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:  March 13th 2010
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:
February 27th, 2010
CONTACT:  Wayne Winner      wwinner@vrml.k12.la.us  


                                                         
Festival Application
                       Many High School Jazz Festival


LOCATION:  Many Louisiana High School
DATE:  
March 27th, 2010
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 2nd, 2009
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:        10 October - Pineville HS                                                  
Performance:  23 November - Baton Rouge, Holiday INN Select Conference Center                       
Conductor:  Leon Anderson                                                             
Clinician:   LAJE Clinicians, Lee Hicks & Bill Causey                                                                   

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:  19-21 February, 2009                                                              
Conductor:        TBA                                                                   
Clinician:        TBA                                                                      
              
Optional Contacts:  Mark Walker -  walker@opsb.net    Ernie Moran - moran@opsb.net   
                     SCRMC Home Web Site -
www.scrmusic.info