UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Fourth Annual

JAZZ IN PARIS
Program

SUMMER QUARTER 2010
JUNE 30 - JULY 28, 2010

e-mail Prof. Michael Brockman at:
brockman@u.washington.edu

INDEPENDENT STUDY - MULTIPLE OPTIONS:
RESEARCH PROJECT, MUSIC THEORY, COMPOSING JAZZ,
PLAYING JAZZ, ETC.

ACCOMMODATIONS ELIGIBILITY

FACULTY LEADERS COST

COURSES APPLICATION

WITHDRAWAL PRE-DEPARTURE
& REFUND POLICY ORIENTATION

INSURANCE FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS

CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT INFO & QUESTIONS

Click HERE to view a You Tube video about the 2009 Program (created by 2009 participant Sarah Kane)

Click HERE to view student
COMMENTS AND PHOTOS from the 2007, 2008 and 2009 programs.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This month-long program offers students the opportunity to study in one of the most exciting cities in the world. Students earn 12 credits exploring the history of jazz in Paris, and other music and cultural topics with UW Music Professor Michael Brockman, an international performer and jazz recording artist. Students will concurrently attend concerts at the international Paris Jazz Festival, an annual outdoor jazz concert series held in the scenic Parc Floral near the eastern edge of the city, as well as other summer musical events in Paris. Group activities include excursions to historic villages and towns surrounding Paris, as well as visits to several important museums in Paris (Museé d'Orsey, Louvre, Picasso Museum, Rodin Museum)

Pavilion at the Parc Floral

The Paris Jazz Festival 2008 lineup at Parc Floral included jazz artists Steve Coleman, the San Francisco Collective, David Murray, Al Foster, Dianne Reeves, Wallace Roney, Zap Mama, Ousman Danedjo, among many other musicians from the U.S. and Europe. For more information, go to: www.parisjazzfestival2008.com/

View from the Notre Dame Cathedral

In addition to attending courses and concerts, students will have free time to explore Paris and its many wonders, museums, cathedrals, music & dance clubs, shops and flea markets. They will also have opportunities to attend numerous other summer events, including Bastille Day celebrations in Paris (July 15) and the Tour de France finale along the Champs-Elysees (on the final weekend of our program).

"Jazz in Paris was incredible. I mean what more could you ask for? Discovering Paris in the sun, going to jazz concerts in the park, eating cheese and baguettes, meeting new people and having the time of your life. It's unbeatable."

(Summer 2007 Jazz in Paris participant)

ACCOMMODATIONS

Accommodations are provided for all students at the FIAP Jean Monnet, a dormitory facility for students and faculty from around the world. FIAP Jean Monnet is located in the 14th Arrondissement, close to the Metro (Paris subway), with easy access to the city and Parc Floral, where the Paris Jazz Festival concerts are held. In addition to dorm rooms (students will share a double room with bath), and two restaurants (program fee includes breakfast plus one meal/day), FIAP Jean Monnet offers places to mingle and study with other students in the program, as well as with students from around the world. For more information, go to www.fiap.asso.fr.

FACULTY LEADERS

Professor Michael Brockman, Program Director

Michael Brockman is the lead saxophonist and co-director of the award-winning Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, and has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Clark Terry, Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Jimmy Heath, Quincy Jones, James Moody, Benny Carter, Ernestine Anderson, Arturo Sandoval, Ella Fitzgerald, Jon Hendricks, Joe Williams, and many other luminaries of jazz. As both a jazz soloist and a classical recitalist, he has toured throughout Europe and the eastern United States. He appears on recordings with Jimmy Heath, the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, and Seattle drummer Clarence Acox, whose 1991 and 1992 CD recordings were selected as Album of the Year by Earshot magazine.

Brockman moved from the East Coast to Seattle in 1987 to join the UW School of Music faculty. He instructs concert and jazz saxophone performance, and jazz arranging and composition, and jazz history. He earned a master of music degree with distinction from the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he studied arranging with Jaki Byard, composition with George Russell, and woodwind performance with Joe Allard. He earned a bachelor of music degree from Lewis and Clark College, and also attended both the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and the Musikhochschule in Cologne, Germany.

In addition to performing in the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, Brockman has prepared scores for much of the band's repertoire, based on rare vintage recordings of unpublished works by great composers. The SRJO presents an annual subscription concert series of rare and classic big band works, and is renowned for its annual Duke Ellington Sacred Concert in Seattle (now in its 20th year).

Click here to visit Prof. Brockman's UW web site.

Mary Kay Seales, Adjunct Instructor & Program Coordinator

Mary Kay Seales is a full-time writing instructor with the UW English Language Programs, and a summer adjunct instructor with the UW English Department. She has lived and worked abroad in French-speaking countries and has spent many summers in Paris, and the South of France.

