JazzArts Academy Merit-Based Scholarships for 2025-2026!
Winners selected will receive FREE tuition for two (2) sessions of Youth Ensembles + Workshops (Fall 2025 and Spring 2026) and JazzArts Summer Music Camp (2026).
Video Audition Submissions due Monday, May 19, 2025 at 5:00pm.
Finalists will be notified on Friday, May 23, 2025, and receive an invitation to audition in-person on June 8, 2025.
Video Audition Submission Requirements
Piano, Bass, Guitar, Woodwinds, Brass, Miscellaneous Instruments
– One (1) 12 bar blues (melody and at least 4 choruses of improvisation)
– One (1) jazz standard in swing style (melody and at least two choruses of improvisation)
– One (1) Latin or Afro-Cuban style (melody and at least two choruses of improvisation)
– Backing track or live rhythm section must be audible behind soloist.
Drumset
Play one (1) swing jazz standard using the following instructions:
Chorus One: Play appropriate style while singing melody
Chorus 2: Play song rhythmically on drumset
Chorus 3 & 4: Improvise/solo over the form for two choruses.
Demonstrate the following grooves (style-appropriate fills may be included) for 16 bars each:
– Medium Swing (BPM 120)
– Fast Swing (BPM 240)
– Bossa Nova (BPM 120)
– Funk (BPM 90)
Video Submission Instructions
Students may submit through one of the following options.
1. Email the three (3) videos directly to Dr. Patrick Brown, Education Director at pbrown@thejazzarts.org
2. Send them via Google Drive with a link to a folder containing the three (3) videos. Note: A Google account is free.
3. Send via Dropbox with a link to a folder containing the three (3) videos. Note: A Dropbox account is required.
Final Round (in-person) is Sunday, June 8, 2025.
Stage Door Theater
155 N College St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
1:00-5:00pm
Details will be sent to selected finalists.
Questions? Contact Education Director, Dr. Patrick Brown at pbrown@thejazzarts.org.