FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• Jazz Camp 2011 is our tenth year.
• Jazz Camp is for all ages and levels. Instrumentalists must be able to play 5 scales well (C, F,Bb, G, and D). Vocalists must be able to match pitch and have several tunes from the jazz standards repertoire prepared (with the accompanying lead sheet) when camp begins. If you can’t meet these requirements, either practice a lot (!) or consider attending Junior Junior Camp.
• Ongoing Jazz Workshops with Bill Douglass, Kit Bailey, John Girton and Nora Nausbaum are available throughout the year.
• Jazz Camp 2010 had participants ranging in age from 10-75 years old.
  
• The Final Concert at Jazz Camp 2010 was very well attended, universally enjoyed and took place at River Highlands Ranch and Vineyard in Smartsville, 20 min from downtown Grass Valley. A beautiful, inspiring venue.
  
• The Sierra Jazz Society has the great support of:
  • Nevada Union band director Ken Carter
    
  • Marian McPartland, jazz pianist
    
  • Ted Nash, saxes with Wynton Marsalis
    
  • Paul McCandless, virtuoso reed player in Oregon
    
  • Susan Muscarella, Director of Jazzschool in Berkeley, CA
    
  • and broad range of participants in Northern California
    
• Click here to see an article written in The Union about Jazz Camp.
  
• Click here to see article written in Placer County's "Perspectives" magazine.