JWA Jazz Camp 2013

with John Morrison. Monday January 21 – Friday January 25, 2013.

John Morrison

Registration and details for JWA Jazz Camp 2013 will be on this page by late March.

Jazz Camp 2012 was a brilliant five days of music, our congratulations go to all the fine young musicians who participated! Congratulations also to our scholarship recipients: Laura Small (bass), Half return Scholarship; Jack Stoneham (alto sax), Half return Scholarship; Helena-louise Dominish (voice), the Sarah Waugh Memorial Scholarship; Alex Hirlian (drums), The JWA Full return Scholarship; Chris Ronan (tenor sax), the Pat Corrigan Scholarship.

Jazz Camp 2013 is a five-day residential program for students ages 11 to 19. For over thirty years it has been Australa’s premier annual gathering of talented and motivated young jazz musicians. The program caters for instrumentalists (including string players) and singers at all levels of experience from beginner to advanced to emerging professionals.

Alumni of Jazz Camp include a who’s who of top Australian jazz artists.

We suggest students have at least two to three years experience on their instrument or around grade 3 – 4 level to get the most out of Jazz Camp. The camp is suitable for any instrument, including singers and string players.

Musicians are carefully placed in groups appropriate to their level of playing and improvising experience.

The venue is the beautiful, peaceful and newly upgraded Naamaroo conference centre in Chatswood West on Sydney’s lower north shore. It is conveniently located just minutes by road from the Sydney CBD, and within thirty minutes by taxi from the airport. Jazz Workshop Australia is proud to present this special annual camp.

Teaching Faculty

We bring together a world-class team of expert tutors, with internationally acclaimed drummer and educator John Morrison as musical director and patron. JWA principal Saul Richardson is the administrator and program coordinator. For any student serious about learning to play jazz, achieving new heights of excellence, and having a great time, then Jazz Camp is the place.

Vocalists work intensively with Jacki Cooper through a specially designed program. More advanced vocalists have the opportunity to learn improvisation techniques and to work with a small jazz ensemble.

The teaching facultyfor 2012 included (2013 faculty will be announced later in the year):

John Morrison -drums, ensembles, Jazz camp Musical Director
Saul Richardson -guitar, Jazz Camp administrator
Graeme Lyall -saxophone & woodwind
Remco Keijzer (Netherlands) -saxophone & woodwind
Roy Ferin (USA) -trombone
Eric Dunan (USA)-trumpet
Nick Southcott -piano
Jacki Cooper -voice
Brendan Clarke -bass
Libor Smoldas (Czech Republic) -guitar

Evening Concerts

An important feature of Jazz Camp are nightly concerts by leading professional groups. We aim to provide a varied program giving the students the chance to see, and meet, bands of different styles, small and large.

Evening concerts in 2012 included: JWA Sydney Tour Big Band, James Morrison, Mr Percival, Andrew Dickeson Band, and special guest performances from Scott Erichson, Jodie Michael, Evan Harris and the Jazz Camp Faculty.

Camp Program

Jazz Camp is 5 days, 4 nights, including:

Combo & Improvisation class
Big Band
Vocal workshop (for singers)
Drummmers’ workshop (for drummers and percussionists)
Instrumental and rhythm section masterclass
Elective activities, including big band
Student jam session and concert
Daily concerts by professional groups
Final concert

Final Concert

The camp ends with a final concert performance by all the students. It will be at the camp venue, Naamaroo Conference Centre, in the late afternoon of Friday January 25. Parents and friends are welcome to the concert. Entry is free.

Testimonials

Here’s what other people have said about Jazz Camp and the Jazz Workshop:

Congratulations on such a wonderful camp. As a parent I cannot believe that it runs so smoothly. What an unbelievable experience for our kids to have!… Read more

How to register

Registration will open by late March. It will stay open until the camp is fully booked. You’ll be able to download registration forms here.
1. Registration (available from late March)

2. Medical details (available from late March).

3. Post or email them to us, along with payment.

Payment options

You will have two easy payment options:

Either
Full advance payment

Two installments

Numbers are limited by the size of the venue, and bookings close when the camp is full. Send cheques or internet banking receipts to

JWA Jazz Camp
PO Box 161
Crows Nest 1585
NSW, Australia.

We accept cheque, cash or direct deposit. Sorry, no credit cards.

Bank details for direct deposit

BSB: 112 879 Account: 068 127 307. Jazz Workshop Australia Pty Ltd. You can only transfer to this account online. To pay in a bank branch, call us first for details.
If you pay this way, be certain to include the student’s name in the transfer details (otherwise we have no way of knowing who the payment is from).

Places will be limited, so book early to guarantee your place.

Terms and Conditions

We know that the terms and conditions are in pretty fine print on the registration form. They have to be small so they’ll fit, but we really do want you to read them! If, like us, you find the small print a bit hard to read, here they are in bigger type. These are the conditions for Jazz Camp 2012. they will be apdated for 2013 in late March, once registration opens:

Click here for the Jazz Camp terms and conditions (Opens a PDF file, 95kb).

Contacts and other workshops

For more information email info@JazzWorkshopAustralia.com.au

If you can’t make it to camp, or just can’t wait until next year, why not do one of the Improvisation workshops every school holidays? Have a look at the rest of this website for details of other holiday activities or ensemble opportunities. At JWA, Jazz Camp is really on every day of the year!