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High School Big Band Competition (Main Stage) at Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival at Hilton Hotel And Executive Meeting Center

Courtesy of Paul Carr | Posted on October 22, 2014

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Sat, February 14, 2015
5:00 pm

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The 2015 MAJF competition will include 12 high school jazz bands that are from schools located in the Mid-Atlantic States, including North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, D.C., West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and beyond. The competition will begin at 9:00am on Saturday, February 14th at the MAJF’s Atrium Stage location. Each band will have a maximum of 25 minutes on stage to set-up, perform, break down and exit the stage. Bands must adhere to these timeframes. Band Directors may select compositions of their choice to perform however, the entire program must be Jazz orientated, (i.e. Swing Jazz, Bebop Jazz, Latin Jazz, or Funk Jazz) and at least 2 of the 3 selections must be of contrasting styles. The panel will include 3 judges and 2 clinicians. Immediately following each performance, one of the MAJF clinicians will conduct a private clinic to provide immediate feedback on the band’s performance....

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