CCJA provides Colorado youth unique educational opportunities for the study and performance of jazz. By creating mentoring relationships amongst and between students and professional musicians, and offering quality instruction and performance experiences, CCJA positively impacts the entire jazz community.
Summer Institute - This summer CCJA will offer two camps (Jazz Boot Camp in June, and Jazz In the Sangres Camp in late July) plus summer ensembles (Big Band and Latin), and workshops in composing, arranging, and guitar comping. The ensembles and workshops are also open to adults! Visit the Programs & Classes pages for more information. (New this year...Boot Camp has a specialized component for string players...see Boot Camp page for details.)
CCJA Faculty members in the National/international spotlight! The professional mentors at CCJA are incredibly talented artists who share their experience with our students with great generosity of spirit. They are all busy with various projects and tours, many of which you can keep updated about on our News & Events page. Current highlights include Greg Gisbert, John Gunther, Mark Patterson, Eric Gunnison, Mark Simon, and Paul Romaine (collectively the group "Convergence") recently being featured on NPR's "Jazz Set with Dee Bridgewater." The hour long program was aired internationally and is mostly comprised of a live performance they did at Dazzle. The program can be heard at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90253702 Also, Greg Gisbert and Eric Gunnison are doing a European tour with jazz legends Jimmy Heath and Slide Hampton this summer.
Small Group Program Registration!
If you have friends who are interested in CCJA (especially horn players!) please direct them HERE for an application. The more horn players we have, the more groups we can have, which helps the rhythm section players who are on the wait list get a spot sooner. If you are new to CCJA, and would like more information about the program, including an application form, click HERE. If you have never been in a CCJA group before, and you are on the waiting list, please know that you will be placed in a group as soon as a spot opens up, according to the date you applied.
Online Tuition payments can be made HERE
Sponsors Needed!
It is important to our mission to not turn students away due to financial challenges. Therefore, we have a need-based scholarship program that assists with tuition for all of our programs. We are in need of sponsors for that fund, so if you know any individuals or businesses that would like to explore donation/sponsorship opportunities, please let us know!!!
Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts
4505 W 36th Ave Denver, CO 80212
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