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Jazz Studies
Coordinator Contact Information: Dr. Edward Joffe 201 • 200 • 3091 Email: EJOFFE@NJCU.edu
Audition information:
Saturday February 28, 2009 Fall 2009 9am Scholarship recommendation Saturday April 18, 2009 Fall 2009 9am Scholarship recommendation  In addition to performing all major and minor scales, the prospective student will be asked to perform selections from the following repertoire lists by memory, along with sight-reading. A faculty rhythm section will accompany all performances. A piano, guitar amp, bass amp and drum set will be provided. Admittance to any music major program is based solely upon the results of this audition after the University has accepted the student’s application. Placement in required music major core classes will be based on the results of placement exams to be given after the student has been admitted to the department. UNDERGRADUATE INSTRUMENTALISTS Blues
Tenor Madness (Bb+) Billie’s Bounce (F+) Au Privave (F+) Now’s the Time (F+) Standards Scrapple from the Apple (F+) Blue Bossa (C-) Doxy (Bb+) Satin Doll (C+) *Choose one composition from each category.
GRADUATE INSTRUMENTALISTS Ballads
Body and Soul (Db+) Round Midnight (Eb-) I Can’t Get Started (C+)
Sophisticated Lady (Ab+)
Medium Swing Confirmation (F+)
Invitation (C-) Like Someone in Love (C+) Well You Needn’t (F+)
Up Tempo Cherokee (Bb+) Airegin (F-) Anthropology(Bb+) Giant Steps (B+) *Choose one composition from each category.
JAZZ VOCALISTS
All jazz vocalists who audition must come with three lead sheet arrangements for each of their tunes, written in their appropriate keys. Each singer will perform with a rhythm section (piano, bass, and drums) and should be prepared to conduct the beginnings and endings of all tunes. Undergraduates are expected to sing two contrasting selections from the list shown below; graduates three contrasting selections from the list. Prospective undergraduate students should be able to offer melodic variations on the lyrics. Prospective graduate students will be expected to improvise scat solos and should also have written out introductions and endings for their selections. 
Undergraduates Autumn Leaves
Misty Satin Doll Blue Monk Take The "A" Train Green Dolphin Street
Graduates No More Blues
How High the Moon
The Song Is You
Ornithology
Here's That Rainy Day Moody's Mood For Love Ensemble Opportunities: The Jazz Studies program offers students a chance to develop their improvisational, compositional, and ensemble skills through intensive classroom work and performance opportunities. A faculty of world-class New York area jazz and recording artists work with the students in private lessons and ensembles such as The NJCU Jazz Ensemble, The Lab Band, The Studio Orchestra, The Jazz Vocal Ensemble, Jazz Guitar Ensemble, The Brazilian Ensemble, The Afro-Cuban Ensemble, and Combos. These groups perform regularly in jazz clubs throughout New Jersey (Trumpet’s, Cecil’s) and New York (Birdland), in local schools, at jazz festivals, as well as on campus. The jazz studies area has just released their new CD – “KNIGHT TIME JAZZ”. Prospective jazz students will receive a free copy after completing the music department application.
Master Classes, Guest Artists, and Clinicians: Students studying in this area benefit from master classes and concerts presented by guest artists who appear on campus every semester and perform with the student ensembles. In addition, the University is host to an annual High School Jazz Festival sponsored by the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) with a renowned jazz performer as a featured clinician. A listing of artists who have appeared in recent years at NJCU is shown below.
Clinicians and Recitalists (1992–2008)
Guest Artists Who Have Performed with The NJCU Jazz Ensemble (1992–2008)
NJCU High School Festival Clinicians (1993-2008)
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