Cape Cod
Music Educators Association
CCMEA 🌊🌊🌊
All Cape & Islands
High School Jazz Audition Requirements & Festival Guidelines
This festival is designed for Cape and Islands students grades 9-12 interested in participating in a Jazz Big Band (reading jazz sheet music with dense harmony) or a
Jazz Improvisational Combo (emphasis on aural & improvisational music skills) with a group of experienced and enthusiastic peers, excellent workshop leaders/conductors,
and supportive music educators.
In addition, we are excited to offer a Jazz Workshop and Exhibition component this year for any Cape & Island Jazz groups interested in participating. Students will participate in workshops in the morning and perform one or two pieces as a group in the afternoon concert (depending on how many groups choose to participate).
Students interested in participating should refer to the audition guidelines outlined below.
Music teachers interested in having their jazz bands participate please forward any questions to Natalie Sheeler or Joe Magnant.
High School Jazz Festival
2025 All Cape Jazz Festival Dates & Host:
The host letter will be shared here when it is available.
All Cape Jazz Audition Results will be shown here when they are available.
Cape and Islands HS JAZZ Festival Auditions 2025:
Date: Wednesday, February 5th, 2025, beginning at 3:45pm
Host: Sturgis Charter Public School (441 Main Street)
Audition Fee: $10
Cape and Islands HS JAZZ Festival 2025:
Date: Friday, March 14 & Saturday, March 15, 2025
Host: Sturgis Charter Public School (529 Main Street)
Information for directors:
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Formal pre-registration will not be necessary for this festival However, please let us know via email by January 31st how many players you have intending to audition.
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As with all MMEA festivals, students may not drive themselves. Please do not plan to arrive
earlier than 3:10pm. At that time, our school will be let out and the parking lot will be very
busy. Please park in the North Street lot pictured below, walk through the alley and across Main Street to
441 Main Street, and follow signs/students pointing kids to the music room.
All Cape Jazz Ensemble Management
& Contact Information:
Jazz Big Band
Manager: Natalie Sheeler
Conductor: Andy Troyanos
Co-Conductor: TBA
Jazz Improvisational Combo
Manager: Joe Magnant
Conductor: Bart Weisman
Festival Hosts & Auditions Coordinators
Natalie Sheeler, IB Music Teacher, Sturgis East
Joe Magnant, IB Music Teacher, Sturgis West
Sturgis Charter Public School
2025 All Cape Jazz Audition Requirements
All instruments are required to play the audition piece lead sheet provided along with the provided backing tracks. All of these materials are available in this digital folder. Students auditioning may elect to play the audition piece at 140 or 170bpm for the audition. Students who play at the faster tempo will receive 3 extra points.
Additional requirements for specific instruments are detailed below.
