About the Registration Form Darren Kramer is an Edwards Trombone Performing Artist Sign up for: # of students Price and is in demand as a freelance trombonist, clinician, High School Ensemble $150.00 composer, arranger and producer throughout the United States. Kramer graduated from the University of Miami High School Combo $150.00 and moved to NYC where he toured with Matchbox Twenty, Tom Jones, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and Duke Middle School Ensemble $150.00 Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies. at CSU Stanislaus Middle School Combo $150.00 Kramer now leads his own group, DKO, whose inspiring Evening concert Free General Information: concerts, educational clinics, five exceptional recordings, featuring Darren Kramer and the CSU Stanislaus Jazz Ensemble Date: February 6, 2009 and 45 challenging arrangements (small group & big band) TOTAL Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm and have helped modernize the trombone and expand its Place: The CSU Stanislaus Department of Music role in contemporary music... Registration Deadline: December 19, 2008 Director Name Fee: $150.00 Philosophy: The goal of the CSU Stanislaus Jazz Festival School is to provide students and directors with an educational and musical experience. Therefore, maximum interaction Address between students, directors, and guest clinicians will take place throughout the day. City State Zip Festival Format: The festival is non-competitive. Clini- cians will provide written and/or verbal feedback to the Phone directors and students. Each band will receive a warm-up room for twenty minutes prior to their performance. They E-mail will then move to one of two performance locations. Each band will be allowed approximately twenty minutes of per- formance time, followed immediately by a twenty-minute Time Preference clinic. AM (8:00-12:00) PM (1:00-5:00) Awards: • Festival clinicians will award medals to outstanding in- dividual performers from each ensemble. Signature Date • Festival clinicians will select up to two ensembles to perform in the evening concert. Deadline for priority consideration is Friday, December 19, 2008. • Two partial-tuition scholarships to the CSU Stanislaus Dr. Robert Knop is currently a third year assistant Summer Music Camp will be awarded to the most out- professor of music at Cal State. His responsibilities standing performers of the festival. include applied saxophone, music education, jazz Mail the registration form and check payment (made payable to • Each participating school will be awarded a commem- studies, and music appreciation. A background of CSU Stanislaus Department of Music) to the address below. You orative plaque. teaching instrumental music and general music in the will receive confirmation of your festival registration by e-mail. Chicago Public School system has given him unique skills Detailed information including performance times, maps, clini- Tentative Schedule: to share with students. cians, and more will be mailed one month prior to the festival. • 8:00 am - Festival begins. A professional musician for over twenty years, he was • Guest clinicians will present master classes at various active in the jazz, blues, and commercial music scene Andy Nevala times during the day. in Chicago and recalls sharing the stage with Clark Terry, • 12:00 to 12:50 pm - Darren Kramer performance/mas- Tito Puente, Louie Bellson, Karrin Allyson, and others. Coordinator of Jazz Studies terclass. As a classical and jazz saxophonist, Dr. Knop has studied CSU Stanislaus Department of Music • 7:30 pm - Concert featuring Darren Kramer and the with Steven Duke and Bunky Green, and with every One University Circle CSU Stanislaus Jazz Ensemble. student he has ever been privileged to teach. Turlock, CA 95382 CAlIfornIA StAte UnIverSIty StAnISlAUS Nonprofit Organization ONE UNIvERSITy CIRClE • TURlOCk, CAlIfORNIA 95382 U.S. Postage DEPARTMENT Of MUSIC 107 PAID RetuRn SeRvice RequeSted Turlock, CA PERMIT NO. 193 The College of the Arts and Department of Music present the fourth annual Friday, February 6, 2009 Turlock, CA Featuring Trombonist Darren Kramer and Saxophonist Robert Knop Dear [email protected] (209) 667-3533 Coordinator ofJazzStudies Stanislaus California StateUniversity, Andy Nevala Sincerely, mances. ing day of clinics, master classes, and perfor excit an for us join will students your and you hope We concert. 7:30pm the during Ensemble featured soloist with the CSU Stanislaus Jazz masterclass at 12:00 noon. He will also be the Kramer will be presenting a performance/ Mr. 20. Matchbox and Brecker, Michael Jones, Tom has recently performed with artists such as most in-demand trombonists in the world and the of one is Kramer Mr. artist. featured guest are honored We to have Darren Kramer as our beyond. and Valley Central the within students community of jazz educators, musicians, and rectors, as well as to foster the growth of the musical experience for both students and di the festival is to provide an educational and on the CSU Stanislaus The campus. purpose of of Music, will be held February on 6th Friday, sponsored by the CSU Stanislaus Department sity, Stanislaus Jazz Festival. The announce the festival, 2009 California State Stanislaus. Univer It is with great pleasure that we Greetings from California State University, - - - -.