APPEARANCES
Artist-In-Residency/Concert Packages
This is normally a 2-3 day visit that offers excellent learning opportunities for directors and band members. It may include any combination of clinics, masterclasses, and rehearsals ending with a concert featuring Jeff as guest trumpet soloist and/or conductor. Commissions may be included in this package at a substantially pro-rated cost.
Educational Jazz Festivals
Similar to the Artist-In-Residency/Concert package, this appearance may include a combination of adjudication, clinics, masterclasses, rehearsals, and concert as part of an educational jazz festival. Highly regarded as an educational jazz clinician, Jeff troubleshoots jazz ensemble performances in a very fair and positive manner, offering practical solutions to common challenges facing developing jazz musicians and their directors.
Honors Jazz Bands
Jeff uses his experience as a conductor, clinician, performer, and composer to assist students in honors jazz ensembles at the national, state/provincial, county, and district level as they prepare for one of the most memorable concerts of their lives. While requiring a total effort from all members of the ensemble, Jeff's sense of humor relieves the tension that comes with concentrated rehearsal schedules.
Directors Workshops
Long recognized as a jazz pedagogy expert, Jeff provides in-service workshops designed to help directors make immediate improvements to all aspects of their instrumental jazz programs. Workshops may be offered in conjunction with summer reading sessions, music camps, conventions, or as stand-alone events.
Commissions
Discover the many benefits of having music written especially for your group by a leading jazz composer. Jeff helps the band sound their very best by conducting a detailed interview with the director to learn about the band's strengths, weaknesses, soloists, stylistic preferences, and so on. Publication of the resulting music is guaranteed, offering valuable exposure for the performing group and their school or organization.
Tours With School and Military Groups
Jeff travels with the group to international and domestic festivals and performance venues. In addition to the benefits of rehearsing and performing with Jeff, this setting allows for more personal learning experiences, such as informal question and answer sessions during a bus or plane trip.
Pops Orchestras
Jeff performs pops repertoire with regional and national symphony orchestras. A collection of Jeff's arrangements and compositions for orchestra + rhythm section are available.
Jeff Jarvis Quartet/Quintet/Octet
Jeff provides a nice change of pace performing his music in concert with 4, 5, or 8 piece groups.