Alief ISD Jazz Festival March 5, 2022

DIRECTOR INFO
Please read and complete the Director Information Form by
Monday, 2/28/22. Thank you!
Jazz Festival Website Jazz Festival Director Info Form

https://bit.ly/jazzfest22 https://bit.ly/jazzfestform22

General Information Contest Directors

We’re very excited that you chose to be part of the 2022 Alief Joey Brunson
Jazz Festival on March 5, 2022 hosted at Kerr High School! Director of Bands

Please read the information in this packet and complete the Kerr High School

Jazz Festival Info Form by 2/28/22. Feel free to reach out to us joseph.Brunson@aliefisd.net

if you have any questions or if there’s anything that we can do Cell: 281-910-2246

to make your visit easier for you! Thanks!

Leif Hall
Associate Director of Bands

Jazz Festival Information is available online

Kerr High School

leif.hall@aliefisd.net

https://bit.ly/jazzfest22
Cell: 832-506-5087

Festival Format
The Alief ISD Jazz Festival is a non-competitive format for high school bands to receive an
opportunity to perform on stage for the general public and to receive feedback from highly qualified
jazz adjudicators. All participating bands will receive a 30 performance time slot on stage and a 30
minute clinic off stage. The complete schedule and additional information is in the online Director
Information Folder (please do not share this link).

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Judges/Clinicians


We are very excited to offer you and your students the
best of the best judges, clinicians, and guest artists!

Mark Holter - Freelance Professional Musician

Aric Schneller - Sam Houston University

Felix DeLeon - Freelance Professional Musician

Richard Birk - Brazosport College

Joel Love - Houston Community College

Rick Condit - Lamar University

Awards & Guest Performers

The Lamar University Cardinal Jazz Orchestra, under
the direction of Rick Condit, is the featured performer
for the 2022 Alief ISD Jazz Festival. Trumpet
professional Felix DeLeon will be their guest soloist.
We really hope you and your students will stick
around to see their performance.

Solo Awards and Awards for Best Bands of the day

will be presented during the Lamar University
performance set. All bands will be presented with at
least 1 trophy to take home!

Lamar University Cardinal Jazz Orchestra

Concessions: Lunch & Dinner

The Kerr High School Cafeteria will be open all day
with snacks and drinks for sale. Pizza will be available
for sale during Lunch and Dinner.

Outback Steak House Dinner is available for pre-

sale $10. Included in the meal is your choice of steak
or chicken, mashed potatoes, salad, and a drink. All
pre-sales must be paid for online by Monday,
2/28/22. A very limited number of dinners will be
available for sale on the day of the festival. If
interested, please share the Outback Dinner Presale
Link with your students.

Pre-Order Outback Steakhouse Dinner $10 All directors that complete the Information Form
by Monday, 2/28/22 will receive a FREE
https://bit.ly/outbackdinner22 Outback Streak House Dinner! Thank you for
choosing to be part of the Alief ISD Jazz Festival!

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Arrival, Check-In, Parking, & Homeroom Information

Please refer to the map listed below for check-in, and parking information. Please have your
vehicles enter the Kerr High School parking lot off of Beechnut St. You will be greeted by our
parking facilitators upon arrival. All bands will enter through the English Hallway on the South side
of the building. The check-in table and contest office table is in the English Hallway where you will
enter. Your group will be provided with a room to store your instruments and equipment. Please
remind your student to be respectful of our facilities. Our teachers have granted us permission to
use their classrooms as your homerooms with the understanding that the materials in their
classrooms will not be touched. Thank you for your cooperation with this!

Kerr High School - 8150 Howell Sugar Land Rd, Houston, TX 77083

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Provided Instruments & Equipment

Please note the instruments and equipment that we will provide in the locations listed below. Please
contact us before the day of the festival if there’s something not listed that your group will need.

Performance Stage: Grand Piano, Vibraphone, Power Outlets, Music Stands, Chairs, 1 Single
Height Riser, & 1 Double Height Riser, 3 Solo Instrument Microphones, 1 Vocalist Microphone.

