BIRD BOOT CAMP + MUSICAL SALUTE

2022 BIRD BOOT CAMP ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS – VISIT BirdBootCamp.org 

COMMUNITY PARTNERS (3 CLASSROOMS – CHOIR, BAND, ORCHESTRA)

• MUSIC EDUCATORS FROM KCPS PROGRAMS (CLINICIANS – GUIDES)

CAMP SPOTLIGHT (MAIN STAGE)

• OPENING: DR. MARSHALL + PASEO PRINCIPLE, BILL MULLIN + STEVE HARGRAVE KCJA
• MORGAN FAW AND THE FLAME (ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Q&A CLINIC, AND CONCERT )
• TWO STUDENT ENSEMBLES LEARNING ABOUT CHARLIE PARKER’S MUSIC (SMITH AND WILDER)
• CLARENCE SMITH (RAFFLE PRIZE EMCEE + AND MORGAN FAW INTERVIEW)
• PRIZES OF BIRD BOOT CAMP T-SHIRTS (MEYER MUSIC) + VARIOUS RETAIL PRODUCTS
• GRAND PRIZE OF FINALE PRO MUSIC NOTATION SOFTWARE – FULL LICENSED VERSION (VALUE $600)

VOCAL TRACK (RECITAL HALL)

• PROF. JOHN STAFFORD AND KCKCC VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE (OPEN REHEARSAL CLINIC)
• REV. WILL THORNTON AND PASEO JAZZ CHOIR (OPEN REHEARSAL CLINIC)

EDUCATION TRACK (MAIN STAGE)

• GREG CARROLL (INTERACTIVE JAZZ CLINIC WITH VIP JAZZ ENSEMBLE)
• CHUCK HADDIX (BIRD SCHOLARSHIP AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS)

INSTRUMENTAL TRACK (MAIN STAGE)

• HOUSTON SMITH (VIP SAXOPHONIST, CLINICIAN, AND ENSEMBLE DIRECTOR)
• ROGER WILDER (VIP PIANIST, CLINICIAN, AND ENSEMBLE DIRECTOR)

INDUSTRY TRACK (BLACK BOX)

• DAVID BASSE (CELEBRITY GUEST – JAZZ RADIO)
• B.J. JANSEN, MBA (BUSINESS CLINIC – JEN CLINICIAN)

CELEBRITY GUEST ARTISTS (MAIN STAGE)

• JAMES WARD (EDUCATOR, CLINICIAN – VIP BASS PLAYER)
• JAYLEN WARD (RECORDING ARTIST – VIP DRUM SET PLAYER)
• ROD FLEEMAN (VIP GUITARIST)