Joy of Jazz Festival, Grahamstown 2004
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22nd STANDARD BANK NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ FESTIVAL 2014 Welcome to Grahamstown, the National Arts Festival, and the biggest youth jazz festival in South Africa! There are five extremely full days for you to take advantage of and a host of excellent musicians and teachers to meet and hear, as well as a chance to assess yourself against your peers from around the country. The full programme for the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival is outlined below. DAILY PROGRAMME SUMMARY NATIONAL BAND PRACTICES (9.00 – 13.00) NYJB Room National Youth Jazz Band Mark Fransman NSBB Room National Schools’ Jazz Band Mike Campbell BAND PRACTICES (9.00 – 10.00) National Schools B Band Marc de Kock Mixed ability big bands Terrence Scarr, John Davies, Ronel Nagfaal/Kelly Bell, Debbie Everard, Shaun Johannes, Brian Thusi, Duncan Combe Vocals Melanie Scholtz, Monique Hellenberg, Katchie Cartwight, Leoni Armour, Babalwa Mpulu Every instrumental student attending the course who is not selected for the national bands will be divided into 7 equal bands, with as close to a Big Band format as possible. Everyone will play in a band every morning and each band will perform one number on two occasions at an internal performance in the Auditorium. Punctuality is non-negotiable! All vocal students will attend a morning workshop at the same time. ELECTIVES (10.30 – 11.30) The electives on offer are meant to be very diverse in content and standard (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced), and to cover a range of jazz topics as well as ancillary subjects. Included in this will be Improvisation workshops which will be one-hour ensemble workshops with one of the teaching musicians (B, I, A). ELECTIVES (12.00 – 13.00) ELECTIVES (14.00 – 15.00) GENERAL PERFORMANCE (15.15 – 16.45) Music School Auditorium Every band – and thus every participant - will perform in this slot, as outlined in the programme. These are open to the public and are free. GIGS (DSG Hall - 17.00, 19.30, 22.00 / Auditorium - 19.00, 21.30, 23.30) Sound checks for these gigs are timetabled in the morning and afternoon slots, and they are open to students to sit silently and see how the pro’s run practice sessions and sound checks. Entry to the evening gigs is free on presentation of NYJF name badges if there is sufficient space. NYJF participants may enter the venue after the paying Festival audience members have taken their seats. There will be at least 50 guaranteed seats available to NYJF participants at the start of each performance. STANDARD BANK JAZZ & BLUES CAFE (St. Aidan’s – 21.30, 23.30) Your NYJF ID does not provide entrance to this venue. A certain number of comps will be allocated daily to the venue. PRACTICE SESSIONS The drum practice room – Music 20 - will be available for booking through the Student Office. You may also jam in Old 7 at the times indicated. VENUES Hall The DSG Hall, in the middle of the campus Auditorium Main room of the Music School NYJB & NSBB Room Beyond the fountain past the Hodson Block – Carnac Block Room 1-12 DSG Classrooms (Hodson Block) on West of campus. Vocal Centre Lower Ground floor of DSG