Nebraska Jazz Orchestra announces 2007 Young Jazz Artist Competition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FEBRUARY 2007 NEBRASKA JAZZ ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES 2007 YOUNG JAZZ ARTIST COMPETITION Contact: 402-477-8446, njo@artsincorporated.org Lincoln, NE - The Nebraska Jazz Orchestra announces auditions for the 2007 Young Jazz Artist Competition. This competition provides an outstanding opportunity for students to test their abilities and have a chance to perform with some of the finest jazz musicians in Nebraska in front of an appreciative audience. The first prize winner of this competition will win a cash prize of $250 and the opportunity to perform with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra at the Trumpet Titan concert to be held on Friday, May 25, 2007 at the Embassy Suites in Lincoln, NE. A second place winner will be selected to receive a $100 cash prize. Rules, Guidelines & Eligibility: Open to musicians who have not reached their 22nd birthday on or before May 25, 2007. Previous winners are not eligible. Instrumentation: saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, drums, vibes, strings If selected, musicians MUST be available for the following: Rehearsal: Thursday, May 24, 2007, 7:00-9:30 p.m. O'Donnell Auditorium, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln Sound Check: Friday, May 25, 2007, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Embassy Suites Hotel, 1040 P Street, Lincoln Concert: Friday, May 25, 2007, 7:30 p.m. Embassy Suites Hotel, 1040 P Street, Lincoln Selected musicians must furnish transportation & instruments (except piano). Applicants must prepare a recorded audition (Cassette or CD). Recordings must include two improvised solos with live or recorded accompaniment such as Jamey Aebersold recordings. One recording should include four choruses of blues in any key in a jazz (swing) style and the second should contain two choruses of a well-known jazz standard (not blues) in any key at any tempo (Latin styles and ballads are acceptable). Past winners of the Young Jazz Artist Competition include: Paul Krueger, Jordan Elsberry, Brett Lindaman, Tommy van den Berg, Alex Levitov, Derek Molacek, Bryant Scott, Seth Schoen, Chris Steinke, Broc Hempel, and Frank Basile. For an application, contact the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra business office at (402) 477-8446 or download a flyer at www.artsincorporated.org/njo. The postmark deadline for applications is March 9, 2007.

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