th to learn to solo on their instrument. The focus of the camp is on jazz improvisation. Students learn play and perform their own extemporaneously created solos. It is a fun way for musically inclined youth to spend time playing their instrument with the professionals and their peers. The camp begins on July 8, 2012 until July 14, 2012.
The JAM Lab works this way!
The focus of the JAM Lab is primarily on the development of improvisational skills. During the camp students are placed into groups based upon their skill level and introduced to various improvisational styles and techniques. Students apply what they learn to develop their own improvisational style and practice and perform with the instructors and with combos comprised of their peer musicians.
In addition, master classes are conducted by faculty and touring artists. Students play right along with the faculty in the Jam Sessions. The camp culminates in a concert where students perform in the combo format and is free and open to the public.
The camp will feature the following activities:
| ACTIVITY | DESCRIPTION |
| Combo Sessions | Students are grouped into small combos or groups to create and perform their self-developed repertoire of music. Students name their own combo and choose their combo selections with the assistance of one of the instructors who will serve as their “Combo Coach”. Each combo will perform their selections at the final concert. |
| Listening Jazz Idiom | Students are provided an overview of the history of jazz from the early 1900′s to today. Also covered will be the Blues, Spiritual and Classical influences in Jazz Music. Students view films and listen to and discuss various musical styles. |
| Improvisation & Music Theory | Students learn the language of jazz and techniques for creating and playing extemporaneously created melodies over chord progressions. |
| Sectionals | Students are group by instrument and skill level to work on the technical aspects of playing certain musical passages and are given tips to improve their proficiency on their specific instrument. |
| Masters Class | During the course of the camp, various established recording/touring artists will be invited to work with the students and share their experiences as a recording artist. |
| JAM Sessions | Students JAM into the night right along with their instructors. This setting gives the students the opportunity to apply what they have learning in a free form format. |
| Faculty and Student Concerts | In the evening the faculty and any visiting artists perform for the students in concert. The final evening of the camp, the students perform in concert. The concert is held in the Sandy Spring Friends School Performing Arts Center. |
| Private Lessons | Students can receive an optional 1/2-hour private lesson for an additional $60.00. Private lessons are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and may be ordered on-line. |
The JAM Lab Schedule looks like this:
| CHECK IN: Sunday, July 8, 2012 Registration and Check In |
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| 1:00 – 4:00 pm | Check-In |
| 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Welcome and Orientation Meeting |
| 5:30 – 6:45 pm | Dinner |
| MONDAY – FRIDAY Daytime Schedule July 9 until July 13 |
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| 7:45 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Sectionals |
| 11:00 am | Combos |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Big Band Rehearsal |
| 2:15 pm | Session # 1 (Applied Improvisation or Jazz Idiom or Combo) |
| 2:45 pm | Session # 2 (Applied Improvisation or Jazz Idiom or Combo) |
| 3:15 pm | Session # 3 (Applied Improvisation or Jazz Idiom or Combo) |
| 3:45 pm | Break |
| 4:00 pm | Concert Hour/Combo Performance (Guests, Faculty, Students) |
| MONDAY – THURSDAY Evening Schedule July 9 until July 12 |
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| 5:00 pm | Free Time or Private Lesson [Add'l Fee] |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm | Faculty Concert / Students Concerts / Rehearsal |
| 8:30 pm | Jam Session |
| 9:30 pm | Extended Day Students Depart |
| 10:00 pm | Free Time |
| 11:00 pm | Lights Out |
| FRIDAY Evening Schedule July 13 |
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| 4:00 pm | Dinner |
| 5:00 pm | T-shirt Distribution / Free Time |
| 5:30 pm | Concert Sound Check/Rehearsal |
| 7:00 pm | Concert |
| 10:00 pm | Free Time |
| 11:00 pm | Lights Out |
| CHECK OUT: Saturday, July 14, 2012 | |
| 7:45 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 11:00 am | Check Out |
Only students who have achieved the proficiency level of advanced beginner and above are eligible to attend the camp. Students meeting the minimum criteria will be admitted to the camp on a first come first serve basis until all slots are filled.
The Best Instructors
There is nothing like playing and performing with professional musicians and your fellow students. At the JAM Lab you will be a part of sessions that include some of the top professional musicians in the Washington Metropolitan area and beyond. You will gain experience playing in combo settings. You will be in a professional atmosphere with various professional musicians in addition to the primary camp instructors who are also accomplished professionals.
Our Camp Director and Jazz Academy founder, Paul Carr, is one of the top Jazz Saxophonist and Educators in the country today. He has played, performed and recorded with some of the top names in jazz such as Mulgrew Miller, Randy Brecker, Bobby Broom, Branford Marsalis, Terrell Stafford, Lewis Nash, Kirk Whalum, and Wynton Marsalis to name a few. His last two CDs, Straight-Ahead Soul and Musically Yours, topped the radio charts and received critical acclaim from the jazz media including Jazz Times and Down Beat. As an educator, there are very few in the industry that can claim the success that Paul has achieved. Many of his students are accepted to top conservatories and college music programs, including Julliard, Berkley, New England and The New School. Many of his students have also made their county and state Jazz Bands as well as the Grammy Band and have received other high-profiled scholarship awards. The Jazz Academy programs rank high amongst touring performing artist and many have participated in our camp and orchestra programs. The award winning Jazz Academy Orchestra is in high demand to perform at events in and around our nation’s capitol and is the three-time winner of the Silver Spring Jazz Festival cutting contest where Wynton Marsalis has been one of the judges.
Our faculty is equally impressive and have played and performed with renowned artists and toured all over the world.
