Jazz Camp
UNO Jazz Camp featuring the Jim Widner Big Band
Jazz Camp Information
Check out a feature article from Hear Nebraska about the 2016 Jazz Camp.
The 2017 camp will be June 11-16
Register Online Here
$50 Group discounts are available to students from schools who send 10 or more students to the UNO Jazz Camp. Contact petermadsen@unomaha.edu for details.
Click here for FAQ's about the new online registration process
Click here for the Jazz Camp Brochure
Registered campers click here for final camp details
What to bring:
- Instruments including practice amps and cymbals
- Folding Music Stand
- Students will need lunch or money for lunch in the Food Court
Fees and Tuition
Student Tuition Fee is $345* for all five days. There will be a $5 youth safety fee charged through the online registration process. The camp fee includes an opportunity to work with professional musicians for five days in a variety of settings including:
- Masterclasses
- Theory Classes
- Improvisation Classes
- Sectionals
- Rehearsals
- Group Listening
- Six concerts with the Jim Widner Big Band
Scholarships
- A limited number of partial scholarships are available
- Contact Dr. Peter Madsen for more information at 402.554.2297 or petermadsen@unomaha.edu by May 1
Concerts
All Jim Widner Big Band Concerts are open to the public. A $10 ticket is good for one or all concerts. Tickets are required for the Friday night concert.
Performances are:
- Sunday | 7:00 P.M.
- Monday-Thursday | 3:30 P.M.
- Friday | 6:30 P.M.
Tentative Schedule
Sunday, June 11
Time |
Event |
| 1:00 P.M. | Registration, Auditions, and Placement Exams |
| 6:45 P.M. | Camp Meeting |
| 7:00 P.M. | Jim Widner Big Band Concert |
Monday-Friday, June 12-16
Time |
Event |
| 8:30 - 9:20 A.M. | Ear Training Class |
| 9:30 - 10:50 A.M. | Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal or History |
| 11:00 - 11:50 A.M. | Masterclasses |
| 12:00 - 12:50 P.M. | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:50 P.M. | Improvisation Class |
| 2:00 - 3:20 P.M. | Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal or History |
| 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. | Jim Widner Big Band Concert |
| 4:30 P.M. | Camp Concludes |
On Friday classes conclude at 3:20 P.M. and the final concert will begin at 6:30 P.M.
Students will perform as the opening act for the internationally known Jim Widner Big Band in the Strauss Performing Arts Center Recital Hall at 6:30 P.M. on Friday, June 16. Family members, teachers and friends are encouraged to come support the students as they demonstrate their improved skills and share a concert with one of today's hottest jazz bands!
Camp Faculty
Saxophone Section
Kim Richmond
Mary Fettig
Chip McNeill
Gary Anderson
Darren Pettit
Trumpet Section
John Harner
Jason Johnson
Mike "Gooch" Gurciullo
Dave Scott
Trombone Section
Scott Whitfield
Brett Stamps
Pete Madsen
Steve Wilson
Rhythm Section
Ken Kehner
Rod Fleeman
Gary Hobbs
Jim Widner
Contact Us
- School of Music
- 6001 Dodge Street, SPAC 213
- Phone: 402.554.3411
- Fax: 402.554.2252
- Email: unomusic@unomaha.edu
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