Classrooms / Hodson Block Music 1-3 Classrooms in the Music School Music 20, 27 Classrooms in the new Music School block Old 4-7 Classrooms in Old School next to Hall MEAL TIMES (DSG Dining Room) – Entry by name tag. Please vacate the Dining Hall as soon as possible to give everyone a chance to eat. Breakfast 8.00 – 9.00 Lunch 12.30 – 14.00 Supper 17.45 – 19.15 Wednesday 2 July 14.00 Auditorium Registration of SBNYJF participants 16.00 Music 27 Meeting – National Band Audition panels 16.30 Room 12 Rehearsal - Melanie Scholtz, Justin Bellairs, Lee Thomson, Nick Green, Bokani Dyer, Shane Cooper, Marlon Witbooi, Jitsvinger 19.00 Room 1 Rehearsal - Dimos Dimitriadis, Sydney Mavundla, Mageshen Naidoo, Shaun Johannes, Jonno Sweetman Room 5 Rehearsal - Louis Mhlanga, Sydney Mnisi, Romy Brauteseth, Lloyd Martin Room 7 Rehearsal - Ronan Guilfoyle, Karlheinz Miklin, Ganesh Geymeier, Nduduzo Makhathini, Kesivan Naidoo Room 8 & 9 NSBB audition preparation (running the audition charts) – Dan Shout, Justin Bellairs Room 12 Rehearsal – Kyle Shepherd, Buddy Wells, Feya Faku, Shane Cooper, Claude Cozens 20.00 Music 27 Meeting – Course Lecturers/Performers 21.00 Hall First general meeting of SBNYJF 21.45 Hall Meeting – Teachers/chaperones Thursday 3 July 8.00 Auditions for national bands (through to 18.00) Auditorium Auditions for NYJB - Alan Webster, Kesivan Naidoo, Dan Shout, Ronan Guilfoyle Drama Room Auditions for NSBB – Rhythm section + Mageshen Naidoo, Lloyd Martin Room 1 Auditions for NSBB – Alto sax + Mike Rossi, Karlheinz Miklin Room 3 Auditions for NSBB – Tenor sax/baritone + Dean Flanagan, Justin Bellairs Room 4 Auditions for NSBB – Trumpets + Justin Sasman, Brian Thusi Room 5 Auditions for NSBB – Trombones + John Davies, Nick Green Accompanying rhythm sections – Wayne Purchase, George Werner, Shaun Johannes, Kingsley Buitendag, Marlon Witbooi, Claude Cozens 9.00 Vocal centre Jazz Vocals (First audition) – Melanie Scholtz, Monique Hellenberg, Katchie Cartwright, Leoni Armour, Babalwa Mpulu + Keith Tabisher, Burton Naidoo Room 12 Rehearsal – Sydney Mnisi, Feya Faku, Mike del Ferro, Romy Brauteseth, Ayanda Sikade 10.30 ELECTIVES Music 27 Learning the Jazz Language - Mike Campbell Old 4 Introduction to Music Technology – Alistair Andrews Room 5 Introduction to improvisation - Sakhile Simani, Nduduzo Makhathini Room 7 Rehearsal - Bertil Strandberg, Buddy Wells, Harmen Fraanje, Bänz Oester, Jeff Siegel Room 8 Introduction to jazz theory - Ronel Nagfaal Room 9 Intro to jazz sax - Dimos Dimitriadis Room 10 Intro to jazz trombone - Kelly Bell Room 11 Intro to jazz trumpet - Nick Smart 11.00 Hall Sound check - Didier Labbé, Jean-Luc Amestoy, Laurent Guitton, Alain Laspeyres, Tlale Makhene, Mbulelo Ngubombini 12.00 ELECTIVES Drama Room Auditions for NSBB – Mageshen Naidoo, Lloyd Martin, Mike Rossi, Karlheinz Miklin, Dean Flanagan, Justin Bellairs, Justin Sasman, Brian Thusi, John Davies, Nick Green, Mike Campbell Music 2 Intro to South African jazz piano - George Werner Old 4 Introduction to Music Technology – Alistair Andrews Old 6 Instrument-making workshop - Duncan Combe Room 1 Introduction to improvisation - Gary Keller, Bokani Dyer Room 3 Norwegian Jazz: does it sound different? - Frode Nymo, Børge-Are Halvorsen, Morten Halle, Hildegunn