FALL 2023
September
14 Advising Meetings with Paul Krueger | 9 am – 12 pm
. For students planning to graduate Spring 2024
. Sign up for a time here | Room 352
15 Advising Meetings with Paul Krueger | 9 am – 12 pm
. For students planning to graduate Spring 2024
. Sign up for a time here | Room 352
17 New Jazz GE Meeting | 1 pm – 1:30 pm | Room 184
17 All Jazz GEs Meeting | 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Room 184
17 All Jazz GEs and Faculty Meeting | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Room 184
18-22 Week of Welcome
18 Advising Meetings with Paul Krueger | 9 am – 12 pm
. For students planning to graduate Spring 2024
. Sign up for a time here | Room 352
18 Barrier Exams/Transfer Auditions/BM Degree Auditions, and
. Jazz Theory Placement Exams | 1 pm – 3:30 pm | Room 184
18 New Jazz Graduate Student Meeting | Mandatory | 4 pm | Room 184
19 SOMD Faculty Retreat
20 Jazz Ensemble Saxophone Auditions | 9 am – 1 pm | Room 184
. Sign up for a time here
20 Merker Combo Scholarship Auditions | 2 pm – 4 pm | Room 184
20 Advising Meetings with Paul Krueger | TBD
. For students planning to graduate Spring 2024
. Sign up for a time here | Room 352
20 Jazz Ensemble Piano Auditions | 4:30 am – 6:30 pm | Room 184
. Sign up for a time here
20 Jazz Ensemble Drum Set Auditions | 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm | Room 184
. Sign up for a time here
21 Advising Meetings with Paul Krueger | 9 am – 10:30 am
. For students planning to graduate Spring 2024
. Sign up for a time here | Room 352
21 New Undergraduate Jazz Major Meeting | Mandatory | 11 am – 12 pm
. Room 184
21 Jazz Ensemble Trombone Auditions | 1 pm – 3:30 pm | Room 184
. Sign up for a time here
21 Jazz Ensemble Trumpet Auditions | 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm | Room 184
. Sign up for a time here
22 Jazz Ensemble Bass Auditions | 10 am – 1 pm | Room 184
. Sign up for a time here
22 Jazz Ensemble Guitar Auditions | 1:30 pm – 4 pm | Room 184
. Sign up for a time here
24 Oregon Jazz Ensemble “Boot Camp” | 12 pm – 6 pm | Room 173
25 No Classes – Yom Kippur
26 Fall Term Begins | Small Group Rehearsals Begin
27 Large Jazz Ensemble Rehearsals Begin
28 Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
28 1st Jazz Masterclass | Mandatory for all Jazz Majors
October
5 Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
7 Oregon Jazz Ensemble | 7:30 pm – 10 pm | The Jazz Station
13 UO Day of Improvisation | West Linn HS
13 Recital & Lecture Proposals due for graduating students
20 OJE – Traveling Concert Performance | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Room 190
21 Faculty Jazz Ensemble | 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm | The Jazz Station
27 Guest Artist Masterclass – Joe Mazzaferro | 10 am – 11:30 am | Room 184
27 MUJ 480/580/483/583 Jazz Arranging Big Band Reading Session
. 12 pm – 2 pm | Room 173
27 Small Group Rehearsals with Joe Mazzaferro | 2 pm – 4 pm | Room 184
27 UO Small Jazz Ensembles | The Jazz Station
. 5 pm, free | 7:30 pm with Joe Mazzaferro, trumpet
November
2 Jazz GE Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
3 Guest Artist Masterclass | 10 am – 11:30 am | Room 184
3 Small Group Rehearsals with Guest Artist | 2 pm – 4 pm | Room 184
3 UO Small Jazz Ensembles | The Jazz Station
. 5 pm, free | 7:30 pm with Jack Radsliff
8 OJE @ North Medford HS Jazz Festival } All Day
10 UO Day of Improvisation – Eugene
14 OJE @ West Linn Jazz HS Jazz Festival | 12 pm – 10 pm
16 Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm
17 Fall Concert of the UO Large Jazz Ensembles
. 7 pm | Beall Hall
20 Jazz Pedagogy Rehearsals with Large Jazz Ensembles | 12 pm – 2 pm
22 No Large Jazz Ensemble Rehearsals
23-24 No Classes – Thanksgiving Break
27 Jazz Pedagogy Rehearsals with Lab 2 & Lab 3 | 12 pm – 12:50 pm | Room 173
27 Jazz Arrangers Reading Session | 1 pm – 1:50 pm | Room 173
28 Small Jazz Ensembles Concert | 5:30 pm | Room 184
29 Jazz Pedagogy Rehearsals with Lab 2 & Lab 3 | 12 pm – 12:50 pm | Room 173
29 Advanced Jazz Arrangers Reading Session | 1 pm – 1:50 pm | Room 173
30 Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
December
1 Jazz Pedagogy Rehearsals with Lab 2 & Lab 3 | 12 pm – 12:50 pm | Room 173
1 JazzArts Oregon & Honors Combos Concert/Live Recording Session
. 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Room 190
2 Oregon Jazz Ensemble @ McKay HS Jazz Festival, Salem, OR
4-8 Finals Week
4-5 Jazz Juries/Recital Hearings for Winter Term Recitals and CD Projects
6 Recording Session Set-Up & Sound Check | 10 am – 12 pm | Room 184
