Northern Illinois University
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Office of External Programs

Required Materials

• All instrumentalists are expected to provide their own instruments for camp.
• Campers will need access to the internet and a computer, tablet or laptop with both camera and microphone capability.
• Camp content will be delivered via Zoom, an online video-conferencing platform.
• Zoom training will be provided on the first day of camp.
• Campers will also need a quiet, music-friendly space in which to work for classes and studio sessions.

Registration

Registration fee: $350 

Registration Deadline: June 21, 2021

Returning camper and family discount: $25 (for campers who have previously attended Jazz Camp, and the children and grandchildren of NIU students, staff and faculty members)

Space is limited for certain instruments, so register early! You can register online or by mail. You'll pay a $100 deposit when you register (unless applying for a summer camp scholarship). The remaining balance is due on June 15.

Need-based scholarship assistance is available. 

Online Registration Form

Paper Registration Form

Music

All Blues: C Bb Eb Bass

Autumn Leaves: C Bb Eb Bass

Billie's Bounce: C Bb Eb Bass

Blue Bossa: C Bb Eb Bass

Blue Monk: C Bb Eb Bass

Bye Bye Blackbird: C Bb Eb Bass

Doxy: C Bb Eb Bass

Equinox: C Bb Eb Bass

Footprints: C Bb Eb Bass

How High the Moon: C Bb Eb Bass

Now's the Time: C Bb Eb Bass

Oleo: C Bb Eb Bass

Pent-Up House: C Bb Eb Bass

Satin Doll: C Bb Eb Bass

So What: C Bb Eb

Song for My Father: C Bb Eb Bass

Stella By Starlight: C Bb Eb Bass

Take the A Train: C Bb Eb Bass

Tenor Maddness: C Bb Eb Bass

Staff

Staff for Jazz Camp Online is comprised of NIU jazz studies faculty and alumni:

• Geof Bradfield - saxophone and camp director
• Bobby Broom - guitar
• Nick Roach - trombone
• Marlene Rosenberg - bass
• Franchesca Romero - piano and keyboard

  A native of Miami, Florida, Franchesca Romero began her piano studies at the age of
  five. She began her piano studies in the classical realm until she entered New World
  School of the Arts High School where she began her jazz studies. She is an alum of the
  National YoungArts Foundation, Florida All-State Jazz Ensemble, Essentially Ellington
  Competition & Festival, and the Thelonious Monk National Performing Arts High School
  All-Star Sextet in which she toured the San Francisco Bay Area with renown trumpeter,
  Ambrose Akinmusire. She is also a recent alum of the prestigious Sisters in Jazz
  Collegiate Combo. Through Sisters in Jazz, Franchesca has had the opportunity to
  perform and give masterclasses in front of several audiences at the Jazz Education
  Network Annual Conferences.

  Franchesca holds both a bachelor's and master’s degree in Jazz Studies from Michigan
  State University and Northern Illinois University, respectively. During her studies, she
  has had the opportunity to tour nationally and internationally performing alongside the
  likes of Ron Carter, Tim Warfield, Michael Dease, Rodney Whitaker, Anat Cohen, Carl
  Allen, and Jeff Hamilton, to name a few.

  Currently, Franchesca is an active performer and educator based out of Miami. She has
  developed her own private piano studio where she has numerous students. In addition
  to her private students, Franchesca holds a teaching position at Broward Community
  College. Franchesca is considered an up-and-coming musician in the South Florida jazz
  scene as she performs regularly at reputable venues across South Florida.

• Rodrigo Villanueva - drums and percussion
• Pharez Whitted - trumpet

Schedule