The 2025 UNO Jazz Camp will be June 2-6.
Click here for a video summary of Jazz Camp.
Click here to view a performance sample by the Great Plains Great Big Band.
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Contact petermadsen@unomaha.edu for details.
Registered campers please check this website frequently for updated final camp details.
The UNO Jazz Camp is a commuter camp only. Overnight accommodations are not provided.
The camp is open to instrumental music students grades seven and up with at least one year of experience on their instrument. No audition is necessary to attend the camp, but all participants must submit a video audition and complete on online theory exam by May 27 in order to be placed in appropriate classes and ensembles for the week.
What to bring:
- Instruments including amps and cymbals
- Staff Paper
- Folding Music Stand
- Students will need lunch or money for lunch in the Food Court
- Students are not allowed to leave campus for lunch
Fees and Tuition
Student tuition and fees are $425 after May 15. Prior to May 15 a $50 discount will be applied during checkout of the online registration process. Registration will close on May 25. 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
- Five concerts with the Camp All-Star Big Band
Group Discounts
A $25 group discount will be applied if 10 or more students from the same school register by May 15!
Great Plains Great Big Band Concerts
The Great Plains Great Big Band will perform at 1:00pm Monday through Thursday. These concerts are free and open to the public.
Tentative Schedule
Monday-Friday, June 2-6
Time |
Event |
8:00 A.M. | Meeting for ALL campers in the Strauss Concert Hall (Monday Only) |
8:30 - 9:20 A.M. | Music Industry with Willie Murillo |
9:30 - 10:50 A.M. | Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal, Sectionals, or Theory |
11:00 - 11:50 A.M. | Masterclasses/Lunch |
12:00 - 12:50 P.M. | Masterclasses/Lunch |
1:00 - 1:50 P.M. | Great Plains Great Big Band Concerts (The UNO Jazz Ensemble will perform Friday at 1:00pm) |
2:00 - 3:20 P.M. | Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal, Sectionals, or Listening Lab |
3:30 - 4:30 P.M. | Improvisation Class (Monday-Thursday) |
4:30 P.M. | Camp Concludes (Monday-Thursday) |
On Friday classes conclude at 3:20 P.M. and the final concerts will begin at 4:30 P.M. and 7:30 P.M.
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
Trumpet Section Trombone SectionSteve Wilson Rhythm Section Ken Kehner
For More Information
Call Dr. Pete Madsen at 402-554-2297 or e-mail petermadsen@unomaha.edu.