The 34rd Annual UT Arlington Jazz Festival will be held on March 1, 2008 at James Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas. This year’s festival will feature last year’s format. In addition to competing for ratings, scores, and judges’ comments, each band will receive a separate 25 minute clinic with a feedback clinician. The evening awards concert will feature the Southlake Carroll Jazz Band II, UT Arlington Jazz Band II, and UT Arlington Jazz Orchestra with our guest artist, the Dan Cavanagh Big Band.

As the Assistant Director of Jazz Studies at UT Arlington, Dan Cavanagh teaches jazz composition and improvisation, directs the Jazz Ensemble and a jazz combo, and teaches various other jazz courses. He has garnered numerous awards for his compositions, including a First Music Commission from the New York Youth Symphony Jazz Band Classic program, and Finalist in the 2003 and 2005 ASCAP Young Jazz Composers competitions. His music continues to be performed across the country and internationally, and he has received commissions from a wide range of groups across North America. His compositions for large jazz ensemble are published by Walrus Music and UNC Jazz Press.

At the UT Arlignton Jazz Festival, the Dan Cavanagh Big Band will be showcasing several of Dan's newest compositions as they get ready to go into the studio to record their first album on March 2nd and 3rd. The band features an all-star lineup, including:

• Tim Ishii, Steve Owen, Glen Kostur, Ed Peterson, and Randy Hamm on saxophones
• John Adler, Ken Edwards, and Alcedrick Todd on trumpets
• Steve Weist on trombone
• Adonis Rose (d), Stockton Helbing (d), Dave Hagedorn (vibes), Cavanagh (p), James Miley (p), and Brian Mulholland (b) in the rhythm section
• Poet Timothy Young will also make an appearance on one of the tracks
  
  More information can be found at www.dancavanagh.com.

Download Festival Application Materials:

• UT Arlington Jazz Festival Entry Form

Please download, print, read, and fill out carefully. Space is limited and slots will be filled as they are received. Remember, your application and payment must be received by Feburary 15, 2008 to insure a time slot. Applications received after that date will be accepted on a space-available basis. Upon receipt of your application and fee, we will email you an information packet with festival details. Please feel to contact us if you have any questions. We look forward to hearing your groups perform!

Questions? Contact the Jazz Studies Department