Every year, the Monterey Jazz Festival hosts Monterey County students in an intensive, two-week Summer Jazz Camp, with professional musicians serving as Camp Clinicians. Thanks to the Monterey Peninsula Foundation for their support of our Summer Jazz Camp and Traveling Clinicians Program.

2008 MJF SUMMER JAZZ CAMP INFORMATION

June 16–27, 2008 at Monterey Peninsula College
980 Fremont Street, Monterey, CA 93940

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The MJF Summer Jazz Camp is an intensive immersion day program* for young jazz students to learn and develop music skills and knowledge, with classes including big bands, small ensembles, vocal performance, instrumental master classes, and daily workshops on different music subjects. The camp also includes special sessions for students to attend combo rehearsals and theory classes. The students range in age from 12 to 18. The Monterey Jazz Festival’s 2008 Artist in Residence, Christian McBride, will be in residence during week two of the camp.

Monterey Jazz Camp instructors include many of the finest educators in the jazz field. Past faculty includes saxophonists Paul Contos and Virginia Mayhew, trumpeters Sal Cracchiolo, Peck Allmond and Michael Galisatus, trombonist Robynn Amy, drummer Vince Lateano, bassist Scott Steed, guitarist Bruce Forman, pianist Joe Bagg, pianist and Monterey Peninsula College instructor Eddie Mendenhall and renowned vocalists Madeline Eastman, Dick Whittington and Kerry Marsh. 95% of Camp Students receive $500 scholarships from the Monterey Jazz Festival.

For more information, please contact Rob Klevan, MJF Education Director at 831-373-3366 or email rob@montereyjazzfestival.org.

* The MJF Summer Jazz Camp is not a resident camp and does not provide housing for campers.

2008 SUMMER JAZZ CAMP CLINICIANS
(click here to read the Clinicians’ bios)

PECK ALLMOND - trumpeter/educator
ROBYNN AMY - trombonist/educator
PAUL CONTOS - woodwinds performer/educator
JOE BAGG - pianist/educator
SAL CRACCHIOLO – trumpeter/educator 
MADELINE EASTMAN – vocalist/educator 
BRUCE FORMAN - guitarist/author/educator
MICHAEL GALISATUS - trumpeter/educator 
VINCE LATEANO - drummer/educator
CHRISTIAN McBRIDE - bassist/educator/MJF Artist-In-Residence
KERRY MARSH - vocalist/educator
VIRGINIA MAYHEW - saxophonist/composer/arranger
EDDIE MENDENHALL - pianist/educator
TERRY RUSSELL - trombonist/educator
SCOTT STEED - bassist/educator
DICK WHITTINGTON - pianist/educator 

2008 SUMMER JAZZ CAMP DAILY SCHEDULE
(click here to download a printable PDF)

2008 SUMMER JAZZ CAMP EVENING CONCERTS
Free & Open to the Public

Student Jam Session: Monday, June 23, 6-8 pm. Monterey Live, 414 Alvarado Street, Monterey, CA 93940  

Vocal Solo Mic Night: Tuesday, June 24, 6-8 pm. Monterey Live, 414 Alvarado Street, Monterey, CA 93940  

Combos Concert: Wednesday, June 25, 7 pm. National Steinbeck Center, 1 Main Street, Salinas, CA 93901

Vocal Ensemble & Big Bands Concert: Thursday, June 26, 7 pm. Monterey Conference Center / Steinbeck Forum, One Portola Plaza
Monterey, CA 93940

For other giving options (credit card by phone, stock donation, planned giving), please contact the Monterey Jazz Festival at 831.373.3366 or e-mail jazzinfo@montereyjazzfestival.org.