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:    March 18th & 19th, 2011
CONTACT: John Mahoney       504-865-2164         mahoney@loyno.edu
GUEST ARTIST:   Nicholas Payton


        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 12, 2011
CONTACT:  Galindo Rodriguez    318-357-5799 (Trumpet Studio)    rodriguez@nsula.edu  
GUEST ARTIST:  NSU Jazz Orchestra & Dr. Ray Vasquez


                                     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

             McNeese/Banners Jazz Festival
     District V Band & Orchestra Directors Ass.

LOCATION: Shearman Fine Arts Center, McNeese State University
DATE:   Saturday, May 7th, 2011
CONTACT:  Jay Ecker

Guest Artist:        Scott Whitfield  Trombonist, Vocalist, Composer

Director of Bands
Westlake High School
1000 Garden Dr.
Westlake, LA 70669
jayecker@hotmail.com

Tim McMillen  (BMI)       337-217-4700 ext. 5812      tim.mcmillen@cpsb.org

Rick Condit      337-475-5007         rcondit@mcneese.edu

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:                           Baton Rouge, Holiday INN Select Conference Center                       
Conductor:                                                            
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