The Columbus Youth Jazz Summer Workshop returns this summer! Join us for a summer of music-making with 5 total weeks of learning–3 weeks of Jazz Combos and 2 weeks of Vocal Jazz. Each camp is a perfect blend of fun and learning, led by our renowned faculty teaching artists.
During each week-long day camp, you will meet new peers from around Columbus who love playing jazz music and learning new songs together, just like you. Each week will be new and different so we encourage you to sign up for as many as you’re able to attend! This camp is open to students in grades 7-12, including graduating class of 2025.
Jazz Combo Camp
Week 1: June 9-13, 2025
Week 2: June 16-20, 2025
Week 3: July 7-11, 2025
Monday through Friday | 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Tuition: $150 per week
If you love playing an instrument with friends or in a band, the Jazz Combo Camps are the place to be this summer! These camps perfectly blend together a fun, welcoming environment to spend your afternoon alongside a place to grow and push your musical boundaries. During the Jazz Combos Camp, you will develop skills such as:
– How to learn a jazz song
– How to improvise
– Technique on your instrument
– Creating an original arrangement
Each week will explore new composers, songs, and styles. At the end of each week, we will have a public final concert to put our newly learned skills to the test.
Tuition for each week is $150 per student and payment must be received to reserve your spot in the program. Attendance each week is limited and will be filled on a first-come first-serve basis, with certain seats reserved based on instrumentation.
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Scholarships: Scholarships are awarded to students in need on a first come first serve basis. To be considered for a scholarship, please complete this application.
Vocal Jazz Camp
Week 1: July 14-18, 2025
Week 2: July 21-25, 2025
Monday through Friday | 12:00 – 4:00 PM
Tuition: $150 per week
Do you sing in choir, musical theatre, play an instrument or simply LOVE to sing? The Vocal Jazz Camps are here to bring out your inner voice! This week-long in-person workshop will provide vocalists the opportunity to explore the ins and outs of jazz singing, including style, improvisation and vocal technique through a series of masterclasses, listening sessions and private lessons.
Each day, students will sing solo with a band and with each other in a vocal jazz ensemble. Listening sessions will focus on sensational jazz singers, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, and singers who were influenced by jazz, like Aretha Franklin and Etta James! This camp is open to students in grades 7-12.
Tuition for each week is $150 per student and payment must be received to reserve your spot in the program. Attendance each week is limited and will be filled on a first-come first-serve basis.
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Scholarships: Scholarships are awarded to students in need on a first come first serve basis. To be considered for a scholarship, please complete this application.
