The All-Stars Alumni Program creates opportunities that include:
Mentoring the Current crop of All-Stars
Alumni are paired one-on-one with current Mentorship Students in order to work in rehearsal strategies, gig planning, time management, auditions, and networking.
Teaching artist positions
Alumni with pedagogical experience teach clinics during the year, free summer workshops during the summer, and sit on our audition panels as adjudicators.
Performance opportunities
In addition to major performances on both our stages, the Education department also presents an annual Alumni Showcase in which an alumnus bandleader is chosen to assemble a combo of alumni and perform original compositions and arrangements.
Commission awards
SFJAZZ Education supports High School All-Stars alumni through the commissioning of original pieces for the High School All-Stars Big Band.
Online features
Alumni are highlighted in: monthly alumni interviews on the SFJAZZ blog, press features on High School All-Stars and SFJAZZ Facebook pages, and promotion of upcoming performances. Alumni are also invited to be guest bloggers, especially in tandem with upcoming programming.
Internships
All-Stars alumni are engaged as SFJAZZ interns, both paid and unpaid for university credit. These internships function as real-world experience and research for performance studies, music education, business economics, marketing and distribution, musicology, ethnomusicology, program management, etc.
Stay In Touch
If you're an All-Stars alum, contact Erin Putnam to receive updates on job opportunities, funding, and awards that are available exclusively for you.
A limited number of full and partial need-based scholarships are available to all programs.
The All-Stars Alumni Program creates opportunities that include:
Mentoring the Current crop of All-Stars
Alumni are paired one-on-one with current Mentorship Students in order to work in rehearsal strategies, gig planning, time management, auditions, and networking.
Teaching artist positions
Alumni with pedagogical experience teach clinics during the year, free summer workshops during the summer, and sit on our audition panels as adjudicators.
Performance opportunities
In addition to major performances on both our stages, the Education department also presents an annual Alumni Showcase in which an alumnus bandleader is chosen to assemble a combo of alumni and perform original compositions and arrangements.
Commission awards
SFJAZZ Education supports High School All-Stars alumni through the commissioning of original pieces for the High School All-Stars Big Band.
Online features
Alumni are highlighted in: monthly alumni interviews on the SFJAZZ blog, press features on High School All-Stars and SFJAZZ Facebook pages, and promotion of upcoming performances. Alumni are also invited to be guest bloggers, especially in tandem with upcoming programming.
Internships
All-Stars alumni are engaged as SFJAZZ interns, both paid and unpaid for university credit. These internships function as real-world experience and research for performance studies, music education, business economics, marketing and distribution, musicology, ethnomusicology, program management, etc.
Stay In Touch
If you're an All-Stars alum, contact Erin Putnam to receive updates on job opportunities, funding, and awards that are available exclusively for you.
A limited number of full and partial need-based scholarships are available to all programs.