Student/Faculty Calendar

(Please note: this page includes important deadlines and dates for current students and faculty. For a list of public performances, see the Jazz Events Calendar). 

FALL 2024
September
22             New Jazz GE Meeting | 1 pm – 1:30 pm | Room 184
22             All Jazz GEs Meeting | 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Room 184
22             All Jazz GEs and Faculty Meeting | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Room 184
23-27        Week of Welcome
23             Advising Meetings with Paul Krueger | 9 am – 12 pm
.                       For students planning to graduate Spring 2024
.                       Sign up for a time here | Room 256
23              Barrier Exams/Transfer Auditions/BM Degree Auditions, and
.                       Jazz Theory Placement Exams | 1 pm – 3:30 pm | Room 184
23             New Jazz Graduate Student Meeting | Mandatory | 4 pm | Room 184
24             SOMD Faculty Retreat
25             Jazz Ensemble Saxophone Auditions | 9 am – 1:30 pm | Room 184
.                       Sign up for a time here
25             Jazz Ensemble Piano Auditions | 2:30 am – 5:00 pm | Room 184
.                       Sign up for a time here
25             Jazz Ensemble Drum Set Auditions | 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Room 184
.                       Sign up for a time here
26             Jazz Ensemble Bass Auditions | 9 am – 12 pm | Room 184
.                       Sign up for a time here
26             Jazz Ensemble Trombone Auditions | 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Room 184
.                       Sign up for a time here
26             Jazz Ensemble Trumpet Auditions | 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Room 184
.                       Sign up for a time here
26             Merker Combo Scholarship Auditions  |  2 pm – 4 pm | Room 184
27             Advising Meetings with Paul Krueger | 9 am – 12 pm
.                       For students planning to graduate Spring 2024
.                       Sign up for a time here | Room 256
27             Jazz Ensemble Guitar Auditions | 1:30 pm – 4 pm | Room 184
.                       Sign up for a time here
27             New Undergraduate Jazz Major Meeting | Mandatory | 11 am – 12 pm
.                       Room 184
29             Oregon Jazz Ensemble “Boot Camp” | 3:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Room 173
30             Start of Fall Term  |  Classes and rehearsals begin

October
3               Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
3               1st Jazz Masterclass | Mandatory for all Jazz Majors
4               Photo Day for JazzArts Oregon & Oregon Jazz Ensemble
10             Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
11             UO Day of Improvisation | West Linn HS
17             Oregon Jazz Ensemble | 7:30 pm – 10 pm | The Jazz Station
18             Recital & Lecture Proposals due for graduating students
25             Faculty Jazz Ensemble | 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm | The Jazz Station
27             Lab Bands 2 & 3 | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm | The Jazz Station
31             Jazz GE Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B

November
1               Guest Artist Masterclass – Guest TBD | 10 am – 11:30 am | Room 184
1               MUJ 480/580/483/583 Jazz Arranging Big Band Reading Session
.                       12 pm – 2 pm | Room 173
1               Small Group Rehearsals with Guest TBD | 2 pm – 4 pm | Room 184
1               UO Small Jazz Ensembles | The Jazz Station
.                       5 pm, free | 7:30 pm with Guest TBD
6               OJE @ North Medford HS Jazz Festival } All Day
8               Guest Artist Masterclass | 10 am – 11:30 am | Room 184
.                Small Group Rehearsals with Guest Artist | 2 pm – 4 pm | Room 184
.                UO Small Jazz Ensembles | The Jazz Station
.                       5 pm, free | 7:30 pm with Guest TBD
9               UO Day of Improvisation – Eugene
15             Fall Concert of the UO Large Jazz Ensembles
.                       7 pm | Beall Hall
19             OJE @ West Linn Jazz HS Jazz Festival | 12 pm – 10 pm
25             Jazz Pedagogy Rehearsals with Large Jazz Ensembles | 12 pm – 2 pm
27             No Large Jazz Ensemble Rehearsals
28-29        No Classes – Thanksgiving Break

December
2               Jazz Arrangers Reading Session | 1 pm – 1:50 pm | Room 173
3               Small Jazz Ensembles Concert | 5:30 pm | Room 184
4               Jazz Pedagogy Rehearsals with Lab 2 & Lab 3 | 12 pm – 12:50 pm | Room 173
4               Advanced Jazz Arrangers Reading Session | 1 pm – 1:50 pm | Room 173
5               Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
6               Jazz Pedagogy Rehearsals with Lab 2 & Lab 3 | 12 pm – 12:50 pm | Room 173
6               JazzArts Oregon & Honors Combos Concert/Live Recording Session
.                       7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Room 190
7               Oregon Jazz Ensemble @ McKay HS Jazz Festival, Salem, OR
9-13          Finals Week
9-10          Jazz Juries/Recital Hearings for Winter Term Recitals and Recording Projects
11             Recording Session Set-Up & Sound Check | 9 am – 12 pm | Room 184
12             OJE Recording Session | 9 am – 4:30 pm | Room 184
13             OJE Recording Session | 9 am – 12 pm | Room 184

