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All Cape & Islands
High School Jazz Audition Requirements & Festival Guidelines
This festival is designed for Cape and Islands students grades 9-12 interested in participating in a Jazz Big Band (reading jazz sheet music with dense harmony) or a
Jazz Improvisational Combo (emphasis on aural & improvisational music skills) with a group of experienced and enthusiastic peers, excellent workshop leaders/conductors,
and supportive music educators.
In addition, we are excited to offer a Jazz Exhibition component for any Cape & Island Jazz groups interested in participating. Students will perform one or two pieces as a group in the evening concert (depending on how many groups choose to participate).
Music teachers interested in having their jazz bands participate
please forward any questions to Dan Anthony.β
High School Jazz Festival
2026 All Cape Jazz Festival Dates & Hosts:
The host letter will be shared here when it is available.β
All Cape Audition Results will be shown here when they are available.β
High School Jazz Festival Auditions 2026:
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 3pm 2026
Host: Falmouth High Schoolββ
High School Jazz Festival 2026:
Festival Dates: Wednesday, April 29 - Rehearsals for auditioned Big Band/Combo 10am-4pm
Thursday, April 30, 2026 - Rehearsals for auditioned Big Band/Combo,
with optional workshops for exhibition HS bands 12-5pm
Concert Date: Thursday, April 30, 6:30pm
Host: Nauset Regional High School ββββ
Festival Fee: $25 per participant
All Cape Jazz Festival Management & Contact Information:ββ
Auditions Host: Andrew Hellwig, Falmouth High School
Festival Host: Dan Anthony, Nauset Regional High School
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Big Band Director: Dan Gabel
Jazz Combo Director: Bruce Abbott
2026 All Cape Jazz Audition Requirements
When: Wednesday, February 11th, 2026.
Auditions will start at 3pm and end around 6:30pm
Rooms for auditions and parking maps for buses will be sent out soon.
Where: Falmouth High School - 874 Gifford Street Ext, Falmouth, MA 02540
Registration: Registration link can be found here with Cape & Island schools and access to rosters.
Please email Andrew Hellwig if any registered students decide not to audition.
Materials:
Materials can be found in the Google Drive here.
Audition Requirements:
Horns - Play the melody 2x, then improvise over the changes for 2 choruses and sight-reading
Rhythm - Play the melody 1x, comp for 1 chorus, then improvise over the changes for 2 choruses and sight-reading
Drumset - Comp the melody 2x, then improvise over the changes for 2 choruses, sight-reading and styles check (Bossa, Funk, and Medium Swing Groove)
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Tentative Festival Date and Space: Wednesday & Thursday, April 29-30 @ Nauset High School