Jazz Festival

2021 WCU High School Jazz Festival Portal

Criterions Big Band Masterclasses

Join Director of Jazz Studies, Jonathan Ragonese, and the Criterions as they demonstrate and answer questions about each section of the band.

The Trumpet Section

Trumpet Section

 

The Saxophone Section

Saxaphone Section

 

The Trombone Section

Trombone Section

 

Latin Jazz & Rhythm Section

Latin and Jazz Section

 

Concerts

Rudresh Mahanthappa | HERO Trio

Featured Performance

Rudresh Mahanthappa

 

Criterions Jazz Ensemble

The Music of Michael Philip Mossman

Criterions

 

Statesmen Jazz Ensemble | Combos

 

Statesmen

 

Faculty Concert

See materials section for music for each song, composed by a faculty member.

Faculty Concert

 

MASTERCLASSes

Michael Philip Mossman

Arranging & Composition

Mossman

 

Steve Rudolph

Piano & Improvisation

Rudolph

 

Paul Jost

Creativity and Improvisation

Jost

 

Dave Allen

Rhythmic Ideas and Odd Meter

Allen

 

Materials

 

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