Louisiana Association for Jazz Education
Louisiana Association for Jazz Education
State Jazz Festivals
School Year 2009 -2010
Loyola University Jazz Ensemble Festival              

LOCATION:  Loyola University, New Orleans
DATE:    
CONTACT: John Mahoney       504-865-2164         
mahoney@loyno.edu
GUEST ARTIST:   


              
Festival Information/Rules
Big Band Festival Application            Combo Festival Application
       LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION for JAZZ EDUCATION
                            STATE JAZZ FESTIVAL
                   Hosted by Northwestern State University

LOCATION:  Natchitoches, La.  Northwestern State University - Performing Arts Complex
DATE:
CONTACT:  Galindo Rodriguez    318-357-5799 (Trumpet Studio)    
rodriguez@nsula.edu  
GUEST ARTIST:  NSU Jazz Orchestra & MR. ROB WILKERSON, Tenor Sax


                                            
Festival Information/Rules

                                                 Festival Application
                          ABBEVILLE JAZZ FESTIVAL

LOCATION:  Abbeville High School
DATE:
CONTACT:  Wayne Winner      
wwinner@vrml.k12.la.us  


                                                  
Festival Application
                Many High School Jazz Festival


LOCATION:  Many Louisiana High School
DATE:  
CONTACT:  Scott DeBose    318-256-3503   318-256-8959   318-461-5376
                  
deboses@sabine.k12.la.us

                   Contraband Days Jazz Festival

LOCATION: Lake Charles Civic Center
DATE: May 1st, 2010
CONTACT:  Jay Ecker
Director of Bands
Westlake High School
1000 Garden Dr.
Westlake, LA 70669
jayecker@hotmail.com

Tim McMillen  (BMI)                           Home:        337-528-2382
mcmillen@suddenlink.net                   Mobile:      337-802-9848
tim@mcmillenmusic.us                       Fax:           982-244-2973
http://www.mcmillenmusic

District V Jazz link with downloadable Application:        http://www.districtv.org/contrabanddaysja

District V Home Page:        http://www.districtv.org/BODAMain.html
State Honor Jazz Band Dates

                                            LMEA All State Jazz Band

Contact:   Andy Pizzo - LMEA Jazz Chairman - 225-936-1751      apizzo@ebrschools.org
Second Round All State Auditions:                                                         
Performance:  23 November - Baton Rouge, Holiday INN Select Conference Center                       
Conductor:  Leon Anderson                                                             
Clinician:   LAJE Clinicians                                                                 

Optional Contacts:             LMEA Home Web Site - www.lmeamusic.org
           SCRMC - South Central Regional Music Conference  

Contact:  Eddie Schiro - eschiro@bellsouth.net
Auditions/Selections:        TBA                                                
Performance:                                                                
Conductor:        TBA                                                                   
Clinician:        TBA                                                                      
       
Optional Contacts:  Mark Walker -  walker@opsb.net    Ernie Moran - moran@opsb.net   
              SCRMC Home Web Site -
www.scrmusic.info