2008 Telluride All-Stars Audition Sheet

BRASS, WOODWIND, STRING, AND MALLET INSTRUMENTS
BRASS, WOODWIND, STRING, AND MALLET INSTRUMENTS
USE JAMEY AEBERSOLD PLAY-A-LONG VOLUME 99, AND/OR VOLUME 102, AND/OR VOLUME 108. RECORD YOURSELF PLAYING YOUR CHOICE OF ANY THREE TUNES FROM ONE OR MORE OF THESE VOLUMES. PLAY THE MELODY FOR ONE CHORUS AND THEN A MINIMUM OF TWO IMPROVISED CHORUSES ON EACH TUNE.

BASS & DRUMS
USE JAMEY AEBERSOLD PLAY-A-LONG VOLUME 114. RECORD YOURSELF PLAYING YOUR CHOICE OF ANY THREE TUNES FROM THIS VOLUME. PLAY TIME (DRUMS) OR WALK (BASS) FOR TWO CHORUSES, THEN SOLO FOR ONE.

PIANO & GUITAR
USE JAMEY AEBERSOLD PLAY-A-LONG VOLUME 114. RECORD YOURSELF PLAYING YOUR CHOICE OF ANY THREE TUNES FROM THIS VOLUME. PLAY THE MELODY FOR ONE CHORUS AND THEN A MINIMUM OF TWO IMPROVISED CHORUSES ON EACH TUNE.

NOTE: RHYTHM PLAYERS - WHEN YOU RECORD WITH THE JAMEY AEBERSOLD VOLUME 114 YOU WILL FIND THAT BY TURNING THE BALANCE CONTROL OF YOUR TAPE OR CD PLAYER FULLY TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ELIMINATE THE PLAYER ON THE RECORDING THAT IS PLAYING YOUR INSTRUMENT. BY DOING THAT YOU WILL EFFECTIVELY BECOME THE PLAYER PERFORMING WITH THE RHYTHM SECTION ON THE RECORDING.

VOCALISTS
USE JAMEY AEBERSOLD PLAY-A-LONG VOLUME 55, AND/OR VOLUME 58, AND/OR VOLUME 113 (choice of high or low voice). RECORD YOURSELF SINGING YOUR CHOICE OF ANY THREE TUNES FROM ONE OR MORE OF THESE VOLUMES. SING THE MELODY (OR STYLIZED MELODY) FOR ONE CHORUS AND THEN A MINIMUM OF TWO IMPROVISED CHORUSES ON EACH TUNE.

ALL PLAYERS - BE SURE THAT BOTH YOU AND THE AEBERSOLD RECORDING CAN BE HEARD CLEARLY ON THE AUDITION TAPE OR CD THAT YOU SEND TO THE TELLURIDE JUDGES.

YOU MAY PURCHASE ANY OF THE AEBERSOLD PLAY-A-LONG RECORDINGS IN TAPE OR CD FORMAT FROM YOUR LOCAL MUSIC STORE, OR BY ORDERING DIRECTLY FROM JAMEY AEBERSOLD AT 1-800-456-1388.

AUDITION TAPES OR CD’S MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN APRIL 21ST, 2008.

PLEASE MAIL YOUR AUDITION TAPE OR CD ALONG WITH THE NAMES OF YOUR THREE AUDITION TUNES, YOUR NAME, THE INSTRUMENT THAT YOU PLAY, AGE, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBERS, EMAIL ADDRESS, PARENTS NAMES, PHONE AND ADDRESSES TO:

BOB MONTGOMERY, 1616 FOURTEENTH ST., LOFT 5F, DENVER, CO 80202-1340

QUESTIONS ? CONTACT BOB MONTGOMERY - 303-592-7270 or bobmjazz@earthlink.net

AUDITION WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MAY 1, 2008 AND SHOULD PLAN TO ARRIVE IN TELLURIDE, COLORADO ON JUNE 2ND AND RETURN HOME ON JUNE 9TH . WE WILL CHOOSE 1 PIANIST AND/OR GUITARIST, 1 BASSIST, 1 DRUMMER AND 3 TO 6 FRONT LINE INSTRUMENTS (CHOSEN FROM BRASS, WOODWIND, STRING, MALLET OR VOCAL).