Campana Jazz Festival
February 11, 2023
Amador Valley High School
Pleasanton, CA
Welcome to the 47th Annual Campana Jazz Festival
A special thank you to each of the participating schools and directors joining us today in support of jazz education. This festival is a celebration of jazz, paying tribute to both the art form and to the man responsible for a longstanding history of musical excellence at Amador Valley High School – Mr. Jim Campana. Jim was the Director at Amador for 20 years, during which time the music program flourished, his jazz bands were among the finest, and this long-standing festival began.
Today we are joined by more than 50 ensembles from 30+ schools, performing in 6 divisions:
High School AA, A, B Big Bands
Middle School Big Band
High School Combo
Middle School Combo
Professional photos will be taken for each group after their performance and clinic - ORDER HERE
And we'll feed you well! Breakfast, lunch, snacks . . . check out the Jazz Junction Bistro Menu HERE
Jonathan Grantham
DIRECTOR OF BANDS
Edwin Cordoba
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BANDS
Soojin Hwang
FESTIVAL CHAIR
Thank you to our sponsors
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Many thanks to our adjudicators
Bob Athayde, Director, Lafayette Summer Music Workshop; Professional Pianist
Greg Brown, Co-Director, The Big Band of Rossmoor; Northern California Liaison/Clinician, Stanford Jazz Workshop; Retired Music Educator, Northgate High School
Cindy Browne Rosefield, Director of Instrumental Music and Music Business Certificate, Las Positas College; Professional Bassist
Josh Butterfield, Former Music Educator, Foothill High School
Kelly Fasman, Professional Drummer / Instructor, Graded School Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mary Fettig, Professional Saxophone/Woodwind Musician; Retired Member, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Mike Galisatus, Director, Stanford University Jazz Orchestra
Dan Marschak, Director of Composition, Jazz Combos, Music Theory and Piano at Las Positas College
Jon Nordgren, Artistic Director, Cabrillo Stage; Director of Bands Emeritus, Cabrillo College
Scott Nordgren, Former Jazz Studies Instructor, Cabrillo College
Rita Zigas-Brown, Retired Music Educator, Walnut Creek Intermediate; CMEA Past President and State Retired Members Representative
Dann Zinn, Director, Jazz Studies, CSU East Bay, UC Berkeley and California Jazz Conservatory; Director, SFJAZZ High School All Star Combo
Music Camps
These groups are enrolling for summer camps — and will offer scholarships to outstanding individual students at the festival
Schedules
Performances will take place at three sites: Amador Theater, Band Room and the Multipurpose Room. Check here for map & details!
Food & Drinks
Come to the Jazz Junction Bistro located outside the Library (Media Center) for breakfast, lunch, snacks and beverages
