The Berklee College of Music’s 42nd Annual High School Jazz Festival | March 13th, 2010
3,000 Musicians, 200 Bands to Compete for $175,000 in Scholarships
at Berklee’s 42nd Annual High School Jazz Festival, March 13, 2010
Berklee
College of Music’s 42nd High School Jazz Festival will feature more
than 3, 000 students and 200 big bands, combos, and vocal ensembles
competing for $175, 000 in partial scholarships to Berklee’s Five Week
Summer Performance Program. The annual event is the largest of its kind
in the U.S.
All concerts are free and open to the public, and
will take place on Saturday, March 13, 2010, at the Hynes Convention
Center, 900 Boylston Street, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Scholarship
and award winners will be announced at 6:00 p.m., followed by a winners
showcase concert at 7:15 p.m.
The event will also feature free
clinics by trombonist and Grammy-winning producer Delfeayo Marsalis,
drummer Peter Erskine (Steely Dan, Weather Report), and trumpeter Eric
Miyashiro (Sammy Davis Jr., Maynard Ferguson), and performances by the
Crescent Super Band, an internationally touring all-star high school
ensemble from Utah, Berklee’s Concert Jazz Orchestra, and Global Jazz
Institute, City Music, Salsa, and P-Funk ensembles. New this year is
Band Slam, a non-competing category for students who play non-jazz
styles, from hip-hop to bluegrass.