NJK Programs and Classes
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Monday Night Jazz Band - Big Band and Combos
Absorb professional-level performance techniques and concepts while learning classic literature from bandleaders Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Miles Davis and John Coltrane. The semester concludes with a themed concert in the Bowen Theatre on the campus of Maryland Hall in downtown Annapolis, Maryland.
Location: Maryland Hall for the Performing Arts - 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Class Dates: February 24 - May 19, 2025
Class Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Price: $250
Instruments Needed: saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone), trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, drums, percussion, flute, and clarinet.
Need-based scholarships for the Spring semester are available!
Monday Night Big Band rehearsals begin on February 24, 2025!
To register: app.arts-people.com/index.php?class_id=mhca~117753
For more information, please contact [email protected]
Location: Maryland Hall for the Performing Arts - 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Class Dates: February 24 - May 19, 2025
Class Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Price: $250
Instruments Needed: saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone), trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, drums, percussion, flute, and clarinet.
Need-based scholarships for the Spring semester are available!
Monday Night Big Band rehearsals begin on February 24, 2025!
To register: app.arts-people.com/index.php?class_id=mhca~117753
For more information, please contact [email protected]
Naptown Jazz Kids LIVE at ArtFest!
Join us for our annual open house at Maryland Hall! The event showcases art and dance demonstrations, art sales, live entertainment, exhibitions, children's crafts and more!
Location: Maryland Hall for the Performing Arts (Bowen Theatre) - 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Date: Sunday March 23, 2025
Time: 11:00 am
Price: Free
Location: Maryland Hall for the Performing Arts (Bowen Theatre) - 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Date: Sunday March 23, 2025
Time: 11:00 am
Price: Free
Naptown Jazz Kids Big Band Invitational
Naptown Jazz Kids (NJK) Big Band Invitational is co-sponsored by The University of Maryland Baltimore County Department of Music.
Focusing on jazz education, this non-competitive festival offers students and directors from public, private, and community jazz programs the opportunity to directly collaborate with prominent jazz artists and educators from the Mid-Atlantic region.
The day will showcase student big band performances with adjudications, clinics, workshops, and jam sessions. The evening ceremony will feature the presentation of awards for best section(s) and outstanding soloist(s).
The festival will conclude with an evening concert with the U.S. Army Blues, featuring the winners from their national collegiate and high school solo competition.
Band registrations will take place on a first come first serve basis.
To register your high school, middle school or student community band, please contact:
[email protected]
Band Registration Fee: $100
Location: The University of Maryland Baltimore County - 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore Maryland 21250
Date: Saturday April 26, 2025
Focusing on jazz education, this non-competitive festival offers students and directors from public, private, and community jazz programs the opportunity to directly collaborate with prominent jazz artists and educators from the Mid-Atlantic region.
The day will showcase student big band performances with adjudications, clinics, workshops, and jam sessions. The evening ceremony will feature the presentation of awards for best section(s) and outstanding soloist(s).
The festival will conclude with an evening concert with the U.S. Army Blues, featuring the winners from their national collegiate and high school solo competition.
Band registrations will take place on a first come first serve basis.
To register your high school, middle school or student community band, please contact:
[email protected]
Band Registration Fee: $100
Location: The University of Maryland Baltimore County - 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore Maryland 21250
Date: Saturday April 26, 2025
Naptown Jazz Kids Spring Jam Sessions!
Naptown Jazz Kids (NJK) will host jam sessions during the spring semester. Dates and times are to be determined. The sessions will take place in Room 100 at Maryland Hall.
These jam sessions are enjoyable and informal events where musicians can play jazz standards and improvise over tunes and common chord progressions.
Bring a friend (and a tune you'd like to play), and share the music with others!
Location: Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts (Room 100) - 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Date/Time: TBD
Suggested Donation $10
For more information, please contact [email protected]
These jam sessions are enjoyable and informal events where musicians can play jazz standards and improvise over tunes and common chord progressions.
Bring a friend (and a tune you'd like to play), and share the music with others!
Location: Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts (Room 100) - 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Date/Time: TBD
Suggested Donation $10
For more information, please contact [email protected]
Crofton Middle School Invitational Jazz Festival
Please join us on Monday, April 7th at Crofton Middle School for their first Invitational Jazz Festival, featuring middle school jazz programs from throughout Anne Arundel County Maryland! The festival begins at 4 pm and concludes with a performance from the AACPS Faculty Big Band!
Location: Crofton Middle School- 2301 Davidsonville, Road, Gambrills, Maryland 21054
Date: Monday April 7, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm
Price: Free
Location: Crofton Middle School- 2301 Davidsonville, Road, Gambrills, Maryland 21054
Date: Monday April 7, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm
Price: Free
Naptown Jazz Kids Spring Awards Concert
Please join us on Monday, May 19th at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in downtown Annapolis, Maryland to help celebrate the achievements of our students at our annual awards ceremony concert performance!
Location: Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts - 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Date: Monday May 19, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Price: Free
Location: Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts - 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Date: Monday May 19, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Price: Free
Naptown Jazz Kids Summer Camp 2025
Naptown Jazz Kids Summer Camp is a week-long immersive day camp for rising 6th through 12th graders. Summer Camp classes will include jazz improvisation, instrument and section masterclasses, pro-session performances, small and large ensemble performance opportunities, and a jazz jam to conclude each day!
Location: Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts - 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Date: June 23 - 27, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Price: $275.00
To register: app.arts-people.com/index.php?class_id=mhca~124613
For more information, please contact [email protected]
Location: Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts - 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Date: June 23 - 27, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Price: $275.00
To register: app.arts-people.com/index.php?class_id=mhca~124613
For more information, please contact [email protected]
Naptown Jazz Kids Lesson Service
Naptown Jazz Kids Lesson Service provides fundamental, classical and jazz instruction to students based on their individual musical needs.
All studio teachers are subject to a thorough interview process, including all state mandated background checks. Instructors create lesson plans tailored to individual student’s unique goals and skill level to help make the most of each lesson.
Join us, be inspired, and learn from the best!
For more information, please contact
[email protected]
- Lessons with qualified and vetted instructors
- Weekly 30 or 60 minute lesson sessions
- Curriculum tailored to each student’s musical level
All studio teachers are subject to a thorough interview process, including all state mandated background checks. Instructors create lesson plans tailored to individual student’s unique goals and skill level to help make the most of each lesson.
Join us, be inspired, and learn from the best!
For more information, please contact
[email protected]