This year’s faculty includes:
Paul Carr, Camp Director
Pepe Gonzalez, Jazz Idiom Instructor
Richard Seals, Instructor
Alex Brown, Instructor
Last Year’s Guest Artists
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Vandoren Generation |
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Sharel Chasity |
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Sam Dillon |
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Andrew Gould |
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Roxy Coss |
*2012 Guest Artists: TBA
*Scheduled artists subject to change.
Facility
The camp will be held at the Sandy Spring Friends School, located at 16923 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860.
Accommodations:
Sandy Spring Friends School is an all-inclusive community dedicated to educating the whole child in mind, body and spirit. It is located on a picturesque 140-acre campus located in historic Sandy Spring, Maryland, just 30 miles north of Washington, DC.
Click on this link for a tour of the facility.
Dining:
Meals are offered cafeteria buffet-style. Three meals area offered daily, in the dining room at specific meal times. Students will have their choice of two entrees at every meal, plus a salad bar for lunch and dinner. Vegetarian meals are available upon prior request. Also snacks and beverages are available from the vending machines located throughout the facility.
| TUITION | PROGRAM | TYPE | DESCRIPTON |
| $1,275.00 | Resident | Resident Tuition | The Resident Student tuition includes room and board. Check in July 8, at 1:00pm to 4:00pm and Check out July 14 before 11:00am. |
| $850.00 | Non-Resident | Extended Day Tuition | The Non-Resident Extended Day Student tuition includes lunch, dinner, orientation on July 8 at 4:30pm, and participation in the camp activities from July 9 until July 13 from 9:00am – 9:00pm |
| SPECIAL OFFER | |||
| JAM Lab and JAM Camp Combinaiton | |||
| $1,650.00 | Resident and JAM Camp | Resident and JAM Camp Tuition | JAM Camp from June 25 until July 6 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm and Resident Student tuition which includes room and board. Check in July 8, at 1:00pm to 4:00pm and Check out July 14 before 11:00am. |
| $1,225.00 | Non-Resident and JAM Camp | Extended Day and JAM Camp Tuition | JAM Camp from June 25 until July 6 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm and Non-Resident Extended Day Student tuition which includes lunch, dinner, orientation on July 8 at 4:30pm, and participation in the camp activities from July 9 until July 13 from 9:00am to 9:00pm |
Each JAM Lab student will receive music and a JAM Camp t-shirt to wear at the final concert.
PLEASE NOTE: There is no discount for partial attendance.
A $200.00 deposit is required at the time of registration and is non-refundable. If full payment is not made at the time of enrollment then registration in one of our payment plans is requred. Full payment is due by June 1, 2012.
All notices of withdrawal and requests for refund must be made in writing.
Withdrawal/Refund Policy: All notices of withdrawal and requests for refund must be made in writing. You may email your request to iambush@jazzacademy.org or fax it to 301-563-9339. Cancellations 30 days or more prior to the start of camp are eligible for a 50% refund minus the $200.00 processing fee. Cancellation requests less than 30 days prior to the start of camp will not be eligible for a refund.
Student Requirements
Students are expected to bring their own instruments. Be sure that instruments are in proper working order and are labeled with the student’s name. Electric bass players must bring their bass, strings amplifiers and patch cords. Drummers must bring their own sticks and cymbals. Piano and keyboards will be provided.
Dress is casual and comfortable, t-shirts, shorts and jeans etc. Students are expected to wear long pants for the concert. A JAM Camp T-Shirt will be provided to wear on the concert.
Upon registration students will be sent detailed instructions and a medical form that must be completed by the parents and a health/exam record form that must be completed by your Physician.
Students are eligible on a first-come, first-served basis. Availability is indicated in the table below:
INSTRUMENT
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REMAINING SLOTS
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| Piano | 4 |
| Bass Guitar | 4 |
| Guitar | 4 |
| Drums | 4 |
| Flute | 2 |
| Clarinet | 2 |
| Alto Sax | 3 |
| Tenor Sax | 5 |
| Baritone Sax | 2 |
| Trombone | 4 |
| Trumpet | 4 |
| Violin | 1 |
If there is a slot available for your instrument please click here to continue.
This Jazz Education Experience Is Waiting For You!
Payment Plans: A $200.00 non-refundable deposit is required to initiate all payment plans. The first payment begins 7 – 14 days after receiving the deposit.
| TUITION PAYMENT PLANS | ||
| Resident $1,275.00 |
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| 2 payments | $540.00 each | Total $1,280.00 |
| 3 payments | $360.00 each | Total $1,280.00 |
| 5 payments | $216.20 each | Total $1,281.00 |
| 10 payments | $108.50 each | Total $1,285.00 |
| Non-resident Extended Day $850.00 |
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| 2 payments | $327.50 each | Total $855.00 |
| 3 payments | $218.00 each | Total $854.00 |
| 5 payments | $131.00 each | Total $855.00 |
| 10 payments | $66.00 each | Total $860.00 |
| Resident and JAM Camp $1,650.00 |
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| 2 payments | $727.50 each | Total $1,655.00 |
| 3 payments | $485.00 each | Total $1,655.00 |
| 5 payments | $291.20 each | Total $1,656.00 |
| 10 payments | $146.00 each | Total $1,660.00 |
| Non-Resident and JAM Camp $1,225.00 |
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| 2 payments | $515.00 each | Total $1,230.00 |
| 3 payments | $343.00 each | Total $1,229.00 |
| 5 payments | $206.20 each | Total $1,231.00 |
| 10 payments | $103.50 each | Total $1,250.00 |
All notices of withdrawal and requests for refund must be made in writing.