Clinic Room: Acoustic Piano, Power Outlets, Music Stands, Chairs (Vibraphone, Risers, and
Microphones are not available).

Warm-Up Room: Acoustic Piano, Power Outlets, Music Stands, Chairs (Vibraphone, Risers, and
Microphones are not available).

Performance Considerations
Timing: All bands have a 30 minute time slot for setup, performance, and teardown. Please help us
keep the festival running on time by planning appropriately. You are free to choose the number of
selections your band will perform, but we recommend that you keep your performance time to no
more than 20 minutes. This will allow for 5 minutes to setup and 5 minutes for teardown.

Music Requirements: It is NOT necessary to provide music scores for the judges. There are no
specific performance requirements. Feel free to perform music that is most appropriate for your
group. The primary purpose of the Alief ISD Jazz Festival is to celebrate our students by performing
jazz music. We can’t wait to hear your students perform on our stage!

Judging, Clinic, & Recordings: There will be 3 judges listening to all of the bands throughout the
day. These judges will make an audio recording of their feedback and evaluation. The judges
recordings and an audio recording of your performance will be available for download in the online
Director Information Folder. There will be one additional judge that will serve as your group’s
clinician. The clinician will listen to your stage performance and then work with your group in the
Band Hall after you are finished performing.

Solo Microphones: 3 Solo Instrumental Microphones and 1 Solo Vocal Microphone will be
available on stage. Please indicate on the stage setup chart if you would like to use the
microphones and where you would like them placed. It is the band director’s responsibility to move
the microphones as needed throughout their performance. We will have a sound technician in the
theater managing the sound levels of the solo microphones. You are not required to have
microphones if not needed.

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 Alief ISD Jazz Festival Schedule 2022

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Stage Setup Chart with Risers

School & Ensemble Name _________________________________________

Please label where you would like chairs, stands, and solo microphones.
O = Chair X = Stand M = Solo Microphone

Please draw where you would like the Piano, Vibes, Drums, Etc.

Double Height Riser

Single Height Riser

Front of Stage

Total Number of Solo Microphones _________

Total Number of Chairs = _________

Total Number of Music Stands = _________

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Stage Setup Chart without Risers

School & Ensemble Name _________________________________________

Please label where you would like chairs, stands, and solo microphones.
O = Chair X = Stand M = Solo Microphone

Please draw where you would like the Piano, Vibes, Drums, Etc.

Front of Stage

Total Number of Solo Microphones _________

Total Number of Chairs = _________

Total Number of Music Stands = _________

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SAMPLE Stage Setup Chart with Risers

School & Ensemble Name Washington HS Jazz Band 1____________

Please label where you would like chairs, stands, and solo microphones.
O = Chair X = Stand M = Solo Microphone

Please draw where you would like the Piano, Vibes, Drums, Etc.

Double Height Riser

Amp
Drums

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Single Height Riser

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Front of Stage

Total Number of Solo Microphones = 3

Total Number of Chairs = 11

Total Number of Music Stands = 18

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Announcer Script & Solo Information

Good Morning/Afternoon and welcome to the 2022 Alief ISD Jazz Festival. The performances today
are being professional recorded so please take a moment to silence your cell phones. After each
band is finished performing, you’re welcome to follow band into the Clinic Room. Or if you prefer,
you can also visit the cafeteria where we are serving a variety of snacks and drinks at the
concession stand. Pizza will be available for sale during the lunch and dinner breaks. We want to
offer our most sincere thanks to our sponsor, H&H Music in Katy for their financial support. Thank
you to all of you for being here to support the students on stage as we celebrate jazz, a true
American art from!

The next group to perform is ________________________________________________________

(Ensemble Name)
from _________________________________________________________________________________
(School Name)
in ____________________________________________________________________________________
(City/Town)
under the direction of _______________________________________________________________ .
(Director(s) Names)

The ensemble will be performing: (list music titles and composer):

_________________________________________________________ by __________________________

_________________________________________________________ by __________________________

_________________________________________________________ by __________________________

_________________________________________________________ by __________________________

Soloists will be (list all student soloist names and their instrument):

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