2010 Blaine Jazz Festival.

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Don't Miss The Chance To Study With This Internationally Recognized Faculty!

Lou Abbott, Percussion
Clipper Anderson, Bass
Steve Barnes, Vocal Jazz & Theory
Nick Biello, Saxophone
Darin Clendernin, Piano
Ted DeCorso, Artistic Director,
   Clarinet, Saxophone
Ed Donohue, Trumpet
Bob Gray, Trombone
Randy Halberstadt, Piano
Larry Holloway, Bass
Greg Hopkins, Trumpet
David Keim
Miguel Kertsman
Martin Kuuskmann, Bassoon
Greta Matassa, Vocal Jazz
Justin Melland
Jon Mutchler, Jazz Piano & Theory
Christopher Woitach, Guitar
Lev Zhurbin

2010 T-shirt Design shown above.

9th Annual
Blaine Jazz Festival
July 11-17, 2010

Six exciting days of rehearsals, combos, improv, composition, and other great classes for teens with an internationally recognized faculty culminating in a jazz concert featuring student big bands, combos and vocal groups PLUS multiple performances by visiting jazz artists.

We offer comprehensive programs in instrumental and vocal jazz and a program in Classics Plus. Instrumentalists will be placed in performance groups and classes based on their skill levels. The jazz bands will be playing big band arrangements that will most likely range from swing to Latin, blues, jazz-rock and other big band forms.

In addition to jazz bands, the morning offers classes for beginners who cannot read music and a course called "Let's Rock" in which rhythm section players work with our rhythm section faculty to develop excellent performance skills and will rehearse and perform rock/jazz pieces in our final concert.

Classics Plus !
Apply your classical training to jazz, rock & funk! Students who are classically oriented may elect our new Classics Plus program (strings including electric bass, woodwinds and brass, keyboard, acoustic, electric guitar, and percussion).

The entire afternoon is devoted to instruction in improv and application in performance thru combos and jazz labs. The combos range from 5-7 players, the jazz labs slightly larger. It is possible to mix programs in instrumental, vocal jazz, and Classics Plus.

Private lessons are also available at $25.00/half hour and students are pulled from Improv classes or study with a private teacher from 4:00-5:30pm.

Registration...

Tuition Fees: $300.00 Registration runs through June.

Housing and meals fees for out of town students: $350.00

Mentor Program (Ages 18 to 23) internships click here.

Optional Private Lessons: $25.00/half hour with a maximum of two lessons per student per instructor, based on a first come/first served basis. We have a NEW system for assigning lessons due to increased demand. Lessons times will be assigned during registration on a space available basis and you'll be given the opportunity to sign up based on when you sent in your registration.

The Vocal Program: Students may elect to study purely vocal music or a mix of vocal and instrumental jazz. Vocal majors study both solo and ensemble jazz. Private lessons in voice are optional at $25.00/half hour.

TO REGISTER online, go to our secure online order form. Fill in the information, and pay for tuition and (optional) room and board by Visa or Mastercard or fill in the information and mail in your check. Online, make a note that your check is in this mail. Register NOW to ensure a place in desired classes and the option of taking private lessons. A few students may be added after June 30 until July 4 if room allows, but spots for some instruments are rapidly filling up. We still have limited dorm space available. For assistance registering online or questions about specific classes, phone Suzanne at (360) 676-5740.

A secure, supervised and structured environment for students

Every year at the conclusion of the festival we have our students fill out an evaluation of our program. Consistently the dorm kids tell us one of the most fun aspects of the Blaine Jazz Festival is staying at Smuggler's Inn, a professional Bed and Breakfast with a newly remodeled dorm for students adjacent to the main house. Students often jam together in the evening, and they form friendships lasting many years.

Students are chaperoned by counselors carefully selected for their training and experience in working with kids and music. Steve Barnes, head counselor, is a graduate of Western Washington University and holds a degree in Music Education. He is a popular choir director in the Bellingham School District, and recently served as assistant vocal coach in the wildly successful production of Les Miserables. In addition to counselors, we have mentors staying at the dorm--older students with formal college training in music and good recommendations from teachers for their skills and helpful attitude exhibited towards other students.

Students are supervised at all times, with meals provided at the dorm and/or in local restaurants. During lunch, they enjoy a packed meal while listening to concerts, and every evening they attend a concert or planned social activity. They are transported to and from classes and concerts by a bus driver who is an physician and grandfather of nine. The Producer and Artistic Director have over twenty years of experience working with teens in the arts.

Drugs, alcohol, and smoking are not permitted, and all students understand any violation will result in immediate dismissal from the camp.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any specific concerns regarding your child's health.

Our Concert Series:
In addition to our formal educational program, the Blaine Jazz Festival features a series of concerts during the week.

The Blaine Jazz Festival is presented by the Pacific Arts Association
and the City of Blaine, in cooperation with the Blaine School District.
Sponsors include Smuggler's Inn and The Northern Light.