COURSES

MUSIC 331 (5 credits) History of Jazz: The objective of this course is to give students an appreciation of jazz style and the culture associated with jazz through a historical survey of jazz. Jazz is not only a style of music; it is a cultural attitude that is constantly evolving. Knowledge of music and music terminology is not required in this class. Students will learn some basic musical terms to help understand what to listen for in the music. While in Paris, we will be taking advantage of its great resources of music festivals. VLPA Credit Available

MUHST 390 (3 credits) Special Topics: Jazz in Europe 1914 - 1989: This course explores the role that jazz music has played in transmitting American cultural and political values into the volatile social climate of Europe during WWI and its aftermath, the run-up to WWII, the division of Europe by the Iron Curtain, and the Cold War period ended by the fall of the Berlin Wall. This course will be held on the UW campus during Spring Quarter, 2010, meeting every week (beginning around the third week of the quarter) on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. VLPA Credit Available

MUSIC 499 (4 credits) Independent Study in Music: This course will focus on independent projects in music and culture revolving around Paris. The class will meet to discuss project ideas, with each student selecting a topic to work on. Students may select from a list of research ideas that have been compiled, or may design their own project within project guidelines. Each project will have a field research and writing component. The goal is to take advantage of Paris' vast array of music and cultures, from North African and sub-Saharan music and art to jazz, pop music and other Parisian music styles.

INDEPENDENT STUDY

There are several options available for the independent study component of your academic work for this program. Independent research can take the form of a paper or other presentation medium (such as film, photography, interviewing, etc.). A limited number of people in the program can also take independent instruction from Professor Brockman in the areas of jazz composition, jazz arranging, music theory, and performing jazz. Combinations of all these, and other types of special projects can also be proposed by students.

The Seine at Night

ELIGIBILITY

Any UW student is welcome to apply. Preference will be given to juniors and seniors. French language proficiency is not a requirement for this program. All courses will be taught in English. It is not necessary to be a Music or French major to apply to this program.

COST - ALL FEES SHOWN BELOW ARE FOR 2009 PROGRAM AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE FOR THE 2010 PROGRAM--THE UW INCREASED TUITION FOR THE 2009-10 ACADEMIC YEAR, AND THESE ARE NOT YET RELECTED HERE.

Total Program Fee: $4500

(NOTE: Due to increases in the exchange rate between the US Dollar and the Euro, this total program fee is subject to increase by as much as $500. A final fee will be established before student applicants are required to commit to the program).

The program fee of $4500 includes:

• instruction
• accommodations + 2 meals/day
• jazz festival entrance fees
• monthly METRO pass
• entry fees for museum visits
• a copy of The Rough Guide to Paris
• textbook for Music 331

The program fee does not include:

• trans-Atlantic airfare or transportation to and from the airport, which students must secure on their own
• the $250 IPE fee (International Programs and Exchanges)
• personal expenses
• expenses for any independent travel the student makes outside of the program actvities

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Payment Type	Payment Amount	Payment Due Date
Non-refundable Program Deposit	$350	March 20, 2010
Non-refundable IPE fee	$250	March 20, 2010
Payment	$500	April 17, 2010
Balance	$3650	July 10, 2010
TOTAL	$4750

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Students are expected to have major medical insurance, and a current passport. Students should apply for a U.S. passport as soon as possible after deciding to apply for this or any other overseas program.

WITHDRAWAL & REFUND POLICY

A student withdrawing from the program within 3 months of the program start date will be responsible for 25% of the total program fee. Any student withdrawing from the program within 2 months of the start date will be responsible for 50% of the total program fee. Any student withdrawing from the program within 1 month of the start date will be responsible for 75% of the total program fee. No refunds will be made after the program begins. Notice of withdrawal from the program must be made in writing to both the program director AND the International Programs and Exchanges Office, using the form available at: http://ipe.washington.edu/forms/WithdrawDefer.pdf

FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS

Most forms of financial aid can be utilized during participation in this program. Participants who are on financial aid should contact the Financial Aid Office to verify that their awards will apply. Students interested in applying for increased financial aid during their quarter of study abroad should obtain a revision request from the Financial Aid office, and a budget of student expenses from the IPE office, and submit both to the Financial Aid office in Schmitz Hall.

Students should reference ipe.washington.edu for information about scholarships, including the quarterly IPE scholarship.

Paris Jazz Festival at Parc Floral

CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT & PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION

Students participating in the program must concurrently enroll during summer quarter 2009. Concurrent enrollment forms will be due to IPE by June 1, 2009.

Concurrent Enrollment forms and other pertinent information on health, safety, culture and academic matters related to study abroad will be given to students through an on-line Pre-Departure Orientation.

INSURANCE

Students are expected to have major medical insurance. The University of Washington requires that students participating in this program maintain major medical insurance coverage (that covers them internationally) while abroad. If your primary insurance does not provide for emergency medical evacuation and repatriation of remains, the UW recommends that you purchase supplemental insurance (like the International Student Identity Card) to cover these possible expenses. Students who wish to purchase the UW Accident & Sickness Insurance plan during their period of study abroad will need to submit the UW Accident & Sickness Insurance Purchase Request Form to IPE by June 1, 2010.

Please visit ipe.washington.edu for further information regarding concurrent enrollment, orientation, insurance, etc.

APPLICATION

Applications to the 2010 Jazz in Paris program may be downloaded by clicking here. The completed application, an unofficial student transcript, one letter of recommendation from a faculty member, and a one-page statement of purpose explaining why you would like to be selected for this program should be submitted by February 15, 2010 together to:

Prof. Michael Brockman
Jazz in Paris Program
School of Music Box 353450
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, 98195

Notification of acceptance will be sent by e-mail after March 15, 2010. (Interviews may be conducted as part of the selection process.)

INFORMATION & QUESTIONS

For questions about the program, please contact the Program Director, Michael Brockman at brockman@u.washington.edu .

Au Franc Pinot Jazz Club - Paris