JAZZ FESTIVAL AND CAMP

Each March, Drury hosts the Drury Jazz Festival, Missouri's oldest Jazz Festival, attracting high school bands from Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. This festival has attracted such artists as the big bands of Stan Kenton and Count Basie, as well as individual performers including Doc Severnson, Bill Waltrous, Kim Park, Clay Jenkins, Mike Metheny, and Mike Steinel. 




CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR EXCITING CHANGES FOR THE 2008 DRURY JAZZ CAMP!

The Drury Jazz Camp (June 15-20, 2008) is the oldest camp in the state of Missouri, and has a long-standing tradition of excellence dating back to the fifties and sixties when the great bandleader Stan Kenton was running the camp.

The camp takes place on the campus of Drury University in the Mabee Center for the Performing Arts. The camp’s faculty include some of the finest jazz educators and performers in the region and throughout the country.

Negotiations are currently in progress with faculty for the 2008 camp, and an announcement will be made via mailings and on this website later this fall.

The camp is open to high school and middle school students 13 years and older with a minimum of one year experience on their instrument, as well as to adults with previous experience on a jazz instrument (saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano, bass or drums). Previous experience in jazz is not necessary!

Daily activities include rehearsals, masterclasses, jazz theory, improvisation, listening, and jam sessions. In addition, the Drury Jazz Camp Faculty will perform each evening of the camp. Thursday evening’s and Friday afternoon’s concerts will feature performances by the student combos and big bands.

For more information, please contact Tina Claussen at 417-873-7296 or email at cclaussen@drury.edu 

Contact informaton:
E-mail Tina Claussen