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2012 international Jazz Camp guide<br />
Camp Medeski Martin & Wood<br />
Berklee’s Five-Week<br />
Summer Performance<br />
Program<br />
Boston, Massachusetts<br />
July 7–August 10<br />
Now in its 26th year, the largest, most<br />
comprehensive summer music program<br />
welcomes 1000 students from over 70<br />
countries each year. Students can improve<br />
their performance abilities in one of<br />
four different tracks of student: jazz, pop/<br />
rock, funk/fusion or pop/r&b. Students<br />
must be at least 15 years old and have<br />
played their instrument for a minimum of<br />
six months.<br />
Faculty: 160 various Berklee faculty and<br />
visiting artists.<br />
Cost: $8,005 (including housing).<br />
Contact: Summer Programs,<br />
(617) 747-2245;<br />
berklee.edu/summer.<br />
Camp Encore/Coda<br />
Sweden, Maine<br />
June 27–July 22, July 22–August 12<br />
From large ensembles to intimate combos,<br />
the 63rd season of Camp Encore/<br />
Coda offers students numerous performance<br />
opportunities—including the<br />
ability to learn a second instrument—at a<br />
scenic lakeside location.<br />
Faculty: Brent LaCasce, Kevin Norton,<br />
Jared Andrews, Jared LaCasce,<br />
Sean Richey, Kyle Moffat.<br />
Cost: First session (3.5 weeks) is $4,700<br />
inclusive; second session (3<br />
weeks) is $3,950 inclusive; full season<br />
(6.5 weeks) is $7,300 inclusive.<br />
Contact: James Saltman, (617) 325-1541;<br />
jamie@encore-coda.com;<br />
encore-coda.com.<br />
Camp Medeski<br />
Martin & Wood<br />
Big Indian, New York<br />
July 30–August 3<br />
An 80,000-acre site in the Catskill<br />
Mountains plays host to this exclusive<br />
80-person camp, a five-day musical<br />
cross-training program conducted by the<br />
band Medeski Martin & Wood. Students<br />
ages 16 and up will experience a nontraditional<br />
curriculum replete with guest<br />
collaborations and evening jam sessions.<br />
Faculty: John Medeski, Billy Martin, Chris<br />
Cost:<br />
Wood and special guests.<br />
$2,000 full tuition (includes shared<br />
accommodation at resort, tuition,<br />
meals); $1,100 for outdoor camping<br />
tuition (campers have access<br />
to public bathroom facility). Scholarships<br />
and discounts available.<br />
Contact: (212) 925-6458;<br />
camp@mmw.net; mmw.net/<br />
campmmw.<br />
Camp MSM at the<br />
Manhattan School of Music<br />
New York, New York<br />
July 8–21, July 22–August 4<br />
This rigorous musical theater camp<br />
includes acting, vocal coaching, dance<br />
and performance techniques. In addition<br />
to mandatory ear-training and theory<br />
courses, Camp MSM also offers musical<br />
and non-musical electives including<br />
dance, acting, art, jazz band and stagecraft,<br />
all of which culminate in an end-of<br />
summer musical theater production in<br />
MSM’s state-of-the-art recital hall.<br />
Faculty: Various area musicians and educators<br />
including members of the<br />
Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra<br />
Cost:<br />
and Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.<br />
Single session day camper:<br />
$1,875; residential camper: $3,000.<br />
Both sessions day camper:<br />
$3,275; residential camper: $5,500.<br />
Contact: (917) 493-4475;<br />
msmnyc.edu/camp;<br />
summercamp@msmnyc.edu.<br />
College of Saint Rose<br />
Summer Jazz Program<br />
Albany, New York<br />
June 26–August 3<br />
The 25th edition of the College of Saint<br />
Rose Summer Jazz program furthers<br />
campers’ musical skills through structured<br />
rehearsals and public performances<br />
as well as optional master classes. Students<br />
are divided into two jazz ensembles:<br />
students in grade 7–9 and students<br />
in grades 10–12.<br />
Faculty: Paul Evoskevich, Matthew<br />
Cremisio, Danielle Cremisio.<br />
Cost: $350.<br />
Contact: Paul Evoskevich,<br />
paule@strose.edu<br />
COTA CampJazz<br />
Delaware Water Gap,<br />
Pennsylvania<br />
July 25–31<br />
Directed by NEA Jazz Master Phil<br />
Woods, the program’s star-studded<br />
faculty leads students on an exploration<br />
of jazz theory at such noteworthy jazz<br />
landmarks as the Deer Head Inn. Attendees<br />
will discover the world of professional<br />
musicianship through a field trips<br />
to Red Rock Recording Studio and the<br />
Al Cohn Memorial Jazz Collection at East<br />
Stroudsberg University.<br />
Faculty: Phil Woods, Rick Chamberlain,<br />
Jim Daniels, Bill Goodwin, Eric<br />
Doney, “Sweet” Sue Terry, Evan<br />
Gregor, Michael Stephans, Jay<br />
Rattman, Bob Dorough, more.<br />
Cost: $450.<br />
Contact: Lauren Chamberlain,<br />
info@campjazz.org; campjazz.org.<br />
Eastern U.S. Music Camp<br />
at Colgate University<br />
Hamilton, New York<br />
June 24–July 21<br />
Thomas and Grace Brown developed a<br />
program that emphasizes individualized<br />
instruction, and classes are limited in size<br />
to ensure that each student aged 10–18<br />
receives undivided attention. Improvisation,<br />
theory, harmony, composition,<br />
arranging and conducting are covered.<br />
Faculty: Sean Lowery, Tom Christensen,<br />
Cost:<br />
Rick Montalbano.<br />
From $1,055–$4,694. Two-, threeand<br />
four-week sessions available.<br />
Contact: (866) 777-7841, (518) 877-5121;<br />
EasternUSMusicCamp.com;<br />
summer@EasternUSMusicCamp.com<br />
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