Øiseth, Olga Konkova, Frode Berg Room 4 Intro to jazz bass - Shane Cooper Room 5 Jazz sax styles - Pekka Pylkkänen Room 8 A brief history of jazz - Marc de Kock Room 9 Intro to rap - Jitsvinger Room 10 Intro to jazz trombone - Louise Zschage Room 11 South African jazz trumpet playing - Sydney Mavundla 14.00 ELECTIVES Hall Sound Check -Sydney Mnisi, Feya Faku, Mike del Ferro, Romy Brauteseth, Ayanda Sikade Auditorium Final Auditions for NYJB - Alan Webster, Kesivan Naidoo, Dan Shout, Ronan Guilfoyle, Marcus Wyatt, Frank Brodahl Drama Room Final Auditions for NSBB – Mageshen Naidoo, Lloyd Martin, Mike Rossi, Dean Flanagan, Justin Sasman, Brian Thusi, John Davies, Nick Green, Mike Campbell Music 2 Introduction to jazz piano - Debbie Everard Music 27 From brothels to mainstream to music of intellectuals – the development of jazz - Wayne Purchase Old 4 Teacher Use of Technology (For Teachers) – Alistair Andrews Old 6 Jazz in Switzerland - Bänz Oester, Ganesh Geymeier Old 7 Introduction to jazz theory - Ronel Nagfaal Room 1 Jazz harmony - Nick Smart Room 3 Improvisation from a drummer’s perspective - Claude Cozens Room 4 Introduction to chord-and-melody playing on jazz guitar - Keith Tabisher Room 5 Introduction to jazz guitar - Gorm Helfjord Room 7 Introduction to improvisation - Frode Nymo, Pekka Pylkkänen, Afrika Mkhize, Rich Syracuse Room 8 Intro to jazz sax - Buddy Wells Room 9 Jazz Essentials for the Classically-trained Teacher/Musician - Terrence Scarr Room 10 Intro to jazz trombone - Kyle du Preez Room 11 Lead trumpet playing - Marius Haltli, Sydney Mavundla Room 12 Rehearsal - Harmen Fraanje, Ernst Reijseger, Mola Sylla, Louis Moholo-Moholo 15.15 Hall Sound check - Melanie Scholtz, Justin Bellairs, Lee Thomson, Nick Green, Bokani Dyer, Shane Cooper, Marlon Witbooi, Jitsvinger 16.30 Room 7 Rehearsal - Ronan Guilfoyle, Karlheinz Miklin, Ganesh Geymeier, Nduduzo Makhathini, Kesivan Naidoo 17.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Melanie Scholtz: Our Time Melanie Scholtz, Justin Bellairs, Lee Thomson, Nick Green, Bokani Dyer, Shane Cooper, Marlon Witbooi, Jitsvinger 19.30 Room 12 Rehearsal - Nick Smart, Pekka Pylkkänen, Marc de Kock, Gary Keller, Mike Rossi, Justin Bellairs, Sydney Mavundla, Lee Thomson, Sakhile Simani, Bertil Strandberg, Justin Sasman, Kyle du Preez, Nick Green, Mageshen Naidoo, Rich Syracuse, Jeff Siegel Room 7 Rehearsal - Louis Moholo-Moholo, Mark Fransman, Ernst Reijseger, Kyle Shepherd, Shane Cooper 19.30 PERFORMANCE Hall Soul of Africa Sydney Mnisi, Feya Faku, Mike del Ferro, Romy Brauteseth, Ayanda Sikade 20.00 Café Sound check - Ronan Guilfoyle, Karlheinz Miklin, Ganesh Geymeier, Nduduzo Makhathini, Kesivan Naidoo 21.30 PERFORMANCE Cafe Ronan Guilfoyle Ronan Guilfoyle, Karlheinz Miklin, Ganesh Geymeier, Nduduzo Makhathini, Kesivan Naidoo 22.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Didier Labbé Quartet Didier Labbé, Jean-Luc Amestoy, Olivier Brousse, Alain Laspeyres, Tlale Makhene, Theo Ndindwa 23.30 Cafe Jazz Jam – Lee Thomson Friday 4 July 9.00 BAND PRACTICES NYJB Room Mark Fransman NSBB Room Mike Campbell Vocal Centre All vocalists – general warm-ups/technique - Melanie Scholtz, Monique Hellenberg, Katchie Cartwright, Leoni Armour, Babalwa Mpulu Room 1 Terrence