Department Of Music - JazzWeek@Wayne for High School Musicians

JazzWeek@Wayne for High School Musicians

6th annual Jazz Week@Wayne: July 23-27, 2012

Beginning in 2007, the Wayne State University Department of Music embarked on a long-term partnership with the Detroit Jazz Festival, serving as their Educational Advisor. Jazz Week@Wayne, one result of this collaboration, is a one-week workshop that provides forty high school students with an intensive and rewarding jazz education. All participants, selected from surrounding high schools, are awarded full scholarships to attend the program.

Jazz Week@Wayne, a historic initiative for Detroit, combines the artistic and educational forces of two jazz entities, the Detroit Jazz Festival and the Wayne State University Department of Music. The Detroit Jazz Festival, a long-time supporter of jazz education, and WSU committed to this innovative collaboration that supports the area's talented young musicians.

Guided by WSU's faculty and guest artists from the area and the Detroit Jazz Festival, students study jazz improvisation, theory and ensemble playing. They work in master class settings, jam sessions and small and large ensemble rehearsals with WSU Jazz Faculty Christopher Collins (Professor and Director of Jazz Studies and Artistic Director od the Detroit Jazz Festival), Russell Miller (Assistant Professor and Educational Director of Jazz Week) and Rob Pipho (instrumental jazz and improvisation).

Jazz Week at Wayne culminates in two public performances. All Jazz Week participants will perform in a lunch time concert at Campus Martius Park on Friday, July 27, 2012, 11:30-1:30. Outstanding Jazz Week students will be selected for a position in the Detroit Jazz Festival All-Star Youth Ensemble, which will be announced at the July 27 performance. The All-Star Youth Ensemble will perform on a main stage at the 2012 Detroit Jazz Festival.

Audition dates for 2012 Jazz Week@Wayne: Audition registration form