Summer Jazz Workshop 2012
The Basics
- June 25 to June 28, 2012
- This year's guest clinician is internationally renowned saxophonist and distinguished teacher Chris Vadala, best known for his work with the Chuck Mangione Quartet.
- Save $100 on each additional family member (18 and under) if registered by May 22, 2012.
- Download 2012 registration forms here.
The Summer Jazz Workshop is an intensive four-day experience culminating in public performance with international guest artists.
Our process-oriented curriculum is designed to balance combo, one-on-one coaching, master class, and public performance environments in a supportive atmosphere, guided by the finest regional and national musician-educators.
In a nurturing and user-friendly manner, our students are led through highly educational and inspirational activities in a convenient day-school environment, culminating in a grand concert.
In 2012 we will again present our “Big Band Lab” in which students develop skills in large ensemble sight-reading and phrasing.
- All students 18 and under are eligible.
- We accept promising, motivated students at all levels of expertise. Those accepted will be placed in a combo with others of comparable experience at improvising.
- No auditions are necessary for admission to the program. Simply fill out the registration forms and mail to the CNYJAF with your deposit. On the first day of the program, short placement auditions will be held in order to place students in the ensemble most appropriate to their skill level.
- Students who play any instrument, not only those traditionally associated with the jazz ensemble, may attend.
- Students should bring a self-prepared piece with CD accompaniment, and/or be prepared to sight-read and improvise to CD accompaniment provided.
- Additional performance opportunities are offered at the New York State Fair and the NE Jazz and Wine Festival.
Our program is located in the Art and Home Center at the NYS Fairgrounds. The school day is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a Grand Concert on Thursday evening. No transportation is provided by the program.
Tuition for the entire workshop and evening performance with our national guest artist-clinician is $340. A $170 minimum tuition deposit is due with each registration with the balance ($170) due by May 22, 2012. All tuition is non-refundable. A lunch meal plan is available for an additional charge and must be pre-paid no later than June 18, 2012.
For more information call (315) 479-JAZZ (5299) or e-mail us.
SummerJazz Workshop 2012 Artist in Residence: Chris Vadala
One of the country's foremost woodwind artists, Chris Vadala is in demand as a jazz/classical performer and educator. He has appeared on more than 100 recordings to date, as well as innumerable jingle sessions, film, and TV scores, performing on all the saxophones, flutes, and clarinets.
A native of Poughkeepsie, NY, he graduated from the Eastman School of Music, earning the honor of the Performer's Certificate in saxophone as well as a B.M. in Music Education, and received an MA in clarinet from Connecticut College, before pursuing postgraduate study in woodwinds at Eastman.
Vadala is Director of Jazz Studies, saxophone professor, and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher at the University of Maryland. He has also taught at Connecticut College, Montgomery College, Hampton University, Prince George's Community College, and Mount Vernon College, and he was Visiting Professor of Saxophone at the Eastman School of Music in 1995 and 2001.
His performing career has been highlighted by a long tenure as standout woodwind artist with the internationally famous Chuck Mangione Quartet, which included performances in all 50 states, Canada, Australia, Japan, Phillipines, China, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, England, Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, and Switzerland.
Vadala has performing credits on five gold and two platinum albums, two Grammys, one Emmy, one Georgie (AGVA), and one Golden Globe award.
In addition, he has performed and/or recorded with such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, B.B. King, Chick Corea, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Placido Domingo, Sarah Vaughn, Natalie Cole, Herbie Hancock, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Henry Mancini, Doc Severinsen, Joe Lovano, and many others.
As of 2009, he is a member of the award-Winning Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, and he has been the first call saxophonist with National Symphony Orchestra for many years.