WINTER 2025
January
1               Faculty Decisions are due for Graduate Prescreening Auditions
6               Winter Term Begins
9.              Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
17-19        OMEA Conference | Eugene, OR
.                       (Hold dates for OJE/JazzArts Oregon performance)
20             No Classes – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
23             Jazz Faculty & GE Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
24-25        Oregon Jazz Festival
.                       Fri, Jan 24 – Masterclass with Guest Artist | 10 am – 11:30 am | LCC
.                       Fri, Jan 24 – Concert with Guest Artist | 6:00 pm | LCC
.                       Sat, Jan 25 – Daytime Festival Performances | 8 am – 5 pm | UO
.                       Sat, Jan 25 – OJE & LCC Big Bands with Guest Artist | 5:30 pm | UO
.                       Sat, Jan 25 – After Hours Jam Session | 8:00 pm | The Jazz Station

February
1               SOMD Admissions Day
6               Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm
7               Guest Artist Masterclass | 10 am – 11:30 am | Room 184
.                Small Group Rehearsals with Guest Artist | 2 pm – 4 pm | Room 184
.                UO Small Jazz Ensembles | The Jazz Station
.                       5 pm, free | 7:30 pm with Guest Artist
8               SOMD Admissions Day
9               Lab 2 & Lab 3 | 3 pm – 4:30 pm | The Jazz Station
21             Guest Artist Masterclass | 10 am – 11:30 am | Room 184
.                Small Group Rehearsals with Guest Artist | 2 pm – 4 pm | Room 184
.                UO Small Jazz Ensembles | The Jazz Station
.                       5 pm, free | 7:30 pm with Guest Artist
22             SOMD Admissions Day
26             OJE & Latin Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal with Francisco Torres | 6 pm – 10 pm
27             Francisco Torres Masterclass | 10 am – 11:30 am
.                Francisco Torres Trombone Masterclass | 12:00 pm – 1:20 pm
.                Francisco Torres Jazz Masterclass | 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm
.                Francisco Torres & Latin Jazz Ensemble | The Jazz Station | 7:30 pm
28             Francisco Torres Masterclass | 10 am – 11:50 am
28             Winter Concert of the UO Large Jazz Ensembles with Francisco Torres | 7 pm | Beall Hall

March
4               Small Jazz Ensembles Concert | 5:30 pm | Room 184
6               Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
10             Advanced Jazz Arrangers Reading Session | 1 pm – 1:50 pm | Room 184
11-13        JazzArts Oregon Tour
14             Jazz Arrangers Reading Session | 1 pm – 1:50 pm | Room 184
14             JazzArts Oregon & Honors Combos Concert/Live Recording Session
.                       7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Room 190
17-21        Finals Week
17-18        Hearings for Spring Term Recitals/CD Projects & Technique Juries
19             Advising Meetings with Paul Krueger
.                       For students planning to graduate Spring 2026
.                       Sign up for a time here | Room 256
24-31        Spring Break

SPRING 2025
March
31             Spring Term Begins
31             Arrangements for Spring Guest Artist in Residence are Due

April
3               Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
10             Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
19             Oregon Jazz Ensemble | 7:30 pm – 10 pm | The Jazz Station
.                       5 pm, small groups, free
22             OJE to Redmond HS District Jazz Festival
27             Lab 2 & Lab 3 | 3 pm – 4:30 pm | The Jazz Station

May
1               Submission Deadline for the Wet Ink Concert
7-9            Guest Artist Residency
7                          10 am – 11:50 am – Masterclass
.                           Evening Rehearsal with OJE
8                          10 am – 11:50 am – Masterclass
.                           1:30 pm – 2:20 pm – Masterclass
.                           7 pm – 9 pm | Evening Rehearsal with Small Groups
9                          10 am – 11:50 am – Masterclass and/or Jam Session
.                           Spring Concert of the UO Large Jazz Ensembles with Guest Artist
.                                    7 pm | Beall Hall
15               Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
16               Small Jazz Ensembles | The Jazz Station
.                       5 pm, free | 7:30 pm feat. JazzArts Oregon and Honors Combos
18               Jazz Recital Day

June
1                 Jazz Recital Day
5                 Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
6                 Wet Ink (Jazz Composers/Arrangers Concert) | 7:30 pm | Room 190
7                 End of Year Blowout with UO and LCC Jazz Ensembles
.                       5 pm – 11 pm | The Jazz Station
8                 Jazz Recital Day
9-13            Finals Week
9-10            Jazz Barrier Exams & Juries | Room 184
11                Recording Set-Up & Sound Check | 9 am – 12 pm | Room 184
12-13          OJE Recording Sessions | All Day | Room 184
16               Commencement

Students, if you choose to add the google calendar below, please make sure you add both the student/faculty calendar AND the jazz events calendar when given the option.

Students, if you choose to add the google calendar above, please make sure you add both the student/faculty calendar AND the jazz events calendar when given the option.