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 2025

September
21              New Jazz GE Meeting | 1 pm – 2 pm | Room 184
21              All Jazz GEs and Faculty Meeting | 2 pm – 4 pm | Room 184
22-26         Week of Welcome
22              Graduating Student Advising Meetings with Paul Krueger | 9 am – 12 pm
                        Sign up for a time here | Room 256
22              Barrier Exams/Transfer Auditions/BM Degree Auditions, Jazz Theory Advisory Exams
                        1 pm – 3:30 pm | Room 184
22              New Jazz Graduate Student Meeting | Mandatory | 4 pm | Room 184
23              SOMD Faculty Retreat
24              Graduating Student Advising Meetings with Paul Krueger | 9 am – 12 pm
                        Sign up for a time here | Room 256
24              Jazz Ensemble Piano Auditions | 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Room 184
24              Merker/Sandine Combo Scholarship Auditions  |  6:30 pm – 8:30 pm | Room 184
25              Jazz Ensemble Saxophone Auditions | 9 am – 12 pm | Room 184
25              New Jazz Undergraduate Jazz Major Meeting | 2 pm – 3 pm | Room 184
25              Jazz Ensemble Trumpet Auditions | 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Room 184
25              Jazz Ensemble Drum Set Auditions | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Room 184
26              Jazz Ensemble Bass Auditions | 9 am – 12 pm | Room 184
26              Jazz Ensemble Guitar Auditions | 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Room 184
26              Jazz Ensemble Trombone Auditions | 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Room 184
29              Fall Term Begins | Large and Small Jazz Ensemble Rehearsals Begin

October
2                Jazz Faculty/GE Staff Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
2                1st Jazz Masterclass | Mandatory | All Jazz Majors
9                Jazz Faculty/GE Staff Meeting | 12:30  pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
10              Day of Improvisation – Portland
17              Oregon Jazz Ensemble | 7:30 pm – 10 pm | The Jazz Station
17              Recital/Lecture Proposals due for graduating students
19              Lab 2 & Lab 3 @ Jazz Station | 3 pm – 4:30 pm
23              JazzArts Oregon @ Summit HS Jazz Festival | ALL DAY
25              UO Faculty Jazz Ensemble @ Jazz Station
30               Jazz Faculty/GE Staff Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
31              MUJ 483/583 Advanced Jazz Arranging Big Band Reading Session | Room 173 | 12 pm – 2pm
31              Jeff Gardner – Guest Artist Masterclass | 10 am – 11:30 am | Room 184
31              Small Group Rehearsals with Jeff Gardner | 2 – 4 pm | Room 184
31              UO Small Jazz Ensembles | The Jazz Station | 5 pm, free | 7:30 pm with Jeff Gardner

November
5                OJE @ North Medford Jazz Festival | ALL DAY
7                Guest Artist Masterclass | 10 am – 11:30 am | Room 184
7                Small Group Rehearsals with Garrett Baxter | 2 – 4 pm | Room 184
7                UO Small Jazz Ensembles | The Jazz Station | 5 pm, free | 7:30 pm with Garrett Baxter
8                Day of Improvisation – Eugene
11              Veteran’s Day – No Classes
16              Fall Concert of the UO Big Bands with Guest Artist | 3 pm | Beall Hall
18              OJE @ West Linn HS Jazz Festival | 12 pm – 9: pm
20              Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
24              Jazz Pedagogy Rehearsals with Large Jazz Ensembles | 12 pm – 1:50 pm | Room 173
27-28         Thanksgiving Break – No Classes

December
1                Jazz Pedagogy Rehearsals with Lab 2 & Lab 3 | 12 pm – 12:50 pm | Room 173
1                MUJ 483/583 Jazz Arrangers Big Band Reading Session | 1 pm – 2 pm | Room 173
2                Small Jazz Ensembles Concert | 5:30 pm | Room 184
3                Jazz Pedagogy Rehearsals with Lab 2 & Lab 3 | 12 pm – 12:50 pm | Room 173
3                MUJ 480/580 Jazz Arrangers Big Band Reading Session | 1 pm – 2 pm | Room 173
4                OJE @ Portland Interscholastic League Jazz Festival | ALL DAY
5                Jazz Pedagogy Rehearsals with Lab 2 & Lab 3 | 12 pm – 12:50 pm | Room 173
5                JazzArts Oregon & Honors Combos Concert/Live Recording Session | 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Room 190
6                Oregon Jazz Ensemble @ McKay HS Jazz Festival, Salem OR
8-12           Finals Week
8-9             Jazz Juries/Recital Hearings for Winter Term Recitals and CD Projects | Sign Up for a Time | Room 184
10              Recording Session Set-Up  |  9 am – 12 pm  |  Room 184
10              Downbeat Magazine SMA Recording Sessions  |  1:30 pm – 4:30 pm  |  Room 184
11-12         OJE Recording Session  |  Room 184

WINTER 2026

January
1                Auditions – Prescreening decisions due
5                Winter Term Begins
8                Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
16-18         OMEA Conference | Eugene, OR (Hold Dates for OJE/Small Group Performances)
.                     OJE Performance – TBD
.                     Friday, Jan 16 – Sandine Ensemble @ UO Alumni Reception | 7 pm – 9 pm | Graduate Hotel
.                     Saturday, Jan 17 – JazzArts Oregon @ OMEA Banquet | 6 pm – 8 pm | Graduate Hotel

19              Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No Classes
22              Jazz Faculty & GE Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
23-24         Oregon Jazz Festival
.                     Friday, Jan 23 – Masterclass with Mike Rodriguez | 10 am – 11:30 am | Lane CC
.                     Friday, Jan 23 – Concert featuring Guest at Lane Community College | 6:00  pm | Ragozzino Hall | $15 general admission
.                     Saturday, Jan 24 – Daytime performances by participating school groups @ UO | 8 am – 5 pm | free admission
.                     Saturday, Jan 24 – The Oregon Jazz Ensemble and LCC Big Band | 5:30 pm | Beall Hall
.                     Saturday, Jan 24 – After Hours Session featuring OJF Clinicians | 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm | The Jazz Station | $15 general admission
31              SOMD Admissions Day

February
1                Jazz Lab Band 2 & 3 | 7 pm – 8:30 pm | The Jazz Station
6                Guest Masterclass | 10 am – 11:30 am | Room 184
6                Combo Rehearsals with Guest Artist | 2 – 4 pm | Room 184
6                Small Jazz Ensembles | The Jazz Station | 5 pm, free | 7:30 pm with Guest
7                SOMD Admissions Day
11              OJE to Clatskanie MS/HS | ALL DAY
11              OJE Performance | 7 pm | Clatskanie MS/HS
13              George Colligan – Guest Artist Masterclass | 10 am – 11:30 am | Room 184
13              Combo Rehearsals with George Colligan | 2 – 4 pm | Room 184
13              Small Jazz Ensembles | The Jazz Station | 5 pm, free | 7:30 pm with George Colligan
18              Large Jazz Ensembles Rehearsal with Guest Artist  |  7:00 pm – 10:00 pm  |  Room 184
19              Guest Artist Masterclass | 10 am – 11:50 am | Room 184
19              Guest Artist Masterclass | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Room 173
20              Guest Artist Masterclass | 10 am – 11:30 am  |  Room 184
20              Winter Concert of the UO Big Bands with Guest Artist | 7 pm | Beall Hall
21              SOMD Admissions Day
26              Jazz Faculty Meeting | 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm | Room 219B

March
3-6             JazzArts Oregon Tour
6                JazzArts Oregon & Honors Combos Concert/Live Recording Session | 7:30 pm | Room 190
9                MUJ 484/584 Adv. Jazz Arrangers Big Band Reading Session | Room 173 | 1 pm – 2pm
10              Small Jazz Ensembles Concert | 5:30 pm | Room 184
11              MUJ 481/581 Jazz Arrangers Big Band Reading Session | Room 173 | 1 pm – 2pm
12              Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
13              Jazz Arrangers Reading Session | Room 173 | 1 pm – 2 pm
16-20         Finals Week
16-17         Hearings for Spring Term Recitals/CD Projects & Technique Juries
18-19         Advising Meetings for students planning to graduate during 2026-27 Academic Year | Sign up for a time here | Room 256
23-27         Spring Break

SPRING 2026

March
30              Spring Term Begins
30              Big Band Charts for Spring Guest Artist in Residence are due

April
2                Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
3                UO Jazz Faculty @ Jazz Station | 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
9                Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
18              Oregon Jazz Ensemble | The Jazz Station | 5 pm, UO Small Jazz Groups, Free | 7:30 pm with OJE
21              OJE to Redmond HS District Jazz Festival | ALL Day
30              Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B

May
1                UO Small Jazz Ensembles | The Jazz Station | 5 pm, free | 7:30 pm with Honors Combos
4                Submission Deadline for the Wet Ink Concert
6-8             Guest Artist Residency
6                                  Evening Rehearsal with Big Bands
7.                                 10 am – 11:50 am – Masterclass
7                                  1:30 pm – 2:20 pm – Masterclass
7.                                 Evening Rehearsal with Small Groups | 7 pm – 9 pm
8                                  10 am – 11:50 am – Masterclass
8                Spring Concert of the UO Big Bands with Guest Artist | 7 pm | Beall Hall
10              Jazz Recital Day (Hold)
16              UO Jazz Lab 2 and Jazz Lab 3 | 7:30 pm | The Jazz Station
17              Jazz Recital Day (Hold)
25              Memorial Day – no classes
28              Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
29              Wet Ink (Jazz Composers/Arrangers Concert) | 7:30 pm | Room 190
31              Jazz Recital Day (Hold)

June
6                End of Year Party with UO and LCC Jazz Ensembles | 5 pm – 11 pm | The Jazz Station
7                Jazz Recital Day (Hold)
8-12           Finals Week
8-9             Jazz Barrier Exams/Juries | Room 184
10              Recording Set-Up & Sound Check | 9 am – 12 pm Room 184/Room 190
10              JazzArts Oregon Recording Sessions | 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Room 184/Room 190
11-12         OJE Recording Sessions | ALL DAY | Room 184/Room 190
15              UO 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.