SUMMER JAZZ INSTITUTE

2026 REGISTRATION CANCELED

2026 SUMMER JAZZ INSTITUTE IS CANCELED

Look out for information regarding 2027 Summer Jazz Institute

The Summer Jazz Institute is a collaboration between the California Alliance for Jazz, SCSBOA, and Jazz at Lincoln Center designed to bring music teachers (and music education students) the ability to learn from master artist/educators.  The past SJI Faculty included:

  • Wayne Bergeron

  • Walter Blanding

  • Barb Catlin

  • Mike Dana

  • JB Dyas

  • Jeff Jarvis

  • Tina Raymond

  • Aarón Serfaty

    and others!

.The Summer Jazz Institute was a two-day, conference-style event held at Cal State Long Beach. Sessions were offered on a broad array of jazz education topics, including ensemble rehearsal, improvisation, arranging, instrument-specific pedagogy (bass, keyboard, and guitar for non-bassists, pianists, and guitarists), combo program development, and much more. Wayne and Walter led a Director Reading Band that focused on ensemble rehearsal techniques. SJI attendees had the opportunity to play in small groups led by the outstanding faculty and learned improvisation techniques firsthand that they could take back to their classrooms, regardless of their level of experience.

For information about the 2027 Summer Jazz Institute, please email contact CAJ or Dennis Crystal at jazz@scsboa.org with any questions.