6 Small Group Recording Sessions | 2 pm – 5 pm | Room 184
7-8 OJE Recording Session | Room 184
WINTER 2024
January
1 Faculty Decisions are due for Graduate Prescreening Auditions
8 Winter Term Begins
11 Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
12-14 OMEA Conference | Eugene, OR
. (Hold dates for OJE/JazzArts Oregon performance)
15 No Classes – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
18 Jazz Faculty & GE Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
19-20 Oregon Jazz Festival
. Fri, Jan 19 – Masterclass with Camille Thurman | 10 am – 11:30 am | LCC
. Fri, Jan 19 – Concert with Camille Thurman | 6:00 pm | LCC
. Sat, Jan 20 – Daytime Festival Performances | 8 am – 5 pm | UO
. Sat, Jan 20 – OJE & LCC Big Bands | 5:30 pm | UO
. Sat, Jan 20 – After Hours Jam Session | 8:00 pm | The Jazz Station
28 Lab 2 & Lab 3 | 3 pm – 4:30 pm | The Jazz Station
February
1 Small Groups @ Roaring Rapids Pizza | 6:30 pm
3 SOMD Admissions Day
8 Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm
9 Kerry Politzer Masterclass | 10 am – 11:30 am | Room 184
9 Small Group Rehearsals with Kerry Politzer | 2 pm – 4 pm | Room 184
9 UO Small Jazz Ensembles | The Jazz Station
. 5 pm, free | 7:30 pm with Kerry Politzer
10 SOMD Admissions Day
15 Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm
16 Guest Artist Masterclass | 10 am – 11:30 am | Room 184
16 Small Group Rehearsals with Cyrus Nabipoor | 2 pm – 4 pm | Room 184
16 UO Small Jazz Ensembles | The Jazz Station
. 5 pm, free | 7:30 pm with Cyrus Nabipoor
20 Small Groups @ Roaring Rapids Pizza | 6:30 pm
21 Large Jazz Ensembles Rehearsal with Remy LeBoeuf | 7 pm – 10 pm | Room 184
22 Remy LeBoeuf Masterclass | 10 am – 11:50 am | Room 207
22 Remy LeBoeuf Masterclass | 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm | Room 173
23 Remy LeBoeuf Masterclass | 10 am – 11:30 am | Room 184
23 Winter Concert of the UO Large Jazz Ensembles with Remy LeBoeuf
. 7 pm | Beall Hall
24 SOMD Admissions Day
29 Jazz Faculty Meeting | 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm | Room 219B
29 Small Groups @ Roaring Rapids Pizza | 6:30 pm
March
5-8 JazzArts Oregon Tour
7 Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
8 JazzArts Oregon & Honors Combos Concert/Live Recording Session
. 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Room 190
12 Small Jazz Ensembles Concert | 5:30 pm | Room 184
13 Advanced Jazz Arrangers Reading Session | 1 pm – 1:50 pm | Room 184
14 Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
15 Jazz Arrangers Reading Session | 1 pm – 1:50 pm | Room 184
18-22 Finals Week
18-19 Hearings for Spring Term Recitals/CD Projects & Technique Juries
20 Advising Meetings with Paul Krueger
. For students planning to graduate Spring 2025
. Sign up for a time here | Room 352
25 Arrangements for Spring Guest Artist in Residence are Due
25-29 Spring Break
SPRING 2024
April
1 Spring Term Begins
4 Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
11 Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
16 OJE to Redmond HS District Jazz Festival
20 Oregon Jazz Ensemble | 7:30 pm – 10 pm | The Jazz Station
. 5 pm, small groups, free
24-26 Braxton Cook Residency
24 10 am – 11:50 am – Masterclass
24 Evening Rehearsal with OJE
25 10 am – 11:50 am – Masterclass
25 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm – Masterclass
25 Evening Rehearsal with Small Groups
26 10 am – 11:50 am – Masterclass and/or Jam Session
26 Spring Concert of the UO Large Jazz Ensembles with Braxton Cook
. 7 pm | Beall Hall
May
6 Submission Deadline for the Wet Ink Concert
9 Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
10 Small Jazz Ensembles | The Jazz Station
. 5 pm, free | 7:30 pm feat. JazzArts Oregon and Honors Combos
12 Jazz Recital Day
18 Lab 2 & Lab 3 | 7:30 pm – 10 pm | The Jazz Station
. 5 pm, small groups, free
19 Jazz Recital Day
30 Jazz Small Group Instructors Meeting | 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Room 219B
31 Wet Ink (Jazz Composers/Arrangers Concert) | 7 pm | Room 190
June
2 Jazz Recital Day
3 Jazz Arrangers Reading Session | Room 173 | 1 pm – 1:50 pm
8 End of Year Blowout with UO and LCC Jazz Ensembles
. 5 pm – 11 pm | The Jazz Station
9 Jazz Recital Day
10-14 Finals Week
10-11 Jazz Barrier Exams & Juries | Room 184
12 Recording Set-Up & Sound Check | 9 am – 12 pm | Room 184
12 Small Jazz Ensemble Recording Sessions | 2 pm – 5 pm | Room 184
13-14 OJE Recording Sessions | All Day | Room 184
17 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.