Camp Description

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The Josiah Fletcher Jazz Camp is a two-day music camp open to students in the southeast Kansas area completing the 6th through 12th grades. This camp is designed to meet the needs of those students who are interested in jazz at all levels, providing an instructional and educational experience for both beginners and more advanced students. Students will have an opportunity to study jazz with the camp’s outstanding jazz faculty and other fine musicians from around the area. Students participate in the following:

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• Big Bands

• Jazz Theory

• Improvisation

• Master classes

• Jazz Combos (for the more advanced students)

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Participants will also have an opportunity to perform for family and friends at a final concert on Tuesday, the last day of camp.

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About the Camp:​

 

Josiah Fletcher was a talented young bass player who tragically passed away in the second semester of his senior year at Pittsburg High School. Josiah was planning on attending university to advance his musical abilities and further his knowledge of jazz. One of Josiah’s great passions was making music with others and meeting new people through that pursuit. We at the Josiah Fletcher Foundation believe that hosting a jazz camp is the best way